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Mihai is Maria’s father. He works in a hotel in Greece.
米哈伊是玛丽亚的父亲。他在希腊的一家酒店工作。
He can earn a lot of money. But he always sends this money back home to his family.
他可以赚很多钱。但是，他总是把这笔钱寄回家给他的家人。
He explains: “Once, I earned eight hundred euros in twenty days. And I sent this money home straight away. The girls bought a computer with it.
他解释说：“有一次，我在二十天内赚了八百欧元。我马上就把这笔钱寄回了家。女孩们用它买了一台电脑。”
The money that I send usually goes on food and rent.
我寄的钱通常用于食物和房租。
My older daughter is a student. And she always needs money for her rent and for her books – for all the things a person needs.”
我的大女儿是一名学生。她总是需要钱来支付房租和买书——一个人需要的所有东西。
Maria’s father knows that the situation is not perfect. He wants to be with his family.
玛利亚的父亲知道当前的处境并不好。他想和家人在一起。
But he needs to work – to provide money for their needs.
但是他需要工作——为他们的需求赚钱。
Working in a foreign country seems to offer the only chance to do that.
在国外工作似乎是养家糊口唯一的机会。
And he is very proud of the way that Maria takes care of everything: “She milks the cow ... She feeds the chickens. She takes care of the house. She goes to school – she does everything.”
他对玛丽亚打理一切的方式感到非常自豪："她挤牛奶......她喂鸡。她喂鸡 她打理家务。她上学--她什么都会做"。
Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe.
摩尔多瓦是欧洲最贫穷的国家之一。
The average monthly pay is one hundred and twenty dollars – and that is only if someone is lucky enough to find a job.
平均月薪是120美元——而且这还是在有人足够幸运能找到工作的情况下。
That is why many Moldovan parents migrate – they go to live in another country.
这就是为什么许多摩尔多瓦父母移民——去另一个国家生活。
They feel that this gives them a better chance to find work. They can then support their families back home.
他们认为这样就有机会找到更好的工作，就可以养活他们在国内的家人。
The money that they send is called a remittance. And remittance money is an important part of Moldova’s economy.
他们寄出的钱被称为汇款。 汇款是摩尔多瓦经济的重要组成部分。
But it is not enough. The government is now looking to Europe for help.
但这还不够。政府现在正在向欧洲寻求帮助。
