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"You said she was a poor widow lady!" — "In a manner of speaking she is," Alison said.

“你说过她是个可怜的寡妇！”——“从某种意义上说，她就是，”艾利森说。

Great and wealthy as he was , he could not win the heart of the beautiful girl, who preferred a poor but young salesman .

他虽然拥有名望和财富，但却无法赢得这个美丽女孩的心，因为她已经喜欢上了一个贫穷但却年轻的推销员。

I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort.

很抱歉，这篇文章写得不好。

I put the plastics tube under my arm, too. Since she was such a great teacher, how can i be a poor student?

猪妈也把塑料管子夹在腋下，人家老师那么敬业，咱也得是个好学生呀！

Tom was born to a poor family. He had two elder sisters and one younger sister. His mother supported the whole family alone by odd jobs.

汤姆出生贫寒，有两个姐姐和一个妹妹，母亲靠打零工独立支撑整个家庭。

Poor working conditions have led to a steady haemorrhage of qualified teachers from our schools.

工作条件欠佳导致各校大量合格教师不断流失。

Wood is a poor conductor.

木头不是良好的导体。

However, the reunification of Germany drove home just how much it costs a rich capitalist country to absorb a poor Communist one.

然而，德国统一的代价，仅仅只是一个富足的资本主义国家吸收一个贫穷的共产主义国家的花费。

He's a poor draughtsman.

他不擅长绘画。

We led a poor but happy enough existence as children.

我们儿时的生活虽然贫穷却过得很愉快。

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left.

有一个可怜的孩子试着靠挨家挨户卖东西来赚钱上学，这天，他发现自己只剩下一角钱了。

One day, when he was travelling the country disguised as a beggar, he stopped at the cottage of a poor ploughman to ask for food.

一天，他化装成乞丐，来到一个穷农夫的茅舍前讨点吃的。

She's a good teacher but a poor manager.

她长于教学，却拙于管理。

A poor diet will ultimately lead to illness.

糟糕的饮食终将导致疾病。

Shares in the industry proved a poor investment.

事实证明投资这个行业的股票是一个失败。

The country has a poor record on human rights.

这个国家人权记录不佳。

a poor kid growing up in the ghetto

在贫民区长大的穷孩子

As a Chinese , what do we think while such a poor country are eager to do us a great favour ? what can we do for our compatriots ?

做为一名中国人，如此贫穷的一个国家都愿意伸出一只手来帮助我们，我们是怎么样认为的？对于我们的同胞们我们可以做些什么呢？

There once was a poor farmer who had four sons.

从前有一个贫苦的农夫，他有四个儿子。

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who lived with her two little girls in a cottage by the edge of a forest.

很久以前，在森林边的一个小村舍里，住着一个寡妇跟她的两个小女孩。

The flat was in a poor state of repair

公寓严重失修。

Their illnesses are attributable to a poor diet.

他们的病可能是不良饮食所致。

What we have now is the best. He who can never be satisfied is a poor man, no matter how much he owns.

现在拥有的，就是最好的。拥有再多也无法满足，就等于是穷人。

to have a poor opinion of sb (= to not think well of sb)

对某人评价很低

He was a poor performer at school and left with no qualifications.

他在校学习成绩不好，没有毕业就离开学校。

You study as hard as you know how, but still you get a poor grade.

你拼命努力学习，但成绩仍然很差。

a poor sailor (= sb who easily gets sick at sea)

易晕船的人

a poor judge of character

不擅看人的人

It's a poor show if he forgets your birthday.

要是他忘了你的生日，那可太差劲了。

a poor swimmer

不擅游泳的人