You might be surprised to hear that the number of people sleeping rough in London has doubled in the last five years and has increased by 30% across the rest of the country during the last two years.

听到这些你可能会很惊讶，过去五年中伦敦露宿街头的人数已经翻倍，而且近两年全国其他地方的露宿人数增加了30%。

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Some travel in recreational vehicles （RVs） to camp out in comfort， while others "rough it" by sleeping in tents.

有些人开着旅行车出游，以舒适的方式露营；有些人则睡帐篷尝试野外生活。

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Soldiers are now sleeping rough in dense jungle.

这个旅的士兵现在密林中露宿。

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In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, different methods are used to measure rough sleeping which politicians there feel are more reliable.

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In 1999 the Labour government made it a priority to reduce rough sleeping, the most visible form of homelessness, and renewed it in 2008.

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The charity hopes that by picking people up early, it will help reduce rough sleeping and prevent future problems like drug and alcohol abuse.

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