VOA常速英语2022 伊斯坦布尔市长解决贫困问题（在线收听）

伊斯坦布尔市长解决贫困问题

Istanbul Mayor Turns to Tradition as Poverty Surges

For decades Istanbul baker Yavuz Eraldi has been serving Turkeys main city,where like in many other places bread is a traditional staple of the poor.But not anymore.With prices jumping more than 50 percent as inflation soars, such hard times, Arolder says,sees people increasingly turning to the centuries-old charity tradition called on the hook.A customer pays for three extra breads.I write here three on the hook and people in need see theres free bread available.Peoples purchasing power recently really went down.Unfortunately even those on a monthly-salary started to come and ask if there was any bread left on the hook.Last years collapse of the Turkish lira triggered a spike of inflation: officially running at 50 percent,but some independent studies put it at double that.Anger over rising prices is spilling onto the streets with anti-poverty groups warningthis winter, that people are facing the stark choice of eating or heating.The opposition controlled Istanbul municipality has brought the on the hook tradition into the digital world to alleviate surging poverty.People who cant afford their utility bills compose them on a municipality webpage where another person pays for them through the site.The need for providing help is needed more than any other time.When you look at the numbers you see in November, 18000 people left their bills on the hook to be paid, whereas in December it was up to 25000 bills.On February 1st only on one day 10000 people put their bills on the hook.The dire situation we are in asks for more solidarity.According to the municipality those applying for help must be verified as being in need.So far more than three hundred thousand bills have been paid through the scheme.Efforts by Istanbuls mayor Krem Imamoglu are playing well in opinion polls,ranking him a potential front runner in next years presidential elections.The mayor has turned his municipality into the countrys biggest bread producer, turning out more than one million subsidised loaves a day.Cues for subsidized bread have become a symbol of Turkeys economic pain.They have also enhanced the mayors reputation among many.This is great work.The public should wake up.Such a service doesnt exist anywhere in Turkey except in this municipality.A previous economic crisis brought an Istanbul mayor, current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to power.Imamoglus supporters hope that in this case history will repeat itself.

几十年来，伊斯坦布尔面包师Yavuz Eraldi一直在为土耳其的主要城市服务，和许多其他地方一样，面包是穷人的传统主食。但现在不是了。阿罗德说，随着通货膨胀的飙升，价格上涨了50%以上，尤其是这样的艰难时期，人们越来越多地转向有数百年历史的慈善传统。顾客多付三个面包的钱。我在这里写了三个做慈善的人，有需要的人看到有免费面包可拿。最近人们的购买力确实下降了。不幸的是，即使是那些按月领工资的人也开始来问是否还有免费面包。去年土耳其里拉的暴跌引发了通货膨胀率的飙升：官方公布的通货膨胀率为50%，但一些独立研究显示，实际上是这个数字的两倍。对物价上涨的愤怒蔓延到街头，反贫困组织警告说，今年冬天，人们正面临着吃饭还是取暖的严峻抉择。反对派控制的伊斯坦布尔市政府将慈善传统带入数字世界，以缓解激增的贫困。那些付不起水电费的人把它们放在市政网页上，另一个人通过该网站支付水电费。提供帮助的需要比任何时候都更需要。当你看看11月份的数字时，有18000人把账单挂上等待支付，而在12月份，这一数字高达25000。2月1日，仅一天就有10000人把账单挂上。我们所处的严峻形势需要更多的团结。根据市政府的说法，那些申请帮助的人必须经过核实，证明他们是需要帮助的。到目前为止，这个计划已经支付了30多万张账单。伊斯坦布尔市长Krem Imamoglu的努力在民意调查中表现良好，使他成为明年总统选举的潜在领跑者。市长已经把他的市政府变成了全国最大的面包生产商，每天生产100多万条补贴面包。提供补贴面包已经成为土耳其经济惨淡的象征。他们还提高了市长在许多人中的声誉。这是一项伟大的工作。公众应该觉醒了。除本市外，土耳其任何地方都不存在这样的服务。之前的经济危机让伊斯坦布尔市长、现任总统Recep Tayyip Erdogan上台。Imamoglu的支持者希望，在这种情况下，历史会重演。