he played the poor fish until it rolled, belly up, from exhaustion.
他让那可怜的鱼儿挣扎,直到肚子朝天、精疲力竭为止。
the poor parents had to take their son away from school.
穷困的父母不得不让儿子辍学。
for the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
因为常有穷人和你们同在。只是你们不常有我。
the poor woman was loaded down with family responsibilities.
可怜的女人承受着沉重的家庭负担。
the poor girl disguised her sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance.
可怜的姑娘以强颜欢笑来掩饰悲伤。
the kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless stranger.
那位好心的老太太愿意收容这个贫困无家可归的陌生人。
on why the poor should be happy: 「nobody has the excuse of ‘lack of money’ for not being at peace and living in integrity,」 writes one survey respondent of his family, with a touch of bitterness.