the estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life
贫困线(指维持生活所需收入的最低估计标准)。
n. 贫困线
Thirteen percent of the population live below the poverty line.
该地13%的人口生活在贫困线之下。
A third of the population is living at or below the poverty line.
三分之一的人口生活在贫困线或以下。
Were the government to use a multiplier of five instead of three, the proportion of Americans below the poverty line would rise to more than 24 percent.
如果政府用5而不是3做乘数,那美国的贫困人口比例将会上升到24%以上。
Anyone who couldn't afford to buy those basics, including a helping of pease pudding with bacon on Sunday, was below the poverty line.
那些无法负担基本生活支出,包括周日吃不起一份熏肉豌豆布丁的人,都被划归为贫困人口。
Many live below the poverty line.
他们中很多都生活在贫困线以下。
the estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life
贫困线(指维持生活所需收入的最低估计标准)。
If they're raising kids, that's below the poverty line. And that's not right. A hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay.
如果他们在抚养孩子,那就在贫困线以下了。这是不对的。一天辛勤的工作应该得到一天公平的薪水。
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