"Their ancestors had been dirt poor and never saw royalty, let alone hung around with them" (Garrison Keillor).

“他们的祖先穷得要命，从来没有见过王族成员，更不用说和他们在一起了”(加里森·谢勒)。

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Their ancestors had been dirt poor and never saw royalty, let alone hung around with them?

他们的祖先穷得要命，从来没有见过王族成员，更不用说和他们在一起了。

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The young man overcame his dirt-poor upbringing and now owns his village's only shop.

这位年轻人经历过儿时的艰难困苦，现在终于成了村子里唯一一个商店的主人。

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Adar Abdirahman Hassan, who has four other children, tells VOA that the family is dirt poor.

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Dirt poor, Hum Huy ekes out a living farming with his wife, eight children and brother.

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His family was literally dirt poor, sharecropping corn, wine, olive oil and sheep for a landlord who extracted 50% in payment.

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He said, the biggest challenge that I have is that my parents are too demanding. (Laughter.) He said, even if somebody is dirt poor, they are insisting that their kids are getting the best education.

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