honest poverty
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- HT abbr.装卸与运输(=HandlingandTransportation)
- poverty n.贫困;贫乏;劣质
- 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。
- 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。