【翻译词汇】
物权法 property law
四合院 courtyard
拆掉 knock down
代替 replace
假古董 fake antique
胡同 hutong
主题公园 theme park
踢出去 kick out
消亡 die away
【精彩译文】
China has passed the first property law, ordering to protect Beijing’s hundreds of courtyards. But critics say, so-called “conservation” just means knocking down an old building and replacing it with a structure in a traditional style. For this, Ma Yansong’s opinion is “The way is just to build fake antiques, it is not nice. These hutongs attract many tourists. The poor, old residents are either like actors in a theme park or they are kicked out so that the rich can buy these houses. The spirits of old Beijing are now dying away.”