双语阅读英语外刊精讲：共同居住模式(附音频)

2018-11-02 09:53:00来源：酷学英语

　　It is outside these rooms that the building makes its pitch. It comes with a gym, spa, libraries, a good restaurant and a cinema. Residents get access to all of these amenities, as well as their room, for a rental payment of ￡800-￡1，000 a month. That includes all bills and high-speed Wi-Fi; they pay extra for meals in the restaurant. Residents have come up with their own services, too. The Collective houses a “library of things”, or a shared repository of useful objects-hammers, tape measures and even tents.

　　Rising rents have opened up a gap in the market. The ratio of average rents to incomes in London rose from a quarter to a third between 2004 and 2014. In New York, average rents have grown from 29% of average income in 2002 to 34% in 2014. Most young professionals moving to thriving cities face a difficult choice between spending a big share of their income on renting their own place, or moving in with strangers in a shared house to save money. The Collective offers something different.

　　Background information

　　Sharing economy(共享经济): 是指拥有闲置资源的机构或个人有偿让渡资源使用权给他人，让渡者获取回报，分享者利用分享他人的闲置资源创造价值。比如bike-sharing(共享单车), car-sharing(共享汽车)等。艾米丽?拜哲在《华盛顿邮报》上写道“在共享经济的平台上，能够利用贵重的物品赚取额外收入，而这一过程正好又降低了这些物品的价格。”

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