As on the ruined human wretch, vermin parasites appear, so, these ruined shelters have bred a crowd of foul existence that crawls in and out of gaps in walls and boards
正如窮人身上長滿虱子那樣,這些破房子也住滿了倒霉的傢伙,他們從那些破牆和木板牆的裂口爬進爬出,三五成群地在透風漏(雨?)的地方縮成一團睡覺。
like turkeys voting for Christmas
informal Used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeating:such a move by Liberal Democrats would be like turkeys voting for Christmas
vermin
NOUN
Derivatives
Origin
Middle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis 'worm'.
wretch (UNHAPPY PERSON)
noun [C]
a person who experiences something unpleasant:
a poor/miserable wretch
wretch (BAD PERSON)
noun [C] INFORMAL OR HUMOROUS
someone who is unpleasant or annoying:
Who's trampled on my flowers? I bet it was those two little wretches who live next door.
You wretch! You promised you'd give me a lift.
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