There are no beggars on the street in Vienna.

维也纳的街道上没有乞丐。

One can no longer walk the streets without seeing beggars importuning passersby.

走在这些街道上总能看到乞丐纠缠行人乞讨。

To give money to beggars sometimes amounts to encouraging begging.

给乞丐钱，有时就等于鼓励行乞。

This works in both directions: beggars become kings, palaces collapse into shelters.

这是双向的：乞丐变成了国王，宫殿坍塌成了避难所。

It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.

真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。