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He was in the grip of poverty.
彼は貧乏にとりつかれていた。
I am just a humble teacher.
私は一介の貧乏教師にすぎない。
Japan is poor in natural resources.
日本は天然資源に乏しい。
George is poor, but he's always happy.
ジョージは貧乏だがいつも幸せである。
Poverty drove him to steal.
貧乏のせいで彼は盗みを働くようになった。
The rich and the poor are afraid of death.
裕福な人も貧乏人も死を恐れる。
Famine caused great distress among the people.
飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。
He is as poor as can be.
彼は貧乏極まりない。
There's a water shortage in this area.
この地域では水が欠乏している。
Don't despise others because they are poor.
貧乏だからといって他人を軽蔑するな。
He is poor, to be sure, but he is happy.
彼は確かに貧乏だが、幸せだ。
There're many rich Americans. On the other hand some Americans are very poor.
沢山の金持ちのアメリカ人がいます。一方、何人かのアメリカ人は、大変貧乏です。
I'm not ashamed that I am poor.
貧乏であることを恥ずかしいと思わない。
He is far from poor, in fact he has a lot of money.
彼は決して貧乏ではない、実はたくさんの金を持っているんだ。
The elder brother was living in a village and had grown neither rich nor poor.
兄は金持ちでもなく貧乏になるでもなく、村で暮らしていた。
Though he worked hard, he remained poor as ever.
彼は、一生懸命働いたのに貧乏だった。
People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.
いろいろできるし、みんなから重宝されるのはいいけれど、気がついたら器用貧乏といわれないようにな。
He is said to be very poor.
彼は非常に貧乏だと言われている。
He is poor but is too proud to ask for help.
彼は貧乏であるが、気位が高くて援助を求めない。
The villagers, however poor, were kind to others.
その村人たちはどんなに貧乏していても他人には親切だった。
Poverty is alien to her nature.
貧乏は彼女の性に合わない。
People see things differently according as they are rich or poor.
人々は金持ちであるか貧乏であるかによって物事の見方がちがう。
This country is poor in natural resources.
この国は天然資源が乏しい。
He was assertive by nature.
彼は生まれつき積極性に乏しかった。
He is man who I think has never known poverty.
彼は貧乏の経験がないと私が思っている男だ。
Because all his friends were poor, too.
なぜなら友達も皆貧乏だったからです。
My wife gave birth to a child when we were very poor. While she was sleeping, I cooked rice and vegetables for several days and surprised her with the variety and taste of my cooking.