Examples

a slum area

贫民区

at the fringes of the slums

贫民区的边缘

streets verging on the slum area

接近贫民区的街道

We hear the success stories all the time, about the poor child from the inner city who manages— against all odds— to become a successful entrepreneur, a lawyer or a doctor.

我们总能听到一些来自贫民区的孩子获得成功的故事，他们克服种种劣势，成为出色的企业家、律师或医生。

We used to live in a house in Manchester in the slums.

我们过去住在曼切斯特贫民区的一栋房子里。

She could not speak the jargon of the slum.

她不会讲贫民区的黑话。

The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable.

贫民区的人们过着非常悲惨的生活。