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TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.
BackhomeinGambia,AmadouJallowwas,at22,aloverofreggaewhohadjustfinishedcollegeandhadlandedajobteachingscienceinahighschool.
ButEuropebeckoned.
InhisWestAfricanhomeland,Mr.Jallowssalarywastheequivalentofjust50eurosamonth,barelyenoughforthenecessities,hesaid.AndeverywhereinhisneighborhoodinSerekunda,Gambiaslargestcity,therewastalkofeasymoneytobemadeinEurope.
Nowhelaughsbitterlyaboutallthattalk.HelivesinapatchofwoodshereinsouthernSpain,justoutsidethevillageofPalosdelaFrontera,withhundredsofotherimmigrants.Theyhavebuilttheirhomesoutofplasticsheetingandcardboard,unsureifthewatertheydrinkfromanopenpipeissafe.Aftersixyearsonthecontinent,Mr.Jallowisrailthin,andhiseyeshaveayellowtinge.“Wearenotbushpeople,”hesaidrecentlyashegatheredtwigstostartafire.“Youthinkyouarecivilized.Butthisishowwelivehere.Wesufferhere.”
ThepoliticalupheavalinLibyaandelsewhereinNorthAfricahasopenedthewayforthousandsofnewmigrantstomaketheirwaytoEuropeacrosstheMediterranean.Alreadysome25,000havereachedtheislandofLampedusa,Italy,andhundredsmorehavearrivedatMalta.
Theboats,atfirst,broughtmostlyTunisians.Butlatelytherehavebeenmoresub-Saharans
Expertssaythousandsmore—manyofwhomhavebeenmovingaroundNorthAfricatryingtogettoEuropeforyears,includingSomalis,Eritreans,SenegaleseandNigerians—arelikelytofollow,surethatabetterlifeawaitsthem.
ButforMr.Jallowandformanyotherswhoarrivedbeforethem,oftenafterdaysatseawithoutfoodorwater,Europehasofferedhardshipstheyneverimagined.ThesedaysMr.Jallowsurvivesontwomealsaday,mostlyaleadenpastemadefromflourandoil,whichhestirswithabranch.
“Itkeepsthehungeraway,”hesaid.
Theauthoritiesestimatethatthereareperhaps10,000immigrantslivinginthewoodsinthesouthernSpanishprovinceofAndalusia,aregionknownforitscropsofstrawberries,raspberriesandblueberries,andtherearethousandsmoremigrantsinareasthatproduceolives,orangesandvegetables.MostofthemhavestoriesthatechoMr.Jallows
Fromtheroad,theirencampmentslooklikeigloostuckedamongthetrees.Upclose,thesqualorisclear.Pilesofgarbageandfliesareeverywhere.Oldclothes,stifffromdirtandrain,hangfrombranches.
“Thereiseverythinginthere,”saidDiegoCa?
amero,theleaderofthefarmworkersunioninAndalusia,whichtriestoadvocateforthemen.“Youhaveratsandsnakesandmiceandfleas.”
Themeninthewoodsdonotcallhomewiththetruth,though.TheysendpicturesofthemselvesposingnexttoMercedescarsparkedonthestreet,thekindofpicturesthatMr.Jallowsayshefellforsomanyyearsago.Nowheshakeshisheadtowardhisneighbors,whowillnottalktoreporters.
“Somanylies,”hesaid.“Itisterriblewhattheyaredoing.Buttheyareembarrassed.”
Evennow,though,Mr.JallowwillnotconsidergoingbacktoGambia.“Iwouldprefertodiehere,”hesaid.“Icannotgohomeempty-handed.IfIwenthome,theywouldbesaying,?
Whathaveyoubeendoingwithyourself,Amadou?
TheythinkinEuropethereismoneyallover.”Theimmigrants—virtuallyallofthemaremen—clusterbynationalityandlookforworkonthefarms.ButMr.Ca?
amerosaystheyareofferedonlytheleastdesirablework,likehandlingpesticides,andlittleofitatthat.Mosthavenoworkingpapers.
Occasionally,thepolicebringbulldozerstoteardowntheshelters.Butthemen,whohaveusuallyusedtheirfamilyslifesavingstogethere,aremostlyleftalone—theconditionstheyliveunderareanopensecretinthenearbyvillages.
ThemayorofPalosdeLaFronteradidnotreturnphonecallsaboutthecamp.ButJuanJosé
Volante,themayorofnearbyMoguer,whichhasanevenlargerencampment,issuedastatementsayingthetowndidnothaveenoughmoneytohelpthemen.“Theproblemistoobigforus,”hesaid.“Ofcourse,wewouldliketodomore.”
Onawarmspringnight,someofthemenplaycardssittingontheplasticpesticidecontainersandbrokenfurnituretheyhavecollectedfromthetrash.Somedriftintotowntosocializeandbuysupplies,iftheyhavemoney.Buttheyarenotwelcomeinthelocalbars.DuringtheWorldCuplastyear,thefarmworkersunionarrangedforatrucktosetupagianttelevisionscreenintheforestsothemencouldwatchit.
“Thebarsdon'
twantthem,”Mr.Ca?
amerosaid.“Theysaythemensmellbadandtheyarenotgoodforbusiness.MostofthemareMuslim,andtheydon'
tbuyalcohol.”
Mr.Jallowhadhismother'
sblessingbuthadnottoldhisfatherabo