这真的很香港! 一车位卖出480万港元!

 　　How much are you prepared to pay for a parking space?

　　你准备花多少钱买一个停车位？

　　Someone in Hong Kong recently paid out HK$4.8m ($0.62m) for the privilege of parking their car.

　　近日，香港有人以480万港币（约合62万美元）的价格购得了一停车位。

　　The transaction last month broke the record of HK$4.24m for the most expensive parking space in the crowded city.

　　上月的这桩交易刷新了此前一车位创下的424万港币纪录，成为拥挤的香港中最贵的车位。

　　这真的很香港! 一车位卖出480万港元!

　　It is in a luxury property development on Conduit Road in the Mid-Levels, one of the most affluent¹ and prestigious² residential³ areas in Hong Kong.

　　这是位于香港最为富有、也是最有名望的住宅区之一的半山区干德道的一处豪华地产。

　　The 135sq ft (12.5sq m) space was bought by a foreigner, local media reported.

　　据当地媒体报道，这一占地135平方英尺（12.5平方米）的车位的买家是一名外国人。

　　Online, Hong Kongers seemed rather jaded⁴ by news about yet another expensive property.

　　在社交媒体上，香港人似乎早已厌倦了此类天价房地产的新闻。

　　"We are already used to this kind of news. Every day we learnt about expensive things that break records from the media. But labour cost is only increasing at the speed of a tortoise," said Gary Lo.

　　盖瑞·卢表示：“我们已习惯了这种新闻。媒体上每天都有在报道一些东西刷新了最高价格。但同时劳动力成本却是在以龟速上涨。”

　　Ed Lau wrote: "How ridiculous can Hong Kong be? A parking space is even more expensive than a brand new Ferrari."

　　艾德·刘留言道：“香港到底有多可笑？一个停车位居然比一辆全新的法拉利还要贵！”

1 affluent   

adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的

参考例句：

• He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
• His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。

2 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

3 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

4 jaded   

adj.精疲力竭的；厌倦的；（因过饱或过多而）腻烦的；迟钝的

参考例句：

• I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend. 整个周末工作之后我感到疲惫不堪。
• Here is a dish that will revive jaded palates. 这道菜简直可以恢复迟钝的味觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》