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poverty
貧窮；貧困
conditions of abject / extreme poverty
極度貧窮的狀況
to alleviate / relieve poverty
緩解/解除貧困
Many elderly people live in poverty.
許多老年人生活于貧困之中。
deserve
值得；應得；應受
You deserve a rest after all that hard work.
辛苦勞累那么久,你該休息一下了。
The report deserves careful consideration.
這報告應該給予認真考慮。
hang sth up (informal)
to finish using sth for the last time
終止使用某物
Ruth has hung up her dancing shoes.
魯思已掛起舞鞋退出舞臺了。
favor
幫助；好事；恩惠
Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?
今天你能幫我個忙去學校接薩姆嗎？
Can I ask a favour ?
請幫個忙行嗎？
abandon sb to sth
to leave sb, especially sb you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
(不顧責任、義務等)離棄,遺棄,拋棄
The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
這個嬰兒被母親遺棄了。
The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.
研究表明,老人十分害怕被丟給陌生人照管。
