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meili 发表于 2022-10-18 20:25:53

昔日海难是非地 百慕大追逐新财富

在俯瞰大西洋的一个石灰岩岬角上，坐落着一幢名为“水世界”(<span word="Aquamarina">Aquamarina</span>)的别墅。“水世界”最初是按单身汉寓所设计建造的，这幢三间卧室的别墅配有独立的迪斯科舞厅、宽敞的厨房、柚木大门、一个瑜伽室和波光粼粼的屋顶游泳池，游泳池一端放置的坐佛雕塑释放着一种安静、和谐、富足的禅意。访客们只要沿着通往石灰岩悬崖的小路攀爬大约12米，就能来到一处私人海滩。他们可以在那里冥想，随着海浪拍打着附近的礁石，他们也许可以体味全球市场的潮起潮落。在阳光灿烂的日子里，“水世界”的美令人惊艳，其790万美元（约合人民币4,827万元）的售价看起来也物超所值。这幢房产的主人是一位再保险行业的高管，他目前已长期移居新加坡。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="property">property</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Penny">Penny</span> <span word="MacIntyre">MacIntyre</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slim">slim</span>, <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="delights">delights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="pools">pools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waterfalls">waterfalls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="architect">architect</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="design">design</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>-<span word="proud">proud</span>, <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="mansions">mansions</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="reds">reds</span>, <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="yellows">yellows</span>, <span word="browns">browns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blues">blues</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="vernacular">vernacular</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="shutters">shutters</span>, <span word="tapered">tapered</span> <span word="chimneys">chimneys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="rainwater">rainwater</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lush">lush</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Aquamarina">Aquamarina</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="futuristic">futuristic</span> <span word="styled">styled</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span>, <span word="Aquamarina">Aquamarina</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="MacIntyre">MacIntyre</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. 彭妮麦金泰尔(<span word="Penny">Penny</span> <span word="MacIntyre">MacIntyre</span>)是一位身材苗条、说话直截了当的房地产经纪人，她说：“这幢别墅独一无二。”她很乐于向我们展示建筑师在设计时融入建筑之中的游泳池和瀑布。百慕大的大多数高端房产都能体现出这里引以为豪的建筑样式，那就是漆成深红色、深黄色、棕色和蓝色的传统型石头房屋。这些房屋的建筑风格被称为百慕大乡土风格，以独具一格的木质百叶窗、锥形烟囱和具有收集雨水功能的白色屋顶为特色。郁郁葱葱的花园在百慕大岛随处可见，屋顶收集的雨水就用来浇灌花园里的花。但“水世界”的建筑风格不属于这一类。它是百慕大为数不多的未来风格建筑，麦金泰尔称：“水世界非常现代、非常前卫。” <span word="But">But</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forte">forte</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>-<span word="hooked">hooked</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stately">stately</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="airs">airs</span>, <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="sandy">sandy</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="currently">currently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="per">per</span>-<span word="capita">capita</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="MacIntyre">MacIntyre</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="SUV">SUV</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="twisting">twisting</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="motorcycles">motorcycles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="McQueen">McQueen</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>. <span word="Downtown">Downtown</span> <span word="Hamilton">Hamilton</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> 10 <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="glitz">glitz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="prides">prides</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sheltered">sheltered</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="paparazzi">paparazzi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>. 但是，事实表明，现代和前卫从来都不是这座鱼钩形岛屿的特色，百慕大岛以其庄严的英国风格、粉红色的沙滩和位列全球第四的人均收入而著称于世。尽管麦金泰尔开着一辆相当现代的<span word="SUV">SUV</span>，但是，你能看到在百慕大蜿蜒交错的小路上，很多居民驾驶的却都是小型摩托车，这些摩托车就像是从史提夫麦昆(<span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="McQueen">McQueen</span>)的电影中走下来的一样。在百慕大首都汉密尔顿的市中心伫立着一座玻璃幕 的办公大楼，相较于周围低矮得多的旧殖民风格办公楼，这座大楼十层的高度显得鹤立鸡群。当世界上的其他地区似乎敞开胸怀接纳浮华和崭新事物之时，令这个四个世纪的英国自治领引以为豪的是其几乎没有严重罪行、没有偷拍记者、没有所得税的安逸生活。 <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="loved">loved</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Aquamarina">Aquamarina</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steal">steal</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unsold">unsold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="MacIntyre">MacIntyre</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rattle">rattle</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="mansions">mansions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="from">from</span> $3.