家附近的流浪汉越来越多了——来美26年，我看到的美国一角
清晨出门，在我家附近的一家99美分商店门口，我又看到了这一幕。
人行道上，有人裹着毯子躺着，有人席地而坐。一位老人坐在自己的毯子和行李中间，身边放着几个瓶子。那差不多就是他的全部家当了。太阳已经出来了，他们的一天，才刚刚开始。
我家附近的流浪汉，越来越多。这样的场景，这几年见得越来越勤。刚来洛杉矶的时候，街上不是这个样子；如今出门走几步，就能遇上。
我在这座城市生活了26年。看着家附近变成这样，心里很不是滋味，也真的担心——担心这座城市的治安，担心我们普通住户的日子还能不能过得安稳。
我们普通老百姓，求的其实很简单，就是一个安居乐业。只希望政府有关部门能更注重民生、更注重安全，更贴近老百姓的生活。
来美26年后，这也是如今美国的一个角度。
More Homeless People Near My Home — After 26 Years in America, One Corner of the Country I See
Heading out early in the morning, I saw this scene again, right outside a 99-cent store near my home.
On the sidewalk, some people lay wrapped in blankets, and others sat on the ground. An elderly man sat among his blankets and belongings, a few bottles beside him — pretty much everything he had. The sun was already up. Their day was only just beginning.
There are more and more homeless people near my home. Scenes like this have become more and more common in the past few years. When I first came to Los Angeles, the streets did not look like this. Now I come across it just a few steps from home.
I have lived in this city for 26 years. Watching my own neighborhood change like this leaves a heavy feeling, and I am honestly worried — worried about public safety in this city, and about whether ordinary residents like us can still live our days in peace.
What ordinary people like us ask for is really simple: a safe place to live and work. I only hope the government departments in charge can pay more attention to people's livelihoods, pay more attention to safety, and stay closer to ordinary people's lives.
After 26 years in America, this, too, is one angle of the country today.
图片来源：清晨，洛杉矶一家99美分商店门口的人行道上。（Jason 摄）
