1. They have lost their homes and are forced to sleep in flimsy tents or tarp-covered lean-tos. 她们已经失去了自己的家园,被迫睡在肮脏的帐篷或者盖上油毡的披屋里;
2. For example, our town of Maplewood, N.J. borders cities with high poverty rates and lots of problems, but there aren't people living in lean-tos in our backyard. 比如说,我们的家乡新泽西州枫林镇接邻的城市贫困程度很高,有许多问题,但我们周围并没有人住棚屋。