Poverty has become a critical issue in today's world.

贫穷如今已经成为了一个很的。

This grim trend is expected to accelerate.

这一的趋势预计将加速。

It's grim and it's not getting better.

情况很，而且不会好转。

We shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face.

的挑战不会击垮我们。

Its legacy in Turkey has been grim.

葛兰在土耳其的遗留。

The challenge is getting tougher and tougher.

挑战越来越。

The president's back was increasingly up against the wall here.

总统的困境日益。

The most severe part of the dry season is almost over.

的旱季即将结束。

Actually, the Republicans' plight may be still bleaker.

实际上共和党人面临的或许更加。

But Mr.Kerry said they would meet tough challenges ahead.

但是他们讲面临的挑战。

This continues to be a severe situation.

这仍然是一个的形势。

For all the clumsiness of the sequester, it is imposing new rigours.

预算扣押的弊端正在带来新的。

A very bad fire, a lot of people trapped at the top.

火势，很多人被困在高层。

Well, and it's because this was such a dire situation, as well.

嗯，因为当时的情况。

At the start of the year the market already faced bitter prospects.

年初，市场已经面临的前景。

I don't think, I don't think you look remotely daunted to me.

一点都不，我一点都不觉得。

And we do start with some very serious news out of Israel.

首先是来自以色列的非常的消息。

Puerto Rico will likely find itself in even more dire circumstances.

波多黎各可能会陷入更的局势。

Now it also comes at a particularly bad time.

另外，误炸发生在非常的时刻。

At the age of nine he ends up in a miserable, grim workhouse.

他九岁时，在一个悲惨、的作坊工作。