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $40 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2007 <span word="and">and</span> 2011, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Castle">Castle</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> ($21.5 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="Tradewinds">Tradewinds</span> ($11.5 <span word="million">million</span>). <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 34 <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="quirky">quirky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrictive">restrictive</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="record">record</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. 这里是很多富人热爱的地方。或者说，曾经热爱的地方。尽管“水世界”也许物超所值，但这幢别墅已经空置并待售了几乎一年之久。当麦金泰尔开始滔滔不绝地罗列销售数据时，一个令人困惑的事实浮出了水面。百慕大的房地产市场虽然小，但利润不菲，房价从350万美元（约合人民币2,140万元）到4,000万美元（约合人民币2.44亿元）以上。在2007年至2011年间，已有50多幢房产成功出售，其中包括声名显赫的“城堡角”(<span word="Castle">Castle</span> <span word="Point">Point</span>, 售价2,150万美元──约合人民币1.31亿元))和稍显低调的“贸风”别墅(<span word="Tradewinds">Tradewinds</span>, 售价1,150万美元──约合人民币7,027万元)。由于受到百慕大古怪的房产限购政策的影响，去年市场上可供外籍居民购买的住宅只有34套。而在这些房产中，成交的只有一套，这一年也成为了百慕大房地产交易史上最惨淡的一年。百慕大的房产交易状况直到今年才开始好转。麦金泰尔说：“市场一直颇为冷清。” <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="elite">elite</span>, <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patronage">patronage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stupendously">stupendously</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="tug">tug</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="two">two</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="jaunt">jaunt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="coastline">coastline</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="billionaires">billionaires</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="Perot">Perot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mores">mores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="archipelago">archipelago</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="skirt">skirt</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Dodwell">Dodwell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotelier">hotelier</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="board">board</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="skirts">skirts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>. 图：盘点在百慕大置业的富豪实际上，作为过去几十年来一些世界精英人士首选的目的地，百慕大目前在赢得巨富的青睐上却颇为吃力，新财富与旧财富的较量也就此上演。距离美国海岸线的飞行时间只有两至三小时的百慕大，仍旧吸引了包括罗斯佩罗(<span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="Perot">Perot</span>)和迈克尔布隆伯格(<span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span>)在内的亿万富翁，他们都拥有百慕大的房产。但是政府官员和商业领袖表示，他们担心高端旅游的趋势连同财富人群本身都正在发生变化，担心迷人的百慕大现在不得不全力以赴去追逐财富。百慕大旅游协会主席、旅馆老板大卫多德维尔(<span word="David">David</span> <span word="Dodwell">Dodwell</span>)表示：“百慕大就像一位身着及地长裙的淑女。我们需要把裙摆拉起来一点儿。” <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="geography">geography</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unaccustomed">unaccustomed</span> <span word="velocity">velocity</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Consulting">Consulting</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="private">private</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="around">around</span> 12 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nouveau">nouveau</span> <span word="riche">riche</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="supernova">supernova</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="elevators">elevators</span> <span word="hauling">hauling</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="each">each</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nightlife">nightlife</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sleepy">sleepy</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="nightlife">nightlife</span> <span word="shuts">shuts</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="infinity">infinity</span> <span word="pools">pools</span> <span word="or">or</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="butler">butler</span> <span word="service">service</span>. (<span word="Note">Note</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="check">check</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="perk">perk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fairmont">Fairmont</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="upscale">upscale</span>, <span word="flamingo">flamingo</span>-<span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="resort">resort</span>.) 毫无疑问，财富的地理版图正在以非同寻常的速度发生着变化。