“蜗居”：40美元有家可归_BEC初级作文

“蜗居”：40美元有家可归

The houses are just comfortable enough to lie down in a warmer place than a cardboard box, and the homeless in Oakland are “so happy,” Kloehn told the Independent. "One cried and got on his knees to thank me. They think I should make them bigger and suggest improvements. They like to decorate them themselves.”

克勒恩告诉《独立报》，只要把这些房子放在温暖的地方，睡在里面就比睡在纸板箱里舒服多了。奥克兰无家可归的人都“很高兴”。“有人激动落泪还跪下来感谢我。他们给我提了很多建议，比如说把房子做大一点。他们喜欢自己动手装饰这些房子。”

Currently, about 25 people use the homes. One couple’s home burned down, another one was stolen, and a third was sold.

到目前为止，大约有25个人在使用这种房子。有一对夫妇的房子被烧毁了，另外一个人的房子被偷了，还有一个人的房子被卖掉了。

“It is tough out there. So I keep making more," Kloehn said. It takes about a week to finish a house, depending on the style.

“人们无家可归的情况还是不容乐观，所以我要造更多的房子，”克勒恩说。造一个房子大概需要一周的时间，具体也视乎房子风格而定。

“There are some quick, easy homes in maybe two or three days. But some more elaborate ones, some more Victorian-style ones, some different dome shapes – it takes a little bit longer," he told RT.