‘美国也有穷人。他们的穷人标准,按家庭人口多少而区别,一般以平均2.6人的家庭年收入在2万美元以下、单身家庭年收入在1万美元以下,被视为穷人。这些人中,根据不同情况会得到州或联邦政府的减免税收并获得救济金。旅美期间,一个当过邮递员的人告诉我:有一次他给一家非裔送信,那个身材高大肥胖、挺着肚子的收信人,嘴里一边啃着排骨,一边问他:“是我的救济金支票来了吗?”’ The United States also has poor people. Their standards of the poor differ according to the size of their household population, with an average of 2.6 family members earning less than 20,000 U.S. dollars and a single family earning less than 10,000 U.S. dollars each, which is regarded as poor. Depending on the circumstances, these people receive tax relief from state or federal government and receive relief. During the trip to the United States, a man who had been a postman told me that once he sent a letter to an afro-American man, tall, fat, and staunch recipient, gnawing at his spare ribs while asking him: "It’s mine Did the check come back?