英国规划法
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> 英国规划法 <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span> 英国人之家 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="nationalcrisis">nationalcrisis</span>. <span word="Rev">Rev</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulldozers">bulldozers</span> 英国住房匮乏，危机重重，应大兴土木! <span word="NOW">NOW</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="inBritainis">inBritainis</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="ofliving">ofliving</span>. 既然英国最终恢复了经济增长，如今国民生活成本问题便成了燃眉之急。 <span word="Prices">Prices</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="outstripped">outstripped</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>. 过去六年来，物价一直超过工资水平。 <span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="duly">duly</span> <span word="harried">harried</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flirted">flirted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="theminimum">theminimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>. 政治家们已适时地督促能源公司削减账单，辅以增加最低工资水平的措施。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>. 但是真正失控的是房价。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="by">by</span>1%; <span word="property">property</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 8.4%. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="surge">surge</span>. 去年，工资已增长了1%;房地产价格却增长了8.4%。 <span word="If">If</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1971 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="steeply">steeply</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chickenwould">chickenwould</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 51. 这仅仅是长期价格飙升中最近的一次。倘若自1971年，百货商品的价格以房价一样的增长比例大幅上涨，一只鸡将会卖到51英镑。 <span word="By">By</span> <span word="subsidising">subsidising</span> <span word="mortgages">mortgages</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exacerbating">exacerbating</span> <span word="theproblem">theproblem</span>. 政府支助房屋贷款，进而促进需求，如此是不断使问题恶化。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. 但是这并不是房价上涨的主要原因。 <span word="Driven">Driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>-<span word="boom">boom</span>, <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>,<span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="byaround">byaround</span> 0.8% <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. 受婴儿潮、移民、寿命延长的影响，英国人口每年以大约0.8%的比率增加，要比大多数富裕国家更快。 <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>, <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pouring">pouring</span> <span word="intoLondon">intoLondon</span>. 同时，外来人口正不断涌入伦敦。 <span word="If">If</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>. 如果供给也增长迅速，那么日益增长的需求问题也就不值一提了;然而事与愿违。 <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="some">some</span> 221,000 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="just">just</span> 108,000<span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2013. 尽管每年英国都会新建多达22.1万的额外住房，2013年年初到9月仅有10.8万建好。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="drag">drag</span>. 住房的匮乏一直给经济拖后腿。 <span word="About">About</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inLondonand">inLondonand</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hinterlands">hinterlands</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="highprices">highprices</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="favoured">favoured</span> <span word="spots">spots</span>. 去年，四分之三的就业率增长是来源于伦敦与一些内地贸易区，但高昂的房价如今使人们对这些地方望而却步。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. 人们的生活也因此深受其害。 <span word="New">New</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="household">household</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="risinginLondonand">risinginLondonand</span> <span word="slums">slums</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="squash">squash</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>. 新的英国住房变得比欧洲其他地方更小，但随着移民不断挤进合住房屋，伦敦的家庭规模日益庞大，贫民区也不断扩张。 <span word="Inequality">Inequality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advantagethat">advantagethat</span> <span word="accrues">accrues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. 不平等性日益明显，因为房价越高，对于父母拥有房子的家庭占据的优势越大。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="policymaking">policymaking</span>. 这都是政府经过深思熟虑后才制定的政策。 <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="building">building</span> <span word="inBritainhas">inBritainhas</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="toprevent">toprevent</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="spectacularly">spectacularly</span> <span word="well">well</span>. 自从20世纪40年代，英国就有专门的体系来控制建房以免城市扩张，部分成果显著。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="fromthe">fromthe</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="council">council</span>. 要大兴土木必须要经过当地议会批准。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="livesuburbs">livesuburbs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="citiescouncilstend">citiescouncilstend</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 但对于人人皆眼红的宝地紧邻大城市的郊区议会一般是不会批准。 <span word="Ministers">Ministers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="override">override</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="NIMBYs">NIMBYs</span>. 部长们也努力推翻当地的邻避主义者。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span>, <span word="Labour">Labour</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="building">building</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bullied">bullied</span> <span word="councils">councils</span> <span word="toaccept">toaccept</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="allocations">allocations</span>. 之前的英国工党政府设立了区域性的建房目标以及强迫议会接受高额分配。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="scrapped">scrapped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="democracybut">democracybut</span> <span word="it">it</span>,<span word="too">too</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>-<span word="arming">arming</span> <span word="councils">councils</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="land">land</span>. 现在的联合政府以当地民主之名不再采用了这种方式但是它也有使高度警惕的议会让与出更多的土地。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="subsidisedhigh">subsidisedhigh</span> <span word="loan">loan</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="value">value</span> <span word="mortgages">mortgages</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Help">Help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Buy">Buy</span>. 目前政府已和英格兰银行合作以减少信贷成本，也通过出台购买帮手这项体制以支持高额的贷款比率。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="boosted">boosted</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. 这都促进了人们对住房的购买需求，但没有提高住房的供给。 <span word="Compare">Compare</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="interactive">interactive</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="price">price</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> 采用交互式的房价工具，比较全球楼市数据不同时段的变化 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="building">building</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="councils">councils</span> <span word="biggerincentives">biggerincentives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 鼓励建房更好的方式就是刺激当地议会批准它。 <span word="NIMBYism">NIMBYism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="irrational">irrational</span>. 邻避主义者并不总是不理性的。 <span word="Housing">Housing</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="spoil">spoil</span> <span word="views">views</span>; <span word="incomers">incomers</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span>. 楼市的发展会改变他们的观点;不断有移民者搭乘汽车上班、进入学校学习、去医院看病。 <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="soar">soar</span> 200-<span word="fold">fold</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>, <span word="councilscannot">councilscannot</span> <span word="extract">extract</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="services">services</span>. 然而尽管建筑许可证的颁发使房价翻了200番，议会却无法将增值的大部分用之于服务。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span> <span word="Levy">Levy</span>, <span word="nods">nods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. 社区基础设施征税这一新的体系算是走对了方向。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hedged">hedged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="just">just</span> 650<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="nationally">nationally</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="isnot">isnot</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>. 但是它的限制条件依旧模糊不清，可能税收每年全国范围仅会增长6.5亿英镑。这还不足以改变人们的观念。 <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chargedevelopers">chargedevelopers</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span>. 当地政府如今缺乏资金，倒是可以向开发商收取些费用。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span>. 但理想的解决方案是对土地价值征税。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="tobuild">tobuild</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>. 这对于农业土地而言，税收近乎是零或者十分低，只要批准建房，那么税收就会猛增。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prod">prod</span> <span word="builders">builders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. 如此可刺激建房者高效率工作。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="intransport">intransport</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. 同时，也有助于获取因投资交通或学校的房价收益。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="begreatly">begreatly</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span>. 阻止大城市发展的绿化带必须去除或至少应极力减少。 <span word="They">They</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. 他们只是增加人们旅行时间而没有提升人们幸福指数。 <span word="London">London</span> <span word="s">s</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="protects">protects</span> <span word="scrubby">scrubby</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pony">pony</span> <span word="paddocks">paddocks</span>. 尤其是伦敦的绿化带只是保护矮小的农业土地还有小马围场。 <span word="Parts">Parts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prettier">prettier</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="on">on</span>. 其中部分区域，在上面建上房屋会更宜人。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> 天佑方案 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organise">organise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="wastelands">wastelands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beprepared">beprepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="housing">housing</span>. 政府也应大力组织或买下一些工业废址以为建房做准备。 <span word="Brownfield">Brownfield</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highcost">highcost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span>. 只有当土地价格上涨至足以覆盖发展的高成本时，布朗菲尔德地区才特别作为建筑地址。 <span word="Urban">Urban</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regenerateeastLondon">regenerateeastLondon</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="docklands">docklands</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="assemble">assemble</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="plots">plots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="privatedevelopers">privatedevelopers</span>. 城市发展性企业可以比私人开发商更有效地集合这类土地，比如20世纪80年代成立的一家城市发展性企业就使东部伦敦多克兰港区改头换面。 <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. 并非所有的政策都容易实施或大众化推广。 <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="resented">resented</span>. 甚至联合政府引进的最保守的规划改革都令人怨声载道。 <span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="asEnglandwill">asEnglandwill</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="rile">rile</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span>,<span word="however">however</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>. 不管该体制有多好，在同英格兰那般拥挤的乡村田地上建房，总会激怒一些民众。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renters">renters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rentiers">rentiers</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="ownhouses">ownhouses</span> 但是可选的办法更糟：国家属于房东与靠出租生活的人，只有这些有钱人才有房子。 词语解释 1.<span word="flirt">flirt</span> <span word="with">with</span> 调戏，调情，卖俏 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="flirt">flirt</span> <span word="witheveryone">witheveryone</span>? 当你和每个人调情的时候我怎么能相信你? <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="odd">odd</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flirt">flirt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greysquare">greysquare</span>? 大多数参与者都没有放照片，这显得很奇怪。有谁会愿意与一个灰色的方框调情呢? 2.<span word="squash">squash</span> <span word="into">into</span> 挤进 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squash">squash</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. 他设法挤进了车子。 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="squash">squash</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>. 后座我们可以挤进5个人。 3.<span word="accrue">accrue</span> <span word="to">to</span> 累积的 <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accrue">accrue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="london">london</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>. 新的道路计划对伦敦几乎没有什么好处。 <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accrue">accrue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlydemonstration">earlydemonstration</span> <span word="models">models</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>? 在利益不可能属于私人投资者的情况下，初期模型演示的数十亿美元该由谁买单? 4.<span word="design">design</span> <span word="to">to</span> 用于设计 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="memorable">memorable</span>. 我们能用设计使一个网站独一无二且更易记住。 <span word="Note">Note</span>: <span word="marriott">marriott</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="westin">westin</span>. 注：<span word="marriott">marriott</span>近期将他们的设计改得更类似于<span word="westin">westin</span>的方式。</p>
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