poverty n. 1.贫穷。 2.缺乏,缺少,贫乏,不足 (of, in); (土地的)贫瘠,不毛。 3. 虚弱;低劣。 come to poverty 变穷。 poverty of blood 【医学】贫血。 poverty in vitamins 维生素不足。 live in genteel poverty 家贫而要面子摆阔。
At issue is how to expand the state children ' s health insurance program ( schip ) that provides health coverage for children who live above the poverty level but whose families cannot afford private insurance 关于怎样发展国家儿童的健康保险项目的问题在争论中,这个项目是为那些生活水平在贫困线以上但是无法负担私人保险的孩子提供健康资助。
At issue is how to expand the state children ' s health insurance program ( schip ) that provides health coverage for children who live above the poverty level but whose families cannot afford private insurance 现在问题的焦点是如何将国家儿童健康保险项目的覆盖面推行到那些虽然生活在贫困线以上,但是他们的家庭却又无法给他们支付个人保险的儿童。
It is no coincidence , ? the minister added , that africa , whose share of international trade fell from five per cent to two per cent between 1990 and 2000 , now has the highest poverty levels in the world “这不是巧合, ”这位大臣补充说到, “在1990年到2000年的十年中,非洲在世界贸易总量中的比重由5下降为2 ,现在非洲是世界上贫困问题最为突出的地区。
" it is no coincidence , ? the minister added , " that africa , whose share of international trade fell from five per cent to two per cent between 1990 and 2000 , now has the highest poverty levels in the world “这不是巧合, ”这位大臣补充说到, “在1990年到2000年的十年中,非洲在世界贸易总量中的比重由5下降为2 ,现在非洲是世界上贫困问题最为突出的地区。
States and school districts use the program figures to estimate poverty levels at schools , so the results also could affect the amount of government aid at all levels that makes its way down to struggling schools 因此午餐工程的统计数据还关系到那些经济拮据的学校每年可以从政府领到多少补助金。学校要求申请这一福利的家庭如实汇报自己的收入,但一般不要求出示证明。
At shiprock , new mexico , a perennially powerful girls ' high school basketball team has become a path to college for some and a source of pride for a community where the household incomes of 49 percent of them are below the poverty level 在新墨西哥的希普洛克,一个一直很强的女子高中篮球队已经成为一些人上大学的跳板,也成为这个49 %的家庭收入低于贫困线的社区的骄傲来源。
States and school districts / use the program figures / to estimate poverty levels / at schools , so the results / also could affect the amount of government aid at all levels / that makes its way down to struggling schools 国家和学校行政区采用这个项目的数据来估计学校的贫困水平,因此这些数据结果也会对政府在各个方面的支援数目产生影响,从而使政府将工作方向放在那些困难的学校上。
The researchers determined poverty levels using family income and the u . s . census bureau ' s poverty threshold . in the early 1970s , about 4 percent of poor youngsters ages 15 to 17 were severely overweight , compared with about 5 percent of teens who were not poor 研究发现,在来自贫困家庭的年龄在15至17岁的青少年中,有23的人体重超标,与其形成对比的是,非贫困家庭的相同年龄段人群体重超重率只有14 。
An individual who is either a member of a family whose income is below the poverty level , or who is receiving cash benefits from a federal , state or local welfare program , or is receiving food stamps , or who is a homeless person , or who is a foster child , or is a disabled person 作为家庭的一员,收入低于贫穷线的人、接受联邦、州或地方福利计划的现金救济的人、接受食品救济的人、无家可归的人、被收养的孩子或者残疾人。