who arrive with virtually nothing from the old Pale,

他们来的时候一贫如洗
from where they were allowed to settle

其中从老帕莱来的被允许
in the Russian Empire, and from Poland;

在沙俄定居也有从波兰迁来的
Poland had lost its independence in 1795

波兰在1795年丧失主权
and wouldn't get it again until--

直到
with the Third Partition it wouldn't get it again until 1918.

因第三次分割直至1918年才重获独立
And they come to Paris carrying virtually nothing.

他们到巴黎的时候几乎什么都没有
There's one story about these Jews who carried an empty suitcase

有一个故事是说拿着空箱子的犹太人的
and they said, "Why are you carrying an empty suitcase

有人问他们你们离开俄国的时候
when you're leaving Russia?"

为什么要带着空箱子呢
And they said, "Because it's too shameful to

他们答道这是因为什么行李都没有
have nothing to carry.

实在是太让人羞愧了