1.The newcomers are chasing Greece’s so-called golden visas, which other crisis-hit countries like Portugal and Spain have used for years to lure investors in a bid to stoke an economic recovery. Spending a minimum of ?50,000 on a home in Greece secures a five-year renewable visa.

這些外來(lái)者正在爭(zhēng)取拿到所謂的希臘黃金簽證。其他受經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)沖擊的國(guó)家，比如葡萄牙和西班牙，多年來(lái)一直為推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇用這種簽證來(lái)吸引投資者。花至少25萬(wàn)歐元(約合人民幣192萬(wàn)元)在希臘買房，就能獲得五年有效期的可續(xù)簽簽證。

2.Greece is a latecomer to the global buying trend – in part because its debt crisis was so dire in 2011 – but it has become a hot destination for those with enough money. The government began offering golden visas in 2013, also drawing investors from Russia, Turkey and the Middle East.

雖然希臘在全球房地產(chǎn)購(gòu)買趨勢(shì)中是后來(lái)者——部分原因是該國(guó)在2011年曾發(fā)生了非常嚴(yán)重的債務(wù)危機(jī)——但對(duì)那些足夠有錢的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這個(gè)國(guó)家已成為一個(gè)熱門目的地。希臘政府從2013年開(kāi)始發(fā)放黃金簽證，這種簽證也吸引了來(lái)自俄羅斯、土耳其和中東的投資者。

3.Yet the turnaround is coming at a cost. While rising property prices benefit homeowners, renters are being priced out. Families still struggling to recover from the crisis are being pushed from working-class neighborhoods as the wrecking companies move in.

然而，經(jīng)濟(jì)好轉(zhuǎn)正在帶來(lái)代價(jià)。雖然不斷上漲的房?jī)r(jià)令房主受益，但租房者卻因租金上漲正在被擠出市場(chǎng)。隨著拆房公司的進(jìn)入，仍在努力走出經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的家庭正在被擠出工薪階級(jí)社區(qū)。考生如果怕自己錯(cuò)過(guò)考試報(bào)名時(shí)間和考試時(shí)間的話，可以 免費(fèi)預(yù)約短信提醒，屆時(shí)會(huì)以短信的方式提醒大家報(bào)名和考試時(shí)間。

4.“It’s like what happened in Barcelona, where everyone was forced from the center,” said Maria Dolores, a young artist who lived there before moving to Athens four years ago. She and three roommates were evicted from a ?00-a-month rental in Athens in November as the landlord weighed converting it to an Airbnb or selling to a foreigner.

“這和在巴塞羅那發(fā)生的事情一樣，大家都被迫離開(kāi)了市中心。”年輕藝術(shù)家瑪麗亞·多洛雷斯(Maria Dolores)說(shuō)，她是四年前搬到雅典來(lái)的，之前曾住在巴塞羅那。去年11月，她和三名室友被趕出了他們?cè)谘诺涞脑伦饨?00歐元的公寓，因?yàn)榉繓|考慮是否把公寓改造成愛(ài)彼迎民宿，或干脆賣給外國(guó)人。

5.Carrie Law, the chief executive of Juwai.com, a Hong Kong-based real estate investment group, said the country that once was an economic basket case has become a top destination for China’s middle class because of the golden visa program. Chinese feel comfortable going to Greece because big Chinese state-owned companies, including Cosco, which owns most of Greece’s Piraeus port, have already invested, she said.

總部設(shè)在香港的房地產(chǎn)投資平臺(tái)居外網(wǎng)(Juwai.com)首席執(zhí)行官羅雪欣(Carrie Law)說(shuō)，黃金簽證計(jì)劃已讓這個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況曾十分糟糕的國(guó)家成為中國(guó)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)的首選目的地。她說(shuō)，中國(guó)人對(duì)去希臘很放心，因?yàn)榘ㄖ羞h(yuǎn)集團(tuán)在內(nèi)的大型國(guó)有企業(yè)已在希臘投資，中遠(yuǎn)集團(tuán)擁有希臘比雷埃夫斯港的絕大多數(shù)股權(quán)。

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