The money will be used to meet emergency needs, such as water,food and shelter for homeless people in Haiti.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

It's the amount that people spend on consumption goods, things that you buy for your current use, like food, shelter, clothing, etc.

它是人们购买消费品所花费的总额，为每日生活所买的东西，比如食物，住宿，衣物等。

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I think it's better to give it to, for example, the homeless shelter

我觉得把钱捐给无家可归者的临时收容所是个更好的办法，

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She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

She started her career by helping to set up a shelter for abused women.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

This drive is important for getting food, shelter and mates.

VOA: special.2009.08.26

These include textiles for keeping warm,creating shelter, and holding goods.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

"And,they have no alternatives before them. This makes them especially vulnerable to exploitation and violence as they search for food and shelter.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

It says most are unemployed, which makes it difficult for them to get adequate food or shelter.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

"The law as it stands now in the State of Israel is to be commended because elected office is not a shelter for misdeeds,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

Arriving without friends or family in the city, she searched for food and shelter.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

U.N.spokesman Gordon Weiss tells VOA News that food, medicine and shelter are desperately needed for both those inside in the conflict area and civilians who have recently escaped.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

They climbed to safety and put up a shelter for the night.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

The International Organization for Migration says shelter, food and employment remain the most pressing needs of most of the more than 1.5 million people displaced by the bombing.

VOA: standard.2009.09.20

But the High Commissioner for Refugees says the capital is far from safe and the lack of basic services and shelter is making life difficult for many returning families.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

The United States has already pledged But the United Nations says it needs no less that $543 million to provide shelter,food, water and medical care for those affected by the war.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

The governor's spokesman,Irmasyah, who goes by one name, says there are concerns the islands will become a dumping ground for refugees (Speech) "We do not want our region to become a shelter,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.27