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Heathrow is my HOME
As dusk approaches, Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, quietens down for the night. Night cleaners begin their shifts and passengers waiting for delayed flights curl up on benches in the departure hall. One woman, Eram Dar, has found a cosy spot on the floor next to a vending machine. There is nothing to distinguish her from the waiting passengers around her, except that she has no passport and ticket and is in no hurry to leave the terminal. For well over a year now, it has been her home and she isn't the only one. Eram is one of well over 100 people who live permanently at Heathrow airport.
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Most people would have difficulty in telling these permanent residents of Heathrow apart from the thousands of travellers that pass through the terminals each day. Wheeling suitcases full of their only belongings, they dress in Hawaiian-style holiday shirts or even business suits in order to give the impression that they are on a business trip or flying to a sunny destination.
Eram, a middle-aged ex-law-student who became homeless after she could no longer pay her rent, actually considers herself fortunate to live in Heathrow. She says, "I liked it here immediately. I have never felt lonely because there are so many people. I don't mix much with the other homeless, although they are of all ages and from every walk of life. We all recognise each other, but I just like to keep to myself." There are showers in every terminal where Eram can stay clean and presentable. She can sometimes help herself to food passing by the caterers, and while away her time reading magazines and newspapers left behind by passengers.
It's difficult not to suspect that Eram is just putting on a brave face. It's hard to believe she's truly satisfied with this way of life. Once a week, she travels to London to pick up a cheque for £60 from a charity. "The cash goes nowhere," she says. "Buying food at the airport is expensive. I don't eat anything at breakfast because, if I do, it makes me feel more hungry." Living in Heathrow isn't easy for Eram. Besides being awakened by the jangle of coins as a passenger buys something from the machine, loud announcements and bustling passengers, she has to engage in a full-time cat-and-mouse game with the police and security staff. It's illegal to sleep at Heathrow unless you have a flight to catch, so along with the rest of Heathrow's homeless population, Eram has to wash and change her clothes every morning in order to not stand out from the crowd and be detected. If she is, she faces a night in the cold bus terminal or worse, being thrown out into the rain. "The builders who work overnight at the airport are very kind and don't report the homeless to the authorities," she says. "The cleaners turn a blind eye too."
Night workers aren't the only ones trying to help this unusual group of people. Broadway, a homeless charity, visits the airport weekly to offer the airport's homeless temporary accommodation, help to get travel documents for migrant workers and attempts to reconnect people with their families. But, as a Broadway worker points out, "Homelessness is a way of life. It can be very difficult to convince people to receive help." Like the passengers escaping to sunny holiday destinations, many of Heathrow's homeless are also in search of escape from debts, legal problems or family responsibilities.
The saddest fact is that unless they are arrested or fall ill, many of Heathrow's homeless will stay there for the foreseeable future. "I don't really see a different future," Eram Dar admits. "In fact, I could be living at Heathrow forever."
Краткий пересказ (готовый ответ)
Хитроу, самый загруженный аэропорт Европы, стал постоянным домом более чем для ста человек. Одна из них — Эрам Дар, бывшая студентка юридического факультета, которая осталась без жилья, когда не смогла больше платить за квартиру. Уже больше года она живёт в терминале. Её трудно отличить от пассажиров: она моется в душевых, читает оставленные газеты, иногда ест еду от кейтеринга, а одевается так, будто улетает в отпуск. Эрам говорит, что ей здесь сразу понравилось и она не чувствует себя одинокой. Но на самом деле жить так тяжело: спать в аэропорту без билета запрещено, поэтому каждое утро ей приходится умываться и переодеваться, чтобы не выделяться, и постоянно играть в «кошки-мышки» с полицией и охраной. Раз в неделю она получает 60 фунтов от благотворительной организации, но этих денег не хватает. Работники ночной смены и уборщики не сдают бездомных властям, а организация Broadway пытается помочь им с жильём и документами — но людей трудно убедить принять помощь. Эрам не видит для себя другого будущего: она признаёт, что может прожить в Хитроу всю жизнь.
Как устроен этот текст (принцип пересказа)
Текст идёт по схеме «ситуация → человек → контраст → кто помогает → вывод», и пересказ удобно строить так же:
- Где и кто — Хитроу, более 100 постоянных жителей, Эрам Дар.
- Как они живут — маскируются под пассажиров, душевые, еда, газеты.
- Обратная сторона — «putting on a brave face»: 60 фунтов в неделю, страх быть пойманной, игра с охраной.
- Кто помогает — ночные рабочие, уборщики («turn a blind eye»), благотворительная организация Broadway.
- Финал — бездомность стала образом жизни; Эрам не видит другого будущего.
Главная мысль — не «жалость к бездомным», а то, что для этих людей аэропорт стал образом жизни, от которого трудно отказаться.
Короткая английская версия для ответа на уроке
Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, is home to more than 100 people. One of them is Eram Dar, a former law student who became homeless when she could not pay her rent. She has lived in the terminal for over a year. She is hard to tell apart from passengers: she uses the showers, reads newspapers left behind and dresses like a holidaymaker. She says she likes it and never feels lonely, but life there is hard. Sleeping at the airport is illegal, so she has to wash and change every morning not to be noticed, and the police and security staff are always watching. She gets £60 a week from a charity. Night workers and cleaners do not report the homeless, and the charity Broadway tries to help them with housing and documents, but people are difficult to convince. Eram admits she sees no different future for herself.
Что стоит запомнить
- permanent residents — постоянные жители
- put on a brave face — делать вид, что всё в порядке
- turn a blind eye — закрывать глаза на что-то
- homelessness is a way of life — бездомность как образ жизни