Most of the people live well below the poverty level.

大多数人生活在贫困线以下。

In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four.

事实上，20世纪70年代的实际福利水平比20世纪40年代的要低，而且在大多数州，四口之家的最高福利都低于贫困线。

Previously, a sponsor needed only an income at poverty level.

以前，担保人只要不在贫困线之下就可以了。

Previously, a sponsor needed only an income at poverty level.

以前，担保人只要有不在贫困线之下的收入就行。

Only those with incomes of 130% of the poverty level or less are eligible for them.

只有那些收入比贫困线高1.3倍的或者更少的人才有资格得到食品券。

Even though Edith lives at the poverty level, she puts money into a savings account every month.

尽管伊迪丝生活贫困，她仍然每月存钱。

The official poverty level in the US now is $22025 for a family of 4 and $10991 for unrelated individuals.

现阶段美国贫困人口的官方划分标准为：4口之家年收入低于22025美元，个人收入低于10991美元。

This essay suggests that the Enlarged Linear Expenditure System (ELES) can be used to measure the relative poverty level.

本文认为，现阶段线性支出系统ELES可以用来衡量相对贫困程度。

Food stamps, they argue, are far from lavish. Only those with incomes of 130% of the poverty level or less are eligible for them.

食品救济券还远远不够，只有收入达到贫困线水平的130%及以下的人群才有资格领取食品救济券。

Families who subsist on food stamps and live at or below the poverty level can't afford supplements, and there are many such families.

那些生活在贫困线甚至之下依靠救济粮票的家庭负担得起补充制剂，这样的家庭有很多。

Federal subsidies would be provided to help people with incomes of up to 400 percent of the poverty level purchase coverage on the exchange.

联邦补贴将会给予那些收入在贫困线400%以下的民众，使其通过交费获得医保覆盖。

About 20.5 million Americans, or 6.7 percent of the US population, make up the poorest poor, defined as those at 50 percent or less of the official poverty level.

约有2050万美国人(占美国人口的6.7%)属于极贫人口，也就是生活水平在官方贫困水平的50%以下的人口。

In a country where many live at or below the poverty level, food costs are obviously a major concern, and they jumped 11.7 percent in May from a year earlier.

在一个许多人生活在贫困线上或线下的国家，食品开销显然备受关切。五月份，食品开销较去年同期上涨了11.7%。

More than 30% of the valley's population still falls beneath America's official poverty level, according to Sister Maria Sanchez of valley Interfaith, a local charity.

据山谷超信仰玛利亚·桑切斯姐妹，一个地方慈善团体称，山谷里30%的人口的生活水平仍处于美国官方贫困线以下。

People living below the poverty level, who can't afford even the cheapest mobile phones, and RIchie Riches, who have two or three phones stashed in their briefcases.

一种是穷到买不起手机的人，一种是非常富有，有两三部手机的人。

There will be subsidies for those who earn less than two-and-a-half times the federal poverty level, or $42,925 for a family of three, and tax credits for the more affluent.

对收入不到联邦贫困线2.5倍的家庭，或收入低于42925美元的三口之家将给予补助，对较为富裕的家庭将提供免税额度(Tax Credits)。

Relative poverty is generally considered to be a household income level which is below a given proportion of average family income.

相对贫困一般被认为是家庭收入水平低于平均家庭收入的一定比例。

Relative poverty is generally considered to be a household income level, which is below a given proportion of average family income.

相对贫困一般被认为是家庭收入水平低于平均家庭收入的特定比例。

People living in moderate poverty have the resources to keep themselves alive, but only at a very basic level.

生活在中度贫困中的人们拥有维持生计的物资，但只是非常基本的生活物资。

Only 14% of food-stamp households have incomes above the poverty line; 41% have incomes of half that level or less, and 18% have no income at all.

获得食品救济券资助的家庭中，只有14%其收入在贫困线以上，41%收入是贫困线水平的一半及以下，还有18%没有任何收入。

The number of people living in poverty has climbed to 14.3 percent of Americans, with the ranks of working-age poor reaching the highest level since at least 1965.

生活在贫困线下的美国公民所占的比例已增长至高达14.3%，其中适龄劳动力的数量也攀升至知1965年以来的最高水平。

At household level, sufficient evidence is emerging to prove that CVDs and other noncommunicable diseases contribute to poverty.

有足够的证据显示，心血管疾病和其它非传染性疾病会导致家庭陷入贫困。

The goal to halve poverty by 2015 will likely be met at the global level, but not in Sub-Saharan Africa unless progress there can be accelerated quickly.

在2015年把贫困人口减少一半的目标在全球层面有望实现，但是在撒哈拉以南非洲地区，如果不能尽快提高进展速度，就难以实现。

The problem is that once people get past the level of poverty, money does not play a significant role in day-to-day happiness.

问题是人们一旦跳出贫困线之后，钱对其日常幸福感不会起太大效用。。

In 1992, it accounted for 33% of the poverty line for able-bodied persons and by 1995 it had decreased to 14% of that level.

1992年，它对贫困线百分之33的健全人负责，1995年则下降到了百分之14。

Progress at the country level is even more uneven: Only 45 of 87 countries with data have already achieved or are on track to achieve the poverty target.

在国家层面上的进步分布的更加不均衡，87个有数据的国家中只有45个已经实现了或者将会实现减贫的目标。

This month, it was reported that 15.1 percent of Americans live below the poverty line last year, the high level since 1993.

据本月报道显示，去年有15.1%的美国人生活在贫困线以下，这个比例是自1993年来最高水平。

Laura, then 62, was teaching at poverty-level wages.

当时劳拉62岁，还在教书，收入微薄。