Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受穷受苦使他未老先衰.
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A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
连续歉收使得这个小农场主陷入了贫困境地.
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A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.
连年歉收使小农陷入了一贫如洗的困境.
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He was talking about the embarrassment penury - and advocating higher salaries for MPs.
这席话意指当时议员们经济窘迫,并提倡提高议员待遇.
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He who sows misery, reaps but penury!
他造成悲惨!他造成贫穷!
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The family lived in penury.
那家人生活贫困.
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He was cradled in the lap of penury.
他自幼生活在贫困的环境里.
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How can we quit penury?
我们怎样才能摆脱贫困?
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Laid - off workers fall into penury.
下岗 职工陷入贫困.
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First of all, raising the price only can limited many persons living in penury.
首先, 提高价格只能限制许多生活穷苦的人.
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Mr Thomas was born in penury and grew up with bare feet and intestinal worms.
托马斯出身微寒,伴着光脚丫儿、肚里住着蛔虫的日子长大.
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In all labour there is profit : but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
23诸般勤劳,都有益处.嘴上多言,乃致穷乏.
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