双语新闻：中国房地产市场的前景黯淡

2014-08-20 15:25:08来源：可可英语

　　As China’s real estate slump began to hit sales atthe Champs Elysées development in the picturesquelakeside city of Hangzhou, the company building itresponded with a price cut.

　　随着中国房地产市场的不景气开始打击天鸿香榭里项目的销售，开发商以降价回应。该项目位于风景如画的湖畔城市杭州。

　　Angry homeowners gathered to protest, holdingbanners with slogans such as “Return my blood andsweat money!” as police formed a barricade aroundthe office entrance. The residents relentedeventually, perhaps with the creeping realisation that the days of making easy money are over.

　　愤怒的业主聚集起来举行抗议，他们拿着的横幅标语写着“还我血汗钱!”警察在办公室入口处搭起人墙。居民们最终还是罢休了，他们或许渐渐认识到，容易赚钱的日子已经过去了。

　　“People are returning to rationality,” says Chen Xuemei, sales manager at the Champs Elysées. “If they are starting a family and need a home, they will still buy. But people are no longerbuying homes expecting to earn a big profit.”

　　“人们正在回归理性，”天鸿香榭里项目的销售经理陈雪梅表示，“如果他们开始组织一个家庭，需要一个住所，他们仍然会购买。但是，人们不再为了赚大钱而置业了。”

　　China’s property boom appears to be grinding to a halt. Prices have dropped in many parts ofthe country, sales have dried up and construction has fallen sharply as developers haveretrenched.

　　中国的房地产繁荣似乎正慢慢陷于停顿。全国许多地方的价格已经下降，销售趋于枯竭，随着开发商开始收缩，建设规模大幅跳水。

　　A change in attitude among homebuyers – away from speculation towards a system based onfundamental demand for accommodation – is leading to a shift in the way the country’shousing market operates.

　　购房者态度的转变——告别投机，转向根本的住宿需求——正导致中国房地产市场的运行方式发生转变。

　　“Previously parents told their kids: don’t squander your money . . . save it and buy a house.After you buy a house, save more and buy another house,” says Du Jinsong, property analystat Credit Suisse, the bank. “Now, even parents are saying: don’t buy houses any more – it’snot worth it.”

　　“以往，父母告诉他们的孩子：别浪费钱……存起来，买一套房子。买了一套房子后，你还要继续存钱，买第二套房子。”瑞信(Credit Suisse)房地产分析师杜劲松表示，“现在就连父母也在说：别再买房子了，不值得。”

　　China’s last property downturn in 2011 was met with concerted action from centralgovernment, including interest rate cuts.

　　中国上一场房地产市场低迷发生在2011年，它促使中央政府采取协调一致的应对行动，包括减息。

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