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The World Bank says migrant workers in the united states have increased the amount of money they send home. Remittance.

世界银行表示，在美国的移民工人寄回家的钱增加了。汇款。

Last year, $466 billion in remittances flowed to low and middle-income countries.

去年，有4660亿美元的汇款流向了低收入和中等收入国家。

That figure is estimated to grow to $485 billion this year.

今年这一数字预计将增至4850亿美元。

Remittances are a lifeline to many countries that are facing some sort of a crisis.

汇款是许多面临某种危机的国家的救命钱。

The poorer the country, the larger their dependence on remittances.

国家越穷，就越依赖汇款。

A remittance is money sent, usually by mail, as a payment or as a gift.

汇款是指通常以邮寄的方式作为支付或礼物的钱。

Here, it is money that migrants earn in one country, and then send to their families in their home countries.

在这里，它指的是移民在一个国家赚的钱，这笔钱被寄给他们在自己国家的家人。