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全世界五分之一的人每天的生活费只有1美元,三分之一以上的人是文盲,一亿多人享受不到基本的医疗、卫生和教育。他们组成了这个世界的社会最底层,在上个世纪整个世界都在大踏步迈向富裕和繁荣的时候,这部分人还陷在贫困之中。奇妙的是,如果说这些人还有希望的话,也许就要到印度一一世界上最贫困的国度之一的西南海岸的一个邦去寻找。这个邦名叫喀拉拉,面积为24000平方英里,这里即使用印度的标准来衡量也属于贫困地区,人均总产值每年才1000美元,比印度国内平均水平还要低200美元左右,相当于美国的1/26。喀拉拉的房屋狭小,服装简单、朴素。喀拉拉3300万居民中火部分人都完全靠农业生活。但是下面这组数字却颇值得玩味:喀拉拉的人均预期寿命是72岁,美国是76岁,印度是61岁。
One fifth of the world’s people live on a daily basis of only $ 1, while over one third are illiterate and over 100 million do not have access to basic medical, health and education. They formed the lowest level of society in this world. When the whole world in the last century was striding toward prosperity and prosperity, these people were still trapped in poverty. The fantastic thing is that if these people still have hope, they may want to find a place on the southwestern coast of India, one of the poorest countries in the world. This state called Kerala, with an area of 24,000 square miles, is a poor area even when measured in terms of Indian standards. Per capita GDP is only $ 1,000 a year, about $ 200 less than India’s domestic average, equivalent to the United States 1/26. Kerala’s small houses, simple clothing, simple. Some 33 million residents of Kerala mid-fire are completely dependent on agricultural life. But the following set of figures is worth pondering: Kerala’s life expectancy is 72 years, the United States is 76 years, and India is 61 years old.