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poverty trap

a vicious cycle where being poor makes it impossible to escape poverty without outside help (bẫy nghèo đói)

ex: Without access to affordable loans, many small farmers in the region are caught in a ...

child benefit

money received regularly by families from the government to help pay for the costs of taking care of children (trợ cấp trẻ em)

ex: Many families use their ... to pay for school uniforms and extracurricular activities.

welfare state

a system in which the government takes responsibility for its citizen's social and economic needs (nhà nước phúc lợi)

ex: A strong .... is designed to help citizens break the poverty trap by providing essential services like healthcare and education.

disposable income

money left after taking out taxes (thu nhập khả dụng)

ex: Luxury brands are targeting cities where the young population has a growing ...

consumer durables

goods that last a long time and are not intended to be bought very often, such as televisions or cars (hàng tiêu dùng bền vững)

ex: The market for ... is highly competitive, with brands constantly innovating to attract buyers.

subsistence level

mức sống tối thiểu

ex: The government increased the minimum wage to ensure it was above the ...

high-flyer

an extremely successful organization, business, or team

high-flyer

someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot

ex: Harvard is known for producing ... who go on to lead major international corporations.

acquisitive

eager to own and collect things (ham muốn sở hữu, thích tích lũy) = avaricious

ex: We live in an ... society that views success primarily in terms of material possessions.

affluence

wealth; richness

squatter

a person who lives in an empty building without permission (người ở lậu)

ex: The ... were evicted from the abandoned building by the police.

tramp

a person with no home, job, or money who travels around and asks for money from other people

ex: The old ... sat by the roadside, sharing his crust of bread with a stray dog.

au pair

a person from a foreign country who lives with a family and provides child care in exchange for room, board, or a small payment

ex: She is working as an ... in France to improve her French.

busker

a person who performs music in a public place and asks for money from people passing by (nghệ sĩ biểu diễn đường phố)

ex: The ... was playing a soulful melody on his saxophone.

new age traveller

someone who lives in a vehicle and has no permanent home or job, refusing to accept society's normal ideas and ways of living

ex: Some ... prefer living off the grid to escape the pressures of modern society.

threatening behaviour

hành vi đe dọa

slip

slide without intending to (trượt chân)

ex: I ... on the wet floor and fell.

slip

to go somewhere or put something somewhere quickly, so that you are not noticed (lẻn vào, đưa nhanh)

ex: She ... out of the room during the meeting.

sneak up on

hù

ex: Don't ...me like that! You scared me to death.