英国有个不准孩子常住的村庄

杭州泰弗尔英语

Sections of the media made it out to be a place for "child-hating ogres", according to one estate agent.
　　一家房产中介表示，部分媒体把这个地方称作“孩子们憎恶的魔鬼”。
　　Residents of Firhall, built in the early Noughties on the outskirts of Nairn in the Highlands, must abide by certain rules.
% P9 W- o1 q8 C7 g0 ?2 H! Z$ M" K( o　　于本世纪00年代（2000-2009）早期建成的菲哈尔村庄位于苏格兰高地的小镇奈恩边上。住在这里的居民必须遵守某些特殊的规定。
　　The deeds for their properties prohibit the keeping of ducks, rabbits, pigeons and bees.
: P. _# ?, u# I) E- n6 B+ B　　购房契约里特别列出了一些条款，包括不能养鸭子，养兔子，养鸽子或者养蜂。
　　Households are allowed to have one dog--but controversially no resident children.
5 P8 @( c/ s2 X6 q. z　　每户只准养一只狗。但还有条引人争议的条款：不准有常住在此的孩子。
3 n7 N8 c: |* f　　To own a house in Firhall you must be over 45 years old.
$ r5 g% b4 k) k0 f　　而且，菲哈尔村庄房主的年龄必须超过45岁。
　　Grandchildren and the children of friends can visit and stay, but there are even limits on how often this happens.
　　孙子孙女或者亲友的孩子允许来访小住，但多久来一次是有限制的。
) T% W4 E/ a) G; _　　For BBC Radio 4's Far From the Madding Crowd, presenter Kati Whitaker looked at how things have turned out since Firhall opened in 2003.
　　在BBC戏剧频道《远离尘嚣》节目中，主持人凯蒂·惠特克回顾了菲哈尔村庄自2003年建成以来的发展情况。
　　Residents say Firhall offers peace and quiet.
/ e4 S5 @5 V- f　　居民表示，菲哈尔村庄赐予人们安宁幽静。
! X6 w- Z$ r' X0 f1 l, l! f　　Estate agent Lesley Ann told the programme-makers of the media's initial reaction to the development.
) \3 R) p' ^" v% z　　房产中介莱斯利·安向节目制作人描述了自己对于菲哈尔村庄初建时的反应。
　　She said: "The media hyped it up to such an extent you would really think anybody who wanted to live in a village like this was an ogre and they hated children."
　　她说：“媒体当初对这个地方一通炒作，你就真会以为喜欢住在这个村子的人都是魔鬼，并且讨厌孩子。”
　　David Eccles, chairman of Firhall Trust, said in reality nothing could be further from the truth.
* k7 i  [1 ~. W8 n# P( w　　不过小区管理信托的主席戴维·埃克尔斯说，事实上，那些联想都太夸张。
' L  h: j8 ?0 i) ~2 t, H- e( C. N　　He said many of those who chose to live in the village have grandchildren and the youngsters were always welcome to visit.
" d) D2 \5 V  M6 T: h# R3 n　　他表示，许多选择在此居住的人都有了自己的孙辈，而且住户都很欢迎儿孙来访。
1 F7 k2 V7 e4 W　　Mr Eccles added: "Living here gives a certain measure of peace and quiet which is what many of us look forward to as we are getting older."
2 [" X' X7 u  D8 D　　埃克尔斯补充道：“住在这里令人倍感安宁祥和。而随着年岁的增长，我们对安宁会日益看重和期盼。”
　　However, people have sold up and left after their sons or daughters have had children and they preferred to live somewhere without Firhall's constraints.
0 A7 x: v. @. q. _8 a　　不过，也有些住户待儿女有了孩子后便卖了房子迁居他处。这些人显然更喜欢不受菲哈尔村庄条约的制约。
　　Retired engineer Jimmy Greig told BBC that the child-free element was not what attracted him and his wife to the 93-home development.
　　退休工程师吉米·格里格告诉BBC，孩子可以自由出入不是他和妻子，以及现在的93户居民买房时看重的要素。
- s' M0 K% C1 _' V5 B8 |4 }: r　　He said: "It was the house, the price of the house, the area and the access to Inverness Airport.
　　他说：“房子的品质、价格、地段以及到达沃内斯机场的便捷程度是买房的考虑因素。”
　　"Nairn is a beautiful place and there is golf, bowls and any other kinds of sport available. That is what sold it for us."
9 m5 }, Q2 x$ A4 I　　“奈恩是个美丽的地方。这里还可以打高尔夫、保龄球，可以进行各式各样的运动。这就是这个村庄带给我们的美妙之处。”
　　Another resident Edwina Ellis said the beauty and ambience of Firhall drew her and her husband to move there.
. ^! t$ O* E( ]& k6 y* U　　另一户居民艾德威娜·艾利斯说，菲哈尔村庄的美景和氛围吸引她和丈夫来此居住。
3 R/ }/ D' w. N* S; F" U6 `. J0 Z　　She said: "There is a lot of bird song and lovely wildlife. You see squirrels every day. It's just a lovely place to live."
, c% F# p1 y) }& D0 U　　她说：“这里有可爱的野生动植物，天天可以听到小鸟的歌声，看到松鼠的身影。这里简直是个世外桃源。”