Many people filled the streets of Madrid last week. And they showed their rage about rent. Rent goes up every year there, so a small flat costs too much. And that rent rage grew every day.
上周，许多人挤满了马德里的街道。他们为房租表达自己的怒火。那里的房租年年上涨，所以一套小公寓要花太多钱。而这份关于房租的怒火一天比一天大。
Then one picture moved the whole country. An old woman lost her home, and she packed two boxes that morning. So people watched her home story on the news, and the news talk grew.
接着一张照片触动了整个国家。一位老妇人失去了自己的家，那个早晨她收拾了两只纸箱。于是人们在新闻里看了她这个关于家的故事，而新闻里的议论也在变大。
This week the government's leadership sat down for a long day. And that leadership came out with new housing rules. Old people get rent help, but the new rules also hit the empty flats.
本周，政府的领导层坐下来开了整整一天。而那批领导层最后拿出了新的住房规则。老年人得到房租帮助，但新规则也打在那些空置的公寓上。
The state will allocate money for first homes. That is a big task, so the work takes years. Still, one housing group called the plan an altogether new step. And that group wants the homes to come fast.
国家要为首次买房的人拨出钱来。这是件大事，所以这项工作要花上几年。不过，一家住房组织仍说这一计划是一个完全不同的新步子。而那个组织希望这些房子能快一点建起来。
Last month, other parties said no to the same rules. But this week the votes came, and somehow the plan lives. One small party changed its mind late. So somehow that dead plan walks again.
上个月，其他政党对同样的规则说了不。但这周票数到了，不知怎么地这一计划活了下来。一个小党深夜改变了主意。所以不知怎么地，那个已经死掉的计划又能走了。
One group worker wants more talks. "Leaders must engage with our streets," she says. So those leaders engage with small groups now, and they take many notes.
一位组织里的工人想要更多会谈。"领导人必须跟我们这些街道认真谈。"她说。于是那些领导人现在也和小团体认真谈，而且记下许多内容。
The government calls an early vote for November. And the schedule is short, so the vote comes first. "Old people deserve a safe home now," one man says. Altogether, that home is still far away.
政府宣布十一月提前投票。而日程很短，所以这次投票先来。"老年人现在就应得一个安全的家。"一位男士说。而完全地说，那个家对许多人仍然很远。