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　　In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has increased rapidly in recent years．Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless．

　　The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty is undoubtedly one of the main causes．The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads．Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always．

　　Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them．Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live．Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets．Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a stepparent．

　　Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars．Often they are moved on by the police, being accused, whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging．There are many who disrespect homeless people．

　　Some cynics(愤世嫉俗的人)declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead．But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?

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　　Contribute your idea to help the poor children who want to study in China

　　A：Hi, everyone．There was an old topic which has gone now about the possible contribution to help the poor family or children in China．Here, may I ask any talented and kind people to do something for the cause? Then we may organize our own community to do something helpful for our country．Many thanks for your attention．Hope to hear your good thoughts and ideas soon．

　　B：Thanks for your message．I’ve read the website you posted and knew a bit about what is going on that activity．It’s good for all of us．Personally, I think I would like to help the rural area children who could not support themselves to get educated rather than help those mature ones．What do you think? Meanwhile, I really hope we can have others involved in this．Come on, and let’s do sth．good and nice．Cheers!

　　C：Hope so…As a Banzhu, I will try my best．At least, we shouldn’t let this message down!

　　D：If you are interested in this, shall we meet together to discuss some possibilities about it? Please let us combine to contribute a little for children who want to study．In my personal point of view, how to collect money is the key to success．

　　If you care, just give 2 or 3 pounds, even just 20 pence．Before money is accumulated to a satisfying level, we can definitely work out a reliable way to contribute it．Also please supply some stuff you do not need, or sell something in the BBS or somewhere．

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