Shopping-bag ladies don't beg(乞讨) publicly,but they don't
refuse what is offered.Once a shopping-bag lady asks
where you live,it is as hard to pass her by without
giving her some money as it is to pay no attention
to the collection box in church.And although you may not like it ,if she chooses your doorway as her place
to sleep in the night,it is as morally hard to turn her away
as it is to do with(处理) a lost dog.Most shopping-bag ladies
seem to be between the ages of 40 and 65.They wear layers of clothes even in summer time,with newspapers filled before the layers as something against bad weather.No one knows
how many shopping-bag ladies there are in New York.The number is
growing up .Some persons and researchers spend a great deal of time taking care of or observing shopping-bag ladies and doing what they can to better(改善)the life lady hermits who are down.