据波士顿咨询公司(<span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Consulting">Consulting</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>)的一份年度全球财富报告显示，“新世界”的私人财富（主要集中在亚太地区）单单去年就激增了约12%，这个增速达到了包括北美和西欧在内的“旧世界”的两倍以上。这些新贵一族大多喜好超级新潮的生活方式，比如安装能将运动跑车传送至客厅里的私人电梯，吧台里配备价值数千美元一杯的饮品。他们喜欢现代风格的家居，通宵达旦的夜生活以及闪亮如珠宝般的服装。所有这些都几乎与沉睡的百慕大没有任何关系，因为在工作日，这里的夜生活通常会随着十点的钟声戛然而止，同时这里的酒店还远未掌握建造室内无边际游泳池或提供24小时服务的理念。（注：特别的入住登记区和下午茶仍然被视为费尔蒙(<span word="Fairmont">Fairmont</span>)的高贵象征，费尔蒙是百慕大的高档酒店，外 呈粉红色。） <span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="chef">chef</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prada">Prada</span> <span word="boutiques">boutiques</span>, <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="resorts">resorts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="discovering">discovering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reel">reel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="locales">locales</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span>. <span word="Upset">Upset</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gaping">gaping</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="citizenry">citizenry</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="intriguing">intriguing</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>-<span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="overtures">overtures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jet">jet</span>-<span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="brings">brings</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="steeped">steeped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>. <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. 除了需要名厨掌舵的餐厅和普拉达(<span word="Prada">Prada</span>)专卖店外，那些曾经风靡一时的高端度假胜地发现，为了捕到“大鱼”，自身还需要在税务政策、房地产法规和一系列有利于商业的举措上做出调整。这是一项非常严峻的挑战，对百慕大这样的小地方尤为如此。出于对百慕大经济困局和国债增加的不满，去年，百慕大的公民选举出了一个新政府，该政府承诺将实施一些错综复杂的改革举措─其中包括一些针对工商业界和被吸引来的超级富人的关键措施。但是，百慕大是一个植根于传统的地方。改变并非易事。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="DONT">DONT</span> <span word="THINK">THINK</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="zip">zip</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Wendell">Wendell</span> <span word="Hollis">Hollis</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="billionaires">billionaires</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="ruddy">ruddy</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="Bermudian">Bermudian</span>, <span word="Hollis">Hollis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="castle">castle</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="battlement">battlement</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="pirate">pirate</span> <span word="fort">fort</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> 13 <span word="small">small</span>-<span word="bore">bore</span> <span word="antique">antique</span> <span word="cannons">cannons</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repel">repel</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="invaders">invaders</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lurking">lurking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="Hollis">Hollis</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="over">over</span> $100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="pat">pat</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>. 知名的企业法律顾问温德尔霍利斯(<span word="Wendell">Wendell</span> <span word="Hollis">Hollis</span>)表示：“我并不认为百慕大具备吸引年轻一代的活力。”在过去的二十年中，霍利斯曾经代理过很多亿万富翁在百慕大置业的业务。这位高个子、蓝眼睛、面色红润的百慕大人正在他的宅院里散步，他的宅院拥有像城堡一样的城垛。这片城垛是在一处17世纪海盗堡垒的遗迹上修建的，如今仍然装备有13架小口径的古董大炮，它们指向大海，似乎随时准备击退任何潜在的侵略者。现在，他担心百慕大正在错失吸引更多富裕居民的机会。作为一名前参议员和数届政府的顾问，霍利斯曾经写过一篇论述三位富有人士是如何为百慕大经济做出超过一亿美元的贡献的文章。他问道：“多少旅行者或外派劳工才能做出如此大的贡献？” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="Hollis">Hollis</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enchanting">enchanting</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="booster">booster</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Vincent">Vincent</span> <span word="Astor">Astor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Astor">Astor</span> <span word="IV">IV</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="inheritance">inheritance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mini">mini</span>, <span word="narrow">narrow</span>-<span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> 22-<span word="acre">acre</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="worthies">worthies</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="marketed">marketed</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lowells">Lowells</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cabots">Cabots</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cabots">Cabots</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>. 霍利斯所期望见到的这类富裕人群从19世纪起就发现了百慕大独特的魅力。