美国网友问：中国很穷吗？看看各国网友的回答​

进入21世纪以来，中国发展速度有目共睹，国民生活水平得到了很大的提升，但在一些国家人们对中国发展了解并不多，对中国人民生活的认识还停留在几十年前艰苦生活的刻板印象中。近日在美版知乎Quora上，美国网友提问道：中国很穷吗？这引起各国网友的关注和热议，来看看网友们如何回答。

If you ask me questions like whether China is poor or rich, I cannot just use a simple word yes or no to answer because China is so big. It has a population of about 1.4 b, which is about the population the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Japan all combined.

如果你问我诸如中国是穷是富之类的问题，我不能用简单的“是”或“不是”来回答，因为中国太大了。它有大约14亿人口，大约是美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、欧洲和日本人口的总和。

If I ask you that is the whole western world rich? It’s hard to answer. But what I am sure is that China is getting better.

如果我问你整个西方世界都富裕吗？这很难回答。但我确信的是，中国正在变得更好。

Yes! We are very poor!

是的!我们很穷!

In the early years, the kind-hearted Taiwanese media concerned about China once told us that Chinese people can’t afford tea boiled eggs (a breakfast snack, about $0.30). Now we have made great progress! We can afford tea eggs. But we still can’t afford mustard (a pickled vegetable, $0.15 a bag) and Erguotou liquor (a cheap wine). They prove China’s poverty through detailed data and come to a reliable conclusion that Chinese consumption is declining.

早些年，关心中国大陆的台湾省媒体曾告诉我们，大陆人买不起茶叶蛋(一种早餐小吃，约0.30美元)。现在我们已经取得了很大的进步！我们买得起茶叶蛋。但我们还是买不起芥菜(一种腌蔬菜，0.15美元一袋)和二锅头酒(一种便宜的酒)。他们通过详细的数据证明了中国大陆的贫困，并得出了一个可靠的结论：中国大陆的消费正在下降。

Yes, there are still many poverty phenomena in China. More than 70% of the working population in China still fail to meet the threshold of personal income tax. In the vast western region of China, there are a large number of poor people who are in urgent need of education and economic development.

是的，中国仍然存在许多贫困现象。中国仍有超过70%的劳动人口未达到个人所得税的起征点。在中国广阔的西部地区，有大量的贫困人口继续教育和经济发展。

With the development of China, the growing power of the middle class began to rise. At the double 11 Shopping Festival in 2020 (similar to the Black Friday Shopping Carnival in the United States), Alibaba’s tmall platform alone achieved sales of 328.7 billion yuan (38.5 billion US dollars) in 24 hours. The total turnover of the network reached 510.1 billion yuan (US $58.8 billion).

随着中国的发展，中产阶级的力量开始壮大。在2020年双11购物节(类似于美国的黑色星期五购物狂欢节)上，仅阿里巴巴的天猫平台就在24小时内实现了3287亿元(517亿美元)的销售额。网络总营业额达到5101亿元(802亿美元)。

Every country has two sides: advanced and backward, rich and poor. Poverty is not terrible, as long as you are willing to change your situation through efforts, you will often succeed in getting out of poverty.

任何国家都有两面性：发达和落后，富裕和贫穷。贫困并不可怕，只要你愿意通过努力改变自己的处境，往往会成功摆脱贫困。

The United States is the only superpower in the world, and its strength and rich world are recognized，Even in the United States, there are poor people struggling with their lives，Can you ask another question, “America is poor”?I think it’s a good suggestion.

美国是世界上唯一的超级大国，其实力和富裕程度得到公认，即使在美国，也有穷人在为生活而挣扎，你能再问一个问题吗，“美国很穷吗”? 我想这是一个好的提议。