He moved over to the window: a smallish, frail figure, the meagreness of his body merely emphasized by the blue overalls which were the uniform of the Party.

他走到窗边，窗户倒映出一个卑微，孱弱，只能靠一身蓝色党制服获取一点存在感的男人身影。

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Even among the social workers who work in hard-hit communities there is surprisingly little frustration at the meagreness of the handouts on offer or at the lengthy application process.

这种信念甚至也存在于那些在最困难的社区从事救助的社工身上，令人惊讶的，这些社区很少有人对施舍的稀缺和漫长的实施过程有挫折的感觉。

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Even among the social workers who work in hard-hit communities there is surprisingly little frustration at the meagreness of the handouts on offer or at the lengthy application process.

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