百慕大早期的推崇者马克吐温(<span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span>)曾经说过：“如果你愿意，你尽可以去天堂。我却情愿待在百慕大。”随后加入这一行列的还有文森特阿斯特(<span word="Vincent">Vincent</span> <span word="Astor">Astor</span>)─泰坦尼克号遇难者约翰雅各布阿斯特四世(<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Astor">Astor</span> <span word="IV">IV</span>)的儿子。文森特使用部分遗产在百慕大修建了一处房产，并在这块22英亩（约合134亩）的地产上建造了与之配套的迷你窄幅铁轨。在20世纪20年代，当百慕大的杰出人士决定创建当地第一家高尔夫俱乐部中海俱乐部(<span word="Mid">Mid</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>)时，他们向纽约和波士顿的富有阶层进行了大力宣传。洛厄尔家族可能只与卡波特家族交往，卡波特家族可能只与上帝沟通，但是据早期的会员名单显示，他们之间的这些对话是建立在同为中海俱乐部会员的基础之上的。 <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Astors">Astors</span>, <span word="Lowells">Lowells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cabots">Cabots</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Perots">Perots</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span>), <span word="McGraws">McGraws</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="McGraw">McGraw</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pritzkers">Pritzkers</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hyatt">Hyatt</span> <span word="Hotels">Hotels</span>). <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span>, <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Zeta">Zeta</span>-<span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dash">dash</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="renting">renting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> $28,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secluded">secluded</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tuckers">Tuckers</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Billionaires">Billionaires</span> <span word="Row">Row</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ultra">ultra</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bored">bored</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="manning">manning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flowering">flowering</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="oleander">oleander</span> <span word="hedges">hedges</span>. 如今，阿斯特家族、洛厄尔家族和卡波特家族已经被佩罗家族（罗斯佩罗）、希尔家族（麦格劳希尔，<span word="McGraw">McGraw</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>）和凯悦酒店(<span word="Hyatt">Hyatt</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span>)的普利兹克家族(<span word="Pritzkers">Pritzkers</span>)所取代了。在接替马克吐温的标杆人物的选择上，百慕大一直都对演员迈克尔道格拉斯(<span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span>)和他的妻子凯瑟琳泽塔琼斯(<span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Zeta">Zeta</span>-<span word="Jones">Jones</span>)寄予厚望，希望他们能给这里带来些许名人效应。他们两人在百慕大养育了他们的孩子，但现已重返纽约，他们住宅的出租要价是每月28,000美元（约合人民币17.1万元）。大多数名人都居住在百慕大较为僻静的地区─塔克斯镇(<span word="Tuckers">Tuckers</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>)，人们更习惯将这里称作亿万富翁街(<span word="Billionaires">Billionaires</span> <span word="Row">Row</span>)。世界上很少有哪处度假胜地可以让如此之多的超级富豪如此集中地置业。旅行者能够发现，在这个以大西洋美景和粉白两色的夹竹桃树篱而著称的小区，只有一位百无聊赖的看门人守在门口。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="capture">capture</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="emerald">emerald</span> <span word="green">green</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="botanical">botanical</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="postage">postage</span>-<span word="stamp">stamp</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="onions">onions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carrots">carrots</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="withered">withered</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. 这里的老派富人表示，百慕大一直都具有特殊的吸引力，一方面是由于这里距离美国东北部的权力精英相对较近，另一方面是由于这里有照片都无法捕捉到的美丽景致。百慕大岛满目苍翠，就像一个巨大的公园，一所植物园和众多种植着洋葱和胡萝卜的小型家庭农场点缀其间。这里的植物生机盎然、规划有序，尽管百慕大几乎没有淡水资源，淡水供应差不多全靠雨水。百慕大可以称作拥有棕榈树和宜人气候的英国。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="comings">comings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goings">goings</span>. <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unassuming">unassuming</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Neal">Neal</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Butterfield">Butterfield</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> (<span word="UK">UK</span>) <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>., <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monaco">Monaco</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mingle">mingle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Pink">Pink</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sips">sips</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="flashy">flashy</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="yachts">yachts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span>. <span word="Drinking">Drinking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rum">rum</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrace">terrace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="Nir">Nir</span> <span word="Sadeh">Sadeh</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Butterfield">Butterfield</span>, <span word="concurs">concurs</span>. <span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="flashy">flashy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="billions">billions</span>. 在这样的环境中，巨商富贾似乎可以隐身，因为百慕大人对他们没有那么在意，当地报纸也不关心他们的行踪。巴特菲尔德银行（英国）有限公司(<span word="Butterfield">Butterfield</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> (<span word="UK">UK</span>) <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>.)的私人银行家尼奥丘吉尔(<span word="Neal">Neal</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>)表示：“百慕大非常低调。”丘吉尔曾经在这里居住过三年，目前又从摩洛哥返回百慕大游览。“你可能和巨富近在咫尺而并不自知。”当夕阳 下粉红色的光辉时，丘吉尔一边在酒店的游泳池品茶一边说，住宅是这里唯一的身份象征。他说：“这里没有人招摇过市，没有花哨的汽车，港口里也没有超级游艇。”尼尔萨德(<span word="NirSadeh">NirSadeh</span>)是中海俱乐部会员委员会的主席，他同时也是巴特菲尔德银行私人银行部门的主管。在中海俱乐部的阳台上，萨德抿了一口朗姆酒饮料并且表达了同样的观点。他说：“百慕大不招摇，你能在这里看到身价数十亿的人穿着短裤在街上闲逛。” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="zigzagging">zigzagging</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Lamborghini">Lamborghini</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="whale">whale</span> <span word="gambler">gambler</span> <span word="giddy">giddy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baccarat">Baccarat</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Macau">Macau</span>. <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="expect">expect</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="want">want</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="declines">declines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="staleness">staleness</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1980, <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="some">some</span> 500,000 <span word="plane">plane</span>-<span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> 12,000 <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="beds">beds</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Shawn">Shawn</span> <span word="Crockwell">Crockwell</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> 2,500 <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Crockwell">Crockwell</span>. 问题是，百慕大的这种特质恰好与当今新一代全球财富掌握者所期望的背道而驰。三十岁的俄罗斯亿万富翁驾驶着新兰博基尼跑车(<span word="Lamborghini">Lamborghini</span>)在城市的街道上飞驰，中国的豪赌客在澳门忙不迭地试手百家乐。百慕大并不期待，或是希望全部吸引这种类型的财富。但是，百慕大的政府官员却发现这里的第二大产业─旅游业正经历着可怕的衰退，这反映出了百慕大止步不前的现状。百慕大的旅游部部长肖恩克罗克韦尔(<span word="Shawn">Shawn</span> <span word="Crockwell">Crockwell</span>)表示，在百慕大最辉煌的1980年，这里一年接待的飞行旅客数量大约为50万名，那时百慕大拥有的酒店床位总数高达12,000张左右。去年，百慕大接待的飞行旅客数量只有1980年的一半，酒店床位数也缩减至仅2,500张。在去年百慕大接待的游客中，大约有60%都是消费较低的乘坐邮轮抵达的旅客。剩余40%的游客是乘坐飞机抵达百慕大的，而这一比例正在持续下降。克罗克韦尔表示：“我们需要扭转这一局面。” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="groaning">groaning</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> $1.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="reinsurance">reinsurance</span>. (<span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="thrived">thrived</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>.) <span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="elite">elite</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spurs">spurs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stale">stale</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="premier">premier</span>, <span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="Cannonier">Cannonier</span>. 百慕大这个英国自治领同时也在承受着达到纪录高位的14亿美元债务的困扰，这是财政收入锐减所带来的结果，导致这种局面的原因不仅包括旅游业的萧条，还有百慕大第一产业─再保险行业的衰退。（百慕大以所谓的经济“奇迹”而闻名：这里几乎不出产任何产品，并且几乎所有物品都依赖进口，这里也不征收任何收入税、资本增值税或消费税。然而，工资税和进口关税却让百慕大得以在几十年来一直维持着很高的生活标准。）为解决百慕大的困境，由百慕大统一联盟党(<span word="One">One</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>)领导的新政府认为，向国际财富精英释放更多的积极信号不失为一种方案，这些精英人士和公司创造就业岗位，创造能刺激停滞的经济恢复增长的生活方式。百慕大的新任总理克莱格康涅(<span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="Cannonier">Cannonier</span>)表示：“我认为工商业界没有感受到爱意。” <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span>, <span word="Bermudians">Bermudians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="irradiate">irradiate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unfriendliness">unfriendliness</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="nonislanders">nonislanders</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="just">just</span> 69,000 <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="jammed">jammed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> 21 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="miles">miles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="nonresidents">nonresidents</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="here">here</span> (<span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="Bermudians">Bermudians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outsiders">outsiders</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="Cannonier">Cannonier</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bear">bear</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>-<span word="station">station</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residency">residency</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>. <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="waived">waived</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nanny">nanny</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Fahy">Fahy</span>, <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="nanny">nanny</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>? 当然，百慕大人都会同意，保护主义和官僚习气浓重的百慕大一直都给人一种对非本岛居民不太友好的感觉。鉴于这个54平方公里的小岛上挤满了大约69,000名居民，百慕大一直担心外国人可能会令当地居民受到排挤。因此，百慕大向来竭尽所能地设置各种障碍，包括限制非本岛居民在此居住的期限（六年），并曾经一度禁止百慕大人向岛外人士出售任何房地产。在一次采访中，康涅表示，他正在试图尽快改变现状，在短期内结束居住限期政策。曾在美国接受教育的康涅身材魁梧，拥有加油站业务。他的内阁成员表示，此举是一项重大改变。百慕大内政部部长迈克尔费伊(<span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Fahy">Fahy</span>)称：“你会发现，即使某位高管能够免受居住限期的限制，保姆的居住限期仍然无法摆脱。如果你说你家的保姆不得不离开百慕大，那你为什么要留在这里呢？” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> 1926, <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Ber">Ber</span>- <span word="mudians">mudians</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Bermudians">Bermudians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>-<span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="range">range</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="about">about</span> $3.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="buys">buys</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="batty">batty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="remains">remains</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Cannonier">Cannonier</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="after">after</span> 18 <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="a">a</span> $4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> $1 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="MacIntyre">MacIntyre</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>. 目前，在房地产购买方面，富人可以稍稍舒一口气了。自1926年起，百慕大就开始对非百慕大人在购买地产上施加限制了。结果是，非百慕大人只能购买最贵的房子，即那些年租金在六位数以上的住宅。按目前的房价计算，这意味着最低350万美元（约合人民币2,140万元）的房子。除此之外，外国人还必须支付25%的房产购买许可费，其金额之大足以使亿万富翁咋舌。现在，高租金条例仍然有效，但是，康涅已经将房产购置税税率暂时降至了8%，在18个月后，这一税率将上调至12.5%。目前来看，购买价格400万美元（约合人民币2,440万元）的房产已经不再需要额外支付100万美元的成本了，房地产经纪人麦金泰尔称：“这是非常喜人的改变。” <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="boosters">boosters</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="service">service</span> <span word="playground">playground</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>-<span word="fitter">fitter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span>-<span word="want">want</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="trainers">trainers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yoga">yoga</span> <span word="instructors">instructors</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="gyms">gyms</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="private">private</span>-<span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="airports">airports</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Bermudas">Bermudas</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="charming">charming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="puny">puny</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="household">household</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twain">Twain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Woodrow">Woodrow</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span> <span word="teamed">teamed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span>-<span word="limo">limo</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="sparse">sparse</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>-<span word="Benzes">Benzes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. 但是，即使政府支持者也表示，诸如此类的举措充其量只能创造出那种全方位服务的玩乐之所，而富人们在其他地方轻而易举就能找到这类场所。举例来说，百慕大总是喜欢吹嘘这里高尔夫球场的密度高于全球任何其他地方。这么说没有问题，只是当今更加健康、更有活力的富人们喜欢的是其他的高端娱乐项目，比如在现代感十足的健身房里接受明星教练和瑜伽老师的指导。在加勒比海地区，你可以找到众多新建的私人飞机场，而百慕大却只有一个商业机场。曾几何时，政府实施的每个家庭只能购买一辆小型汽车的限购政策还称得上迷人，该政策起初由马克吐温和伍德罗威尔逊(<span word="Woodrow">Woodrow</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span>)共同推动出台，使汽车被禁止了几十年。但是，对于现在习惯了加长豪华轿车的人群来讲，这个政策并不那么令人感到舒服，他们不得不诉诸于百慕大紧俏的、按小时租赁的梅赛德斯奔驰(<span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>-<span word="Benzes">Benzes</span>)资源。 <span word="From">From</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="encamp">encamp</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="flourishes">flourishes</span>-<span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="ethos">ethos</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="company">company</span>-<span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="newer">newer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotter">hotter</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="Feeling">Feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>-<span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="expires">expires</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="maintains">maintains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>-<span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hovered">hovered</span> <span word="around">around</span> 12,000 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cayman">Cayman</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 75,000. 从企业的角度来看，百慕大根本算不上最理想的避税天堂。当然，百慕大非常清楚，在当年经济繁荣之时有多少富有的公司高管纷纷到此安营扎寨。的确，百慕大的税赋很轻，但是由于百慕大的氛围较为保守，相较于许多新的、更热门的度假胜地，这里的公司注册流程要严格得多。在感受到压力之后，两年前，百慕大政府延长了企业的免税期。百慕大的官员还辩称，百慕大拥有一个享誉全球的离岸公司注册项目。然而，在过去的十五年中，百慕大免税企业的数量一直保持在12,000家左右的水平。相比之下，在过去十年中，开曼群岛的免税企业的数量已经增加了近一倍，达到了75,000多家。 <span word="SO">SO</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="QUESTION">QUESTION</span> <span word="remains">remains</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="someday">someday</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="Triangle">Triangle</span>? 所以问题依然是：为提高自己对新财富的吸引力，百慕大还会在快车道上走多远？还是百慕大某天会从高端财富的雷达上销声匿迹，就像在百慕大三角区消失的那些船只一样？ <span word="As">As</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="casino">casino</span> <span word="here">here</span> (<span word="bow">bow</span>-<span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="gamblers">gamblers</span> <span word="included">included</span>), <span word="Cannonier">Cannonier</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="Perot">Perot</span>. <span word="Manning">Manning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 83-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gardening">gardening</span> <span word="boots">boots</span>. <span word="Heres">Heres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="likes">likes</span>, <span word="Cannonier">Cannonier</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paparazzi">paparazzi</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>. 为了提振百慕大经济，康涅政府绞尽了脑汁，他们正在考虑在百慕大建设一所高端赌场的提议（赌场也会接待非富豪的高级专业人士）。康涅讲述了一个关于罗斯佩罗的生动故事。他回忆起一天，当他正在自己的加油站工作时，他突然看到了这位83岁的、穿着园艺靴的美国前总统候选人。康涅称：“佩罗几乎可以在百慕大随心所欲地走动。他们不需要担心偷拍记者。我们在保护名人的隐私上做得非常出色。这也是百慕大的优势之一。名人来到这里完全可以放松心情。” <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concoct">concoct</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="razzle">razzle</span> <span word="dazzle">dazzle</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span>. <span word="Hollis">Hollis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span>, <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="aground">aground</span>, <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motto">motto</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span> <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>. 在一些人看来，百慕大的最佳选择或许是打造一个新的百慕大奇迹：一个位于大西洋核心的中间地带，一个东西方交汇的地方，一个新财富能够纵情欢乐而旧财富也能享受传统上的私密性和英式风范的地方。企业法律顾问霍利斯指出，百慕大 这个被搁浅的船只征服的小岛─一直信奉着“听天由命”的信条，现在，百慕大是时候掌握自己的命运了。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Bermudians">Bermudians</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Jon">Jon</span> <span word="Paradine">Paradine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aquamarina">Aquamarina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Bermudian">Bermudian</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turquoise">turquoise</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnificently">magnificently</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="salty">salty</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="fades">fades</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MIA">MIA</span> <span word="limos">limos</span>-<span word="really">really</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Paradine">Paradine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> $50 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aquamarina">Aquamarina</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Paradine">Paradine</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bermuda">Bermuda</span>. 但是，一旦百慕大开始掌握自己的命运，一些百慕大人─不管过去还是现在─对家乡产生复杂的情感。“水世界”的主人、土生土长的百慕大人乔恩帕拉丁(<span word="Jon">Jon</span> <span word="Paradine">Paradine</span>)现在居住在世界的另一端，他表示，百慕大确实需要“改善形象”、提高自身的娱乐价值。但是，如果让他聊聊他在家乡度过的时光，他回忆起的则是迷人的湛蓝海景和带着咸味的清新海风，关于变革的话题也逐渐被淡忘了。忽然间，很难想象前街(<span word="Front">Front</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>)乏味的商铺、迈阿密机场的豪华轿车有什么意义。帕拉丁知道，“水世界”这样的住宅在新加坡可以轻易地卖出5,000万美元（约合人民币3.06亿元），只是你在新加坡绝对找不到这样的房子。帕拉丁称：“水世界的海滩是我见过的最美的海滩。我想念百慕大的自然之美。”</p>

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