🇬🇧🇨🇳 poverty - 贫困 : English Lesson

Meaning of "poverty" ("贫困"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Poverty is when a person or family does not have enough money, food, or basic things they need, like a safe home, clothes, or medicine, so life is very hard and uncomfortable.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I ate all my Halloween candy in one night and woke up in candy poverty and regret.

I complained about screen-time poverty when Mom told me to go play outside like it was 1822.

Tim spent all his pocket money on stickers and then announced he was in extreme poverty when it was time to buy ice cream.

Dad said we were in cookie poverty after I ‘accidentally’ taste-tested the whole batch.

Scientists measure world poverty in serious ways, like how many people lack food, clean water, or homes, which proves that unlike my ‘cookie poverty,’ real poverty is not a joke and needs real solutions.

An old man sits on the street. Poverty is in his thin coat, poverty is in his empty cup, poverty is in his small shoes. Poverty waits with him as cars pass. A girl brings warm bread and a hot coat. Poverty steps back. The old man smiles and eats, and the girl smiles too.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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