贫民的英文：
poor people

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Outdoor relief
对不住在贫民院的贫民的施舍

The bequest was divided among the poor.
遗产分给贫民

A good ruler will not oppress the poor.
好的统治者不会压迫贫民。

There are thousands of children in the slum needing feeding up.
贫民区里数以千计的儿童需要养活。

Sallie is going to do settlement work in Boston next winter.
莎莉准备冬天去波士顿从事贫民救济。

This worthless currency is the sourest joke of the ghetto, of course
当然，这种毫无价值的货币是贫民区里最拙劣的笑料。

In a poor district in Paris, in the year 1775, there was a wine shop, the owner of which was Monsieur Defarge.
1775年在巴黎的贫民区有一家酒店，酒店的老板是德法奇先生。

poor是什么意思：
adj. 贫穷的；贫乏的；卑鄙的；可怜的；乏味的；缺少的；谦卑的
n. 穷人

They are poor but proud.
他们虽穷但很自重。

She is poor but quite respectable.
她虽穷，人品却很端正。

The poorness of the play disappointed the audience.
这出剧的拙劣令观众失望了。

Alms never make poor
施舍穷不了人

Be considerate towards the poor
要为穷人著想

people是什么意思：
n. 人，人们；人民，民族；雇员，支持者；客人，朋友；家人，亲人
v. 居住在，把...挤满人

They are the unworldly people.
他们是无俗念的人们。

Compare person,persons,people and peoples.
试比较person.persons,people,和people的用法

The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.
民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。

The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.
将要加入委员会的是那些有道德、有文化、有能力的人。

Could it be applicable only to people in the East and not people in the West?
难道只是对东方地域的人,才有价值、才有用,对西方地域的人就没有价值、没有用了吗?