Hong Kong’s "Cardboard Grannies" Collect Waste for Cash
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Hong Kong’s "Cardboard Grannies" Collect Waste for Cash
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香港 “纸板婆婆” 靠拾荒维生
香港 “纸板婆婆” 靠拾荒维生
Hong Kong’s "Cardboard Grannies" Collect Waste for Cash
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婆婆 - pópo - husband's mother / mother-in-law / grandma
拾荒 - shíhuāng - to glean / to collect scraps / to eke out a meager living
维生 - wéishēng - to subsist / to eke out a living
林立 - línlì - to stand in great numbers
温饱 - wēnbǎo - to have enough food and warm clothes / adequately provided
为生 - wéishēng - to make a living
亲切 - qīnqiè - amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar
心疼 - xīnténg - to love dearly / to feel sorry for sb / to regret / to grudge
捡 - jiǎn - to pick up / to collect / to gather
拾 - shè - to ascend in light steps
废弃 - fèiqì - to discard / to abandon (old ways) / to invalidate
凌晨 - língchén - very early in the morning / in the wee hours
收集 - shōují - to gather / to collect
店铺 - diànpù - store / shop
丢弃 - diūqì - to discard / to abandon
分类 - fēnlèi - classification
回收 - huíshōu - to recycle / to reclaim / to retrieve / to recover / to recall (a defective product)
售卖 - shòumài - to sell
陡坡 - dǒupō - steep slope / steep incline
小巷 - xiǎoxiàng - alley
运气 - yùnqi - luck (good or bad)
港币 - gǎngbì - Hong Kong dollar
支付 - zhīfù - to pay (money)
顿 - dùn - measure word for meals
清理 - qīnglǐ - to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of
劳动 - láodòng - work / toil / physical labour
繁华 - fánhuá - flourishing / bustling
发放 - fāfàng - to provide / to give / to grant
补助 - bǔzhù - (financial) subsidy / allowance
面对 - miànduì - to confront / to face
高昂 - gāo'áng - with head held high / in high spirits / elation
成本 - chéngběn - costs (manufacturing / production etc.)
艰难 - jiānnán - difficult / hard / challenging
压垮 - yākuǎ - to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm
尊重 - zūnzhòng - to esteem / to respect / to honour / to value
Grammar
以 + A + 为 + B - Expressing "taking A as B" with "yǐ + A + wéi + B"
CNN国际网5月26日消息,在高楼林立的香港,一些老年女性为了解决温饱问题,长期以拾荒为生,大家亲切又心疼地称她们为“纸板婆婆”。

即便… - Expressing "even if / even though…" with "jíbiàn…"
即便如此,她的收入仍然很低。

依然… - Expressing "still / as before…" with "yī​rán…"
香港是一座繁华的城市,但是像吴婆婆这样生活困难的老人依然不少。

根本 + Negative - Expressing "absolutely (not) / (not) at all…" with "gēnběn + Negative" (used to emphasise negation, often in sentences with 不 or 没)
政府虽然会给老人发放一些补助,但是面对高昂的生活成本,这些补助根本不够用,很多老人仍需自己赚钱才能生活下去。
Proper Nouns
香港 - Xiānggǎng - Hong Kong

Idioms
大街小巷 - dàjiēxiǎoxiàng - lit. great streets and small alleys / fig. everywhere in the city
狂风暴雨 - kuángfēngbàoyǔ - lit. howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation
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