Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Poor

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poor
貧しい

Example:
There are too many poor people in the world - I want to change that.
世界では貧しい人々が多すぎる - それを変えたいです。

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poor
弱い

Example:
And to decline upon a wretch, whose natural gifts were poor to those of mine.
で天性くらべようもなく劣った、あんな卑しい男に心を移し、身を持ち崩すとは。

William Shakespeare - Hamlet

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poor excuse for a ~
の器ではない

Example:
What a poor excuse for a professional, giving up in the middle like that.
途中で辞めるなんて、プロと呼ぶにはお粗末だな。

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poor man's ~
安い代わりもの

Example:
Since it was cheap, whale meat used to be poor man's beef.
安かったから、クジラ肉は昔貧乏人の牛肉だった。

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