Too Many Tourists in Our Town?

Morning, Lauren! The usual iced coffee?

早安，Lauren！老樣子，冰咖啡？

Please, Frank. If I can ever reach the counter!

要，Frank。前提是我擠得到櫃檯！

Isn't it wonderful? We've had a line since six!

很棒吧？從6點就開始排隊了！

Wonderful for you, maybe. It took me forty minutes to park.

對你來說也許吧。我光停車就花了40分鐘。

Come on, that's just summer. What's really bothering you?

哎呀，夏天就是這樣嘛。到底是什麼事讓你煩心？

My landlord isn't renewing my lease in September.

我的房東9月不跟我續約了。

What? You've rented that place for years!

什麼？你在那裡租好多年了耶！

He's turning it into a vacation rental instead.

他要把它改成給觀光客住的度假出租屋。

He'll make more in one week than I pay monthly.

他一個禮拜賺的比我一個月付的房租還多。

I'm really sorry, Lauren. That's awful news.

真的很遺憾，Lauren。這消息太糟了。

But honestly, tourists keep this whole town alive.

但老實說，整個小鎮都是靠觀光客撐著的。

My summer sales pay the bills all winter long.

我夏天的營業額要撐過整個冬天的開銷。

Without them, half these shops would close, wouldn't they?

沒有他們，這裡一半的店都要關門，不是嗎？

I'm not saying tourists are the problem, Frank.

我沒說觀光客是問題，Frank。

But who's going to teach your grandkids if teachers can't live here?

可是如果老師在這裡住不起，誰來教你的孫子？

Two of my colleagues already moved inland this year.

我有兩個同事今年已經搬到內陸去了。

Two teachers? I had no idea it was that bad.

兩個老師？我完全不知道情況這麼糟。

And have you seen the beach on Monday mornings? Trash everywhere.

你看過禮拜一早上的海灘嗎？到處都是垃圾。

Fair point. Half those cups out there are probably mine.

說得也是。外面那些杯子大概一半都是我店裡的。

But if we ban rentals, won't visitors just go elsewhere?

可是如果禁止出租，觀光客不就跑去別的地方了？

Not a ban. A limit, like some towns already have.

不是禁止，是限制，有些小鎮已經這樣做了。

Homeowners could rent out one place, not five.

屋主可以出租一間，而不是五間。

You mean big investors couldn't buy up whole streets?

你是說，大投資客就不能把整條街都買下來了？

Exactly. People who work here need homes here.

沒錯。在這裡工作的人，需要在這裡有個家。

And money for housing? That costs a fortune.

那住宅的錢從哪裡來？那可是一大筆錢。

A small tourist tax! Just a few dollars a night.

一筆小小的觀光稅！每晚只要幾塊美金。

It could go straight into homes for local workers.

這筆錢可以直接拿來蓋本地員工的住宅。

Wait, my baristas could actually afford to live in town?

等等，我的咖啡師真的住得起鎮上了？

Now that's an idea I can get behind!

這個點子我舉雙手贊成！

There's a town meeting on Thursday. Will you come?

禮拜四有個鎮民大會。你會來嗎？

Come? I'll bring coffee for the whole room!

來？我還要幫全場帶咖啡咧！

Careful, Frank. That sounds like a business opportunity.

小心喔，Frank。這