省房租有绝招:伦敦上班族城市露营

    According to the Sky News of September 26, hard-pressed London commuters are increasingly turning to camping rather than paying exorbitant¹ rents in the capital。
    "Camping commuters" are pitching their tents or parking their caravans³ from monday to friday and retreating to more permanent homes at the weekends。
    Lucy Boggis, from Wiltshire in the UK, said: "People think of it as a summer holiday in their little caravan², but as long as you've got a caravan that doesn't leak, you're as good as being in your bedroom at home。
    Prices do vary and Lee Valley Park in London is among the more expensive sites in London, with single campers paying midseason rates of ?122.50(about＄194) per week, including electricity。
    However, that is still less than half the average weekly rent of ?250 (about ＄395)for a one-bedroom flat in London Zones 2 or 3, according to the accommodation website Outlet⁴。
    据英国天空新闻网9月26日报道，现在，伦敦越来越多“资金短缺”的上班族倾向于在城市露营以减少昂贵的租房费用。
    这群被称为“露营上班族”的人通常在周一到周五会选择住在旅游帐篷或者拖车里，等到周末才会回到自己租住的公寓中。
    来自英国威尔特郡的上班族露西?伯吉斯表示：“很多人都会认为它们(旅游帐篷或者拖车)只有在暑假时才会派上用场。但只要你的帐篷或者车保持良好的密封性，它们同样可以作为一个非常好的卧室。”
    事实上，(这样的露营生活并不是免费的)，价格各异。比如类似伦敦Lee Valley公园就是比较昂贵的，每个露营者平均每周需要向公园管理方交纳122.5英镑(大约194美元)的费用，其中包括电费。
    不过，这样的价格与租房费用相比还是相当便宜的。英国一家租房网站Outlet的调查显示，在伦敦2区或者3区租1间1居室的租金高达每周250英镑(大约395美元)。
 

1 exorbitant   

adj.过分的；过度的

参考例句：

• More competition should help to drive down exorbitant phone charges.更多的竞争有助于降低目前畸高的电话收费。
• The price of food here is exorbitant. 这儿的食物价格太高。

2 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

3 caravans   

（可供居住的）拖车（通常由机动车拖行）( caravan的名词复数 )； 篷车； （穿过沙漠地带的）旅行队（如商队）

参考例句：

• Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles that are pulled by horses. 旧式的吉卜赛大篷车是由马拉的涂了颜色的木质车辆。
• Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles. 旧时的吉普赛大篷车是涂了颜色的木质车辆。

4 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。