alms
n[pl]
(dated 旧) money, clothes, food, etc given to poor people 救济金; 施舍物
He gave alms to beggars in the street. 他给街上的乞丐一些施舍.
They had to beg alms (of others) in order to feed their children. 他们得(向别人)乞求救济来养活孩子.
I didn't have that when Richard and Susan were born.
在Richard和Susan出生时我可没有人帮忙。
Could you hold your questions until I've finished?
请你把你的问题留到我把事情做完再问好吗?
Greater too than we can describe; for language, which was invented to convey the meanings of this world, cannot readily be fitted to the uses of another.