Their ancestors had been dirt poor never saw royalty, alone hung around with them?

“他们的祖先穷得要命,从来没有见过王族成员, 更不用说和他们在一起了”.

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Only the wealthy had something other than dirt , hence the saying " dirt poor. "

只有富人家不是这样, 因而有了 dirtpoor (极贫困的)的说法.

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Their ancestors had been dirt poor and never saw royalty, alone hung around with them?

他们的祖先穷得要命,从来没有见过王族成员, 更不用说和他们在一起了.

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