生活英語情景口語:遇到乞討的人應該怎麼辦?

D: what do you do when you see a homeless person on the streets begging for money?

E: I never really give them money because I don't want to contribute to their addictions.

D: homeless youth can easily become involved with drugs and prostitution. Do you do anything to help them?

E:I usually ask them if they want some food and then give them something to eat. I figure that if they're homeless, they're probably hungry.

D: that's a good idea. Do they usually accept the food?

E: almost always. However, sometimes they get mad at me for not giving them any cash.

D: it's sad how more and more young people are sleeping on the streets in London now.

E: the cost of living in London is just too high for most people.

D: it's true. The economy is in a bit of mess at the moment.

E: did you know that few people can pay the rent on minimum wage, let alone pay for food and other living costs?

D: there just isn't enough affordable housing to go around. If only the housing cost would drop, fewer people would be in financial trouble.

E: added to that is the high unemployment rate right now.

D: something's got to change---and it's got to happen soon.

E: politicians like to ignore the problems of the working class. They like to focus on making life easier for the upper class.

D: I can only hope that one day they will change.

如果在街上看見一個無家可歸的人在乞討,你會怎麼做?
我從來沒給過他們錢,以爲我並不贊成他們以此爲生.
無家可歸的年輕人往往是很容易捲入毒品和賣淫活動中的.你做過些什麼來幫助他們嗎?
通常我都是問他們是不是需要吃的,然後給他們點食物.我覺得如果他們無家可歸的話一般都會很餓.
好主意.他們會接受吃的嗎?
通常都會接受.不過,有時候他們會因爲我一分錢都沒給而氣得要死.
現在越來越多的年輕人露宿倫敦街頭,這真讓人痛心.
倫敦的生活費用對很多人來說實在是太昂貴了.
沒錯,現在的經濟有點兒不景氣.
你知道嗎,現在僅僅是靠最低工資已經很難維持支付房租,就更別提飲食和其他花銷了.
附近已經沒有什麼能買得起的房子了.如果房價能降降,生活拮据的人就能少些.
另外,現在的失業率也居高不下.
有些現狀要改變,而且要儘快.
政客們總是忽略工人階級的問題,他們更傾向與關注如何能令富人和名流生活得更好.
我只能寄希望與未來這種情況會有所改善.


Contribute to sth: to be one of the causes of something 是...的原因之一

Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death. 據說醫務人員的玩忽職守是她死亡的原因之一.

Minimum: the smallest that is possible or allowed; extremely small 最低的;最小的;最低限度的

a minimum charge/price 最低收費╱價格
the minimum age for retirement 退休的最低年齡
The work was done with the minimum amount of effort. 做這項工作沒費什麼勁.

Go around: 足夠分配

There are not enough chairs to go round. 椅子不夠分配.

added to this...; add to this...

used to introduce another fact that helps to emphasize a point you have already made 此外(還...)
Add to this the excellent service and you can see why it's the most popular hotel on the island. 這再加上優質服務,你就能明白爲何這家旅館在島上最受歡迎.