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商业报道:消失的希腊中产阶级

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Here is aGreecefamily who fallen throughthe cracks. In their run-down squat in central Athens, three generations, so this country'snew poor are crowded in, not a regular job or pension between them.

How many money do you get every month? Allof you, how much do you get?

你们一个月能挣多少钱?一家人全部,多少呢?

200 euro a month and there are 7 adults.

7个成人,一个月共200欧元。

And baby, for the people OK, but for thebabies, it's difficult.

还有孩子。大人们还好说,但是要养小孩子,怎么办呢?

Into the crappy kitchen, she shows me howthe cupboards and fridge are almost bare. Until last year, she was a nurse, butthe hospital closed, she told me, then her husband died. Now they are pennilesslike their neighbors and don't even qualified for state benefits.

走进简陋的厨房里,她打开橱柜和冰箱给我看,基本空空如此。一直到去年,她还是位护士,但是现在医院倒闭了。她告诉我说,去年她的丈夫还去世了。现在他们和邻居一样身无分文,但还是不够格,领取政府的求抚恤金。

AcrossGreece, families just like this onehave been plunged into this dire poverty. Unemployment, food shortages, lack ofmedical care have all combined to push the standard of living in this countryoff a precipice .And few here can really see any easy or quick way back.

希腊全国上下,象这样的家庭很多,都陷入了贫困的黑暗之中。失业,食物缺乏,并且缺少医疗保障,这一切将希腊人民的生活水平推到了悬崖边上。目前,几乎没有任何经济能轻易或快速复苏的迹象。

But there is some trying to help.

但是这里,有人要提供一些帮助。

This is what you give to a family with agirl going to school.

这上你给一个家庭的帮助,他们家里有个女孩要上学。

These also.

这些也是。

Oh, these are really nice bags and theywill feel good in school.

嗯,这些书包很漂亮,在学校背起来,孩子们会感觉不错哦!

That's what we need and for the young girlkid, we give a doll.

这是我们想做的,给那个小女孩,我们给她一个玩具。

Right.

很好!

This is all sorts of lift people's spiritsto make them feel better.

这些帮助,鼓舞了这些人,让他们感觉好受些。

To feel normal, to feel that we have theright to live. What happened is that and suddenly the middle classes aredisappearing. And we have only poor people and rich people,the rich becomericher and the poor become a huge amount of people.

让他们感到自己是正常的,感觉我们有权力生存。现在发生的:中产阶级突然消失,我们只剩下了穷人和富人,而且富人更富,穷人的数量更为巨大。

So deliveries of free supplies like thisone has become essential, not just for a few struggling families, but to keepGreece'sentire middle class' alive.

因此很有必要发放一些这样的供给品,不仅为挣扎着生活的家庭,更是让希腊整个中产阶级都好好生存下去。

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unemployment ['ʌnim'plɔimənt]

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n. 失业,失业人数

 
essential [i'senʃəl]

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n. 要素,要点
adj. 必要的,重要的,本

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poverty ['pɔvəti]

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n. 贫困,贫乏

 
squat [skwɔt]

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n. 蹲 adj. 蹲著的,矮胖胖的 v. 蹲下,坐

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kitchen ['kitʃin]

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n. 厨房,(全套)炊具,灶间

 
qualified ['kwɔlifaid]

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adj. 有资格的,有限制的

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