honest poverty

英 美
  • 清贫
  • HT abbr.装卸与运输(=HandlingandTransportation)
  • poverty n.贫困;贫乏;劣质
    1. He prefers honest poverty to a high position obtained by questionable means.
      他宁愿清贫不苟且,不愿钻营以谋高官厚禄。
    2. Honest poverty is a gem that even a king may be proud to call his own, but I wish to sell out.
      清贫,是连帝王也可能会指之为己物来引以为荣的一粒宝石,但我则情愿待价而沽之。