2019-01-16

1.run-down (of building or place)破败的，失修的; (of business)不景气的; (of people)疲惫，不适的

Michael lives in a run-down building in the downtown Caracas.

麦克住在Caracas市中心一栋破旧的楼房里。

2.disability payments 伤残津贴

She receives disability payments from her job and survives on less than $9 each month.她每月领取公司的伤残津贴，每月依靠不足9美元的生活费艰难度日。

3.add to 还有

Health problems add to her worries.让她担心的还有健康问题。

4.aloe vera 芦荟

Instead, she prepares a home-made mixture of liqueur, honey and aloe Vera.

她将白酒，蜂蜜和芦荟自制成药水。

5.especially suffering

The poor in the South American nation are especially suffering because of the economy.

受经济影响，这个南美国家的穷人苦不堪言

6.游行示威 street protests

It would decrease the risk of street protests.这能降低游行示威的风险。

7.再融资 refinance

重组 restructure

8.looming迫在眉睫

But the idea of default is a looming concern for people who would be affected.

但是对那些潜在的受害者来说，违约将是一个迫在眉睫的威胁。