1·Some of the teachers were rapped for poor performance.
一些老师因为表现糟糕而受到严厉批评。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·I caught myself feeling almost sorry for poor Mr. Laurence.
我突然发觉自己几乎是在为可怜的劳伦斯先生感到难过了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·16 percent of eighth-graders were held back for poor performance.
16%的8年级学生因为成绩差而被留级。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Now the best food was cooked for poor Hansel, but Gretel got nothing but crab-shells.
现在最好的食物都烧给可怜的汉赛尔了，但是格莱特除了蟹壳什么也没有得到。
5·San Jose was among the best cities in America for poor kids to move up the social ladder.
圣何塞是美国最适合贫困孩子实现阶级跨越的城市之一。
6·They were an easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas, especially for poor immigrants.
在农业地区，特别是对贫穷的移民来说，它们是一种很容易找到的、丰富的食物来源。
7·If no penalty is imposed on an employee for poor performance, other employees may react by reducing their productivity as well.
如果没有对表现不佳的员工进行处罚，其他员工可能也会降低他们的生产力。
8·While the practice carries serious health risks for many, those dangers are outweighed by the social and economic gains for poor urban farmers and consumers who need affordable food.
虽然这种做法给许多人带来了严重的健康风险，但对于需要便宜食品的贫穷城镇农民和消费者们来说，比起这些风险，他们所获得的社会和经济利益更有价值。
9·You will be penalized for poor spelling.
你拼写不好将会受到处罚。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·In 2008, Zhang started a free school for poor girls.
2008年，张为贫困女孩开办了一所免费学校。