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1、Unit15TheJoneses,thatmythicfamilyAmericavainlytriestokeepupwith,aresettinganimpossiblestandard.It'snotjusttheirfancyvacationsanddesignerclothes,theirswimmingpoolsandtheirgrowlingSUV's.It'sthehouse.TheJoneses,，是美国人努力想要的一个神奇的家庭，在建立一个不可能标准。不只是他们的奇妙旅行，名师设计的衣服，还是他家的泳池，还是他家咆哮的自动
2、汽车。Thesizeoftheaveragenewhouseinthiscountryhasgrownalmost50percentinthelast30years,whiletheaveragefamilyhasshrunk.在过去的30年里新家的面积增长了50%，而平均家庭成员却减少了。AscorrespondentMorleySaferreportedlastfall,housesaregrowingfromseatoshiningsea,likesomealienweed.Acrossthecountry,thousandsofpe
3、rfectlysoundandcozyhousesarebeingtorndown.Theemptylotsthengetfilledupwithhugehouses.在这个国家成千舒适的房子被拆掉。空地被建成高楼大厦TheMarylandtownofChevyChasehasbecomedividedoversize.PatRichhasseeneightteardownsonherstreet,includingthehousenextdoor.Shehasanicknameforonethehomesinherneighborhood
4、:Wal-Mart.PatRich已经在他的街上看到了8座拆迁房屋。包括他家隔壁。他给他家隔壁取名为沃尔玛"Ijustdon'tknowwhypeopleneedthatmuchspacebecauseit'snotasthougheverybodyhasalotofchildren.Cominginherearetwopeople,"saysRich.我不知道他们为什么需要这么多空间。并不是每个人都有这么多孩子。TheRicheshavebeenoffered$1millionforthehousetheypaid$19,500forin
5、1960.TheRiches收到1百万作为房屋补偿，他们在1960年时只花了19500美元Onebuilder,Richremembers,offeredasobstoryaboutwantingtobuyanicelittlehouseforhisailingmother"sohecouldbeclosetoher.Ithinkshe'dlastaboutamonthandthehousewouldcomedown."一个工程师讲述了一个非常悲伤的故事关于他的生病的母亲想买一个漂亮的房子。那样他就可以和他的母亲离得更近。我认为大概一个月后
6、这房子就会被拆掉。ChevyChasefinallydecidedtoputatemporarymoratoriumonallteardowns.ChevyChase最后决定暂时停止拆除全部的房屋GregBitzisnothappyaboutthemoratorium."Iboughtahouseinacountry,inacountyandinatownthatbelievedinfreedom,notinatownthatwantstolegislatetaste,torulewhat,where,whenandhowpeoplecan
7、dothingstotheirhomesthattheyhaveinvested,insomecasestheirlifesavings,"saysBitz.GregBitz很不满这个暂停。我在这里买房是相信自由的，而不是想要立法，制定人们应该如何怎样在何时他们要用他们一生的储蓄投资。Hepaid$726,000forahousehewantedtoteardown,butMr.Bitzhasbeenblitzed.他花了$726,000给他想要拆除的那个房子。Thehouseheboughtwasabout1,100squarefeet.
8、Thehouseheplannedtoputinitsplacewouldbeabitmorethan3,000squarefeet.他买的这个房子大约1100squarefee
