Globally , poorer countries began to catch up with richer ones , and within countries richer people began to pull ahead .
从全球来看,较贫穷的国家开始赶上较富裕的国家,同时各个国家内部的富人开始领先。
Mr. obama wants to raise taxes on richer americans , and he may well do so as part of a fiscal-cliff deal .
奥巴马想提高美国富人的税率,在可能达成的财政悬崖协议中,他很可能这么做。
Poorer people give away a higher proportion of their income than richer people .
穷人所捐款占其收入的比例高于富人。
Richer people tend to work in air-conditioned buildings . Poor ones tend not to .
富人往往在空调房里工作,而穷人则没有这条件。
The village 's richer inhabitants have backed that view by moving away , locals say , leaving behind the old , poor and ill .
村里富人的搬离已经证明了此观点,当地人说,只留下老人,穷人和生病的人。
In a progressive tax system , where richer people pay a higher average tax-rate , more income going to top earners automatically means higher tax revenue .
在累进税制系统中,富人要承担更高的平均税率,富裕阶层的更多收入自然意味着更高的税金收入。
The cost of foodstuffs poor americans tend to buy have risen more rapidly than those bought by their richer neighbours .
美国穷人经常购买的食品比富人购买的食品价格上涨速度更快。
Mr obama has already proposed a modest increase in medicare premiums for the affluent , and numerous bipartisan proposals would make social security less generous for richer beneficiaries .
International marriages are often attacked as exploitative , because they typically take place between an older richer man and a younger , less well-educated woman from a poor country .