Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.

受窮受苦使他未老先衰.

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A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.

連續(xù)歉收使得這個小農(nóng)場主陷入了貧困境地.

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A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.

連年歉收使小農(nóng)陷入了一貧如洗的困境.

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He was talking about the embarrassment penury - and advocating higher salaries for MPs.

這席話意指當(dāng)時議員們經(jīng)濟(jì)窘迫,并提倡提高議員待遇.

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He who sows misery, reaps but penury!

他造成悲慘!他造成貧窮!

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The family lived in penury.

那家人生活貧困.

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He was cradled in the lap of penury.

他自幼生活在貧困的環(huán)境里.

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How can we quit penury?

我們怎樣才能擺脫貧困?

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Laid - off workers fall into penury.

下崗 職工陷入貧困.

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First of all, raising the price only can limited many persons living in penury.

首先, 提高價格只能限制許多生活窮苦的人.

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Mr Thomas was born in penury and grew up with bare feet and intestinal worms.

托馬斯出身微寒,伴著光腳丫兒、肚里住著蛔蟲的日子長大.

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In all labour there is profit : but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

23諸般勤勞,都有益處.嘴上多言,乃致窮乏.

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