It was in a that impoverished family of an obscure village that our great poet grew up.

我们伟大的诗人就是在这样一个名不见经传的山村中的一贫如洗的家庭里长大的。

Four and a half months before he died, when he was ailing, debt-ridden, and worried about his impoverished family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend.

在离开人世前四个半月时，杰斐逊重病在身，债台高筑，并为家庭的贫困感到忧心如焚，于是他提笔给这位知心好友写了封信。