Rick Warren is a famous Christian leader and writer.
里克·沃伦是一位著名的基督教领袖兼作家。
He tries to help people who are emotionally hurting.
他试图帮助那些在情感上受到伤害的人。
People ask him difficult questions.
人们问他一些很难回答的问题。
One common question is about loneliness.
一个常见的问题是关于孤独的。
So Rick researched this problem.
因此里克研究了这个问题。
And he wrote suggestions to help people who are lonely.
他还写了一些建议来帮助孤独的人。
In today’s Spotlight we look at Rick’s suggestions.
在今天的重点报道节目中,我们来听听里克的建议。
But first we look at some of the causes of loneliness.
但首先,我们来探究一下导致孤独的一些原因。
There are many reasons why people are lonely.
人们感到孤独的原因有很多。
A change of situation is one reason.
形势的改变是原因之一。
Mrs. Singh experienced a big change in life when her husband died.
辛格夫人的丈夫去世后,她的生活发生了很大的变化。
The death of a husband or wife causes extreme loneliness - even for people who live with their children.
丈夫或妻子的去世会导致极度的孤独感,即使是对那些和孩子住在一起的人来说也是如此。
Moving to a new place to live can also cause loneliness.
搬到新的地方居住也会导致孤独。
Yangsheng Guo is from China.
郭阳生来自中国。
He moved to Canada to go to university.
他搬到加拿大去上大学。
He had to leave his family and friends at home.
他不得不离开国内的家人和朋友。
He did not know anyone at the university. He said:
他在大学里谁也不认识。他说:
“I have been in Canada for two months.
“我来加拿大已经两个月了。
I do not know the other students at university.
我不认识大学里的其他学生。
I try to return smiles with students that I meet in the university buildings.”
我试图对在大学教学楼里遇到的学生报以微笑。”
Many people have to move for an education.
许多人不得不为了接受教育而搬家。
They know life will be different in the new place.
他们知道在新的地方生活将会有所不同。
But more and more people are going to universities in other countries.
但越来越多的人去其他国家上大学。
They are separated from their families and their culture.
他们与自己的家庭和文化分离。
Separation is a big cause of loneliness.
分离是导致孤独的一大原因。