The underclass consists of the poor, the homeless, many of the unemployed, the emotionally disturbed, and the disabled.

该下层阶级包括穷人、无家可归者、众多失业者、情感受挫者和残疾人。

That drives poverty and you have almost a permanent underclass.

这导致了贫困，而且你几乎会永远处于下层阶级。

The underclass of a society is the lowest class of people in that society.

一个社会的下层阶级是指该社会中最底层的人。

This class also includes drug addicts, prostitutes and alcoholics. The underclass is the unspoken but ever-present shadow of our modern lifestyle.

这一阶级也包括吸毒者、妓女和酗酒的人。该下层阶级是我们现代生活方式中不可言及却又永远存在的阴影。

Because these people are unable to contribute to the system of capitalism, they are considered the underclass.

由于这些人无法为资本主义制度做出贡献，因此他们被视为下层阶级。

Usually, when we talk about 'the underclass' it refers to the poor, the unemployed and the disabled.

通常，当我们谈论“下层阶级”时，指的是穷人、失业者和残疾人。

Nor can it be explained away as an " underclass" problem; it is found on our most privileged campuses.

这也不能用“这些都是底层阶级的问题”来解释，因为问题也频频出现在多数特权校园。

If 21st-century economies are not to create a massive underclass, policymakers urgently need to work out how to help all their citizens learn while they earn.

如果21世纪的经济体不想要产生一个庞大的底层阶级，政策制定者亟需制定措施，帮助国民在谋生的同时学习。

So, too, now with cell phones. Anyone without one will soon be classified as a crank or member of the underclass.

现在有了手机，人们也不记得在此之前是怎么生活的。没有手机的人，不久就会被看成是怪人或下等人。

He didn't see - he didn't think society at large was - had a limited interest in the life of the underclass.

他没有看到——他不认为整个社会——对下层阶级的生活兴趣有限。