the new poor

For all the new attention devoted to the 1 percent, a new dataset from the Equality of Opportunity Project at Harvard and Berkeley suggests that, if we care about upward mobility overall, we're vastly exaggerating the dangers of the rich-poor gap.

哈佛大学和伯克利分校机会均等项目的一个新数据集显示,如果我们关注整体的向上流动性,那么我们就过分夸大了贫富差距的危险性。

A new report by the US census bureau highlights a huge shift towards not just an ageing but an old population, with formidable consequences for rich and poor nations alike.

美国人口普查局的一份最新报告着重提到，人口发生了巨大的转变，不仅是趋于老化而且是进入老龄化，给富裕及贫穷国家都带来同样难以应付的影响。

He was so poor that he had to exchange the new clothes for money.

生活窘迫的他拿新衣服换了些红票.

Oliver: Where they exploited the New England poor for generations.

奥利弗: 他们在那儿几辈子剥削新英格兰穷人.

The team's poor performances plumbed new depths last night when they lost 10-2.

昨晚这个队的糟糕表现达到了新低纪录，以2:10输掉了。