As a matter of fact, they weren't much better off than beggars.

实在他们的情形比叫花子好不了多少.

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Henry spent enough money to make Lynn Townsend look like a beggar.

享利的那种大手大脚地乱花钱的做法使得汤森相形之下简直象个叫花子.

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It's you who want to introduce beggars into my family. Thank you for nothing, captain.

原来是你把叫花子请到我们家来, 不劳你费心, 上尉!

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I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can't choosers so I slept on the sofa.

我本想要张床, 但是叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦,所以我就睡在沙发上了.

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