an unemployed person

"An unemployed person with a phone suddenly feels part of the nation," says one top executive.

“有手机的失业者突然之间会感觉到自己是国家的一部分。”一位高管说道。

Moreover, there is a stigma in Japan if an unemployed person asks for help: “If you don’t work, you don’t deserve to eat”, the saying goes.

再者，日本有这样一句俗语：“不劳者不得食”。 因此，失业的人寻求帮助在日本是件可耻的事。

This is not surprising since the factthat a person has been unemployed for many months is an indication that he orshe cannot easily find a new job.

这一点都不会让人惊讶，因为一个人一失业就是几个月，这说明他或她不会那么容易找到工作。