jiù / shè / huì / lǐ / xǔ / duō / qióng / rén / yī / bù / bì / tǐ / lián / jī / běn / de / shēng / huó / dōu / wú / fǎ / bǎo / zhàng

旧社会里，许多穷人衣不蔽体，连基本的生活都无法保障。

In the old society, many poor people lacked adequate clothing and could not even secure basic necessities.