One of the most basic human needs is a home.
人類最基本的需求之一就是家。
A home is a safe place.
家是一個安全的地方。
While most people around the world value their homes,
世界上的多數人都很重視自己的家,
there are many people in every country who are homeless.
但是每個國家都還有很多人無家可歸。
Some people are homeless for a short period of time because they are moving from one place to another,
有些人無家可歸只是暫時的,因為他們正在搬家,
and other people are not able to find a home.
另一些人則找不到居住的地方。
They must live on the streets or in a shelter.
他們不得不住在街上或住在庇護所里。
There are many causes of homelessness.
無家可歸有很多原因。
Sometimes people can not keep a home because they do not earn enough money,
有時候人們沒有家是因為他們掙不到足夠的錢,
or because they do not have a job.
或者是因為他們沒有工作。
Sometimes people are homeless because they have a problem with drugs or because they have a mental illness.
有時候人們沒有家是因為他們有毒癮或者有精神病。
No one is ever homeless on purpose.
沒有家的人都是被迫的。
Whatever the cause of homelessness is, the effects are the same.
不管無家可歸的原因是什么,影響都是一樣的。
Homeless people must work very hard to live.
無家可歸的人必須很努力才能生存。
They can not raise their children.
他們無法養(yǎng)育自己的孩子。
Sometimes they must steal food just to eat.
有時候他們必須去偷東西吃。
The government in every country has worked for many years to support the homeless but more needs to be done.
每個國家的政府都努力了很多年來幫助無家可歸的人,但是還需要加倍努力。
We must think of the homeless as people, not just as problems.
我們必須把無家可歸的人當人看,而不只是把他們當成問題。