Some weak states are simply geographical aspirations on a map , filled with destitution and squalor .

一些失败国家只有满目的贫困和肮脏的政治，只是地理意义上的存在。

Most romans , and many city-dwellers throughout history , lived in squalor , and many died of it .

历史上，多数罗马人及许多城市居民居住在贫困肮脏的地方，许多人因此而病死。

Like thousands of other migrants who flow every year into what indians call the " maximum city " , alam lives in squalor .

每年有成千上万的移民，涌入印度人所谓的“极大之城”（maximumcity），和他们一样，阿拉姆居住在肮脏的环境里。

Almost 1m more are living in squalor over the border .

一百万多人在边境地悲惨地生活着。

Like many of dickens 's characters , rongai 's people , living in fumes and squalor , often yearn for the countryside and its solid tribal values .

正如狄更斯小说中很多的角色一样，rongai的居民住在烟尘密布和肮脏不堪的地方，他们经常怀念乡村，怀念那里坚不可摧的部落观念。