世界之窗－馬德里的流浪漢餐廳 Robin Hood
閱讀暖身 英國《衛報》報導了一間在西班牙馬德里市中心新開張的餐廳，白天看起來就是一般的西班牙酒吧，到了晚上店裡人滿爲患，但這些客人有點不一樣，他們都是露宿街頭的流浪漢。原來這間餐廳把白天的收入，拿來爲無家可歸的人準備晚餐。餐廳的名字叫羅賓漢（Robin Hood），不過創辦人並不是真的要「劫富」濟貧，而是鼓勵富人分享財富。
The Robin Hood restaurant sits on a side street near the center of Madrid. By day, its a typical Spanish bar; when the evening comes, it becomes a place where homeless people can dine: fish stews, meatballs, pasta, pudding and cake, served by waiters, with proper glasses, and its free of charge.
羅賓漢餐廳坐落在近馬德里市中心的小巷內，白天，它是一家典型的西班牙酒吧，到了晚上，它變成無家可歸者能好好用餐的去處，侍者會送上燉魚鍋、肉丸、義大利麪、布丁、蛋糕，還有合適的酒杯，這些服務都是免費的。
The restaurant is the brainchild1 of Messengers of Peace association, founded by Angel Garcia, a 79-year-old priest. The inspiration came from Pope Francis, whos spoken again and again about the importance of giving people dignity, whether its through bread or through work, Garcia told The Guardian. So we thought, why not open a restaurant with tablecloths and proper cutlery2 and waiters? People with nothing can come and eat here in the restaurant and get the same treatment as everyone else. Its just common sense.
餐廳構思來自79歲的神父Angel Garcia所創辦的「和平使者」組織。「教宗方濟各啓發了我們，他一再談到，不論提供食物還是工作，重要的是給予別人尊嚴。」Garcia對衛報說。「我們就想到，何不開一間餐廳，有桌布、有真正餐具、有侍者，一無所有的人可以來這吃飯，獲得和其他人一樣的服務，也是社會公道。」
During the daytime, the restaurant charges regular customers 11 euro for breakfast and lunch, subsidizing3 the same meal for the homeless at night.
白天時段餐廳提供早餐和午餐，向一般客人收取11歐元，以貼補晚間爲無家可歸者提供的相同餐點。
Messengers of Peace and other Spanish charities are still dealing with the countrys economic crisis, which has left the overall unemployment rate close to 20% and youth unemployment at 42%. If the initiative proves successful, the NGO plans to extend the scheme and hopes it will attract famous chefs who will give up the odd evening to come to cook in the kitchen.
「和平使者」和其他西班牙慈善組織仍在處理金融危機造成的影響。金融危機使西班牙整體失業率接近20％，青年失業率達42％。「如果這項計劃成功，這家非政府組織打算擴大方案，並希望能夠吸引知名主廚偶爾到餐廳做一頓晚餐。」
資料來源：The Guardian, AFP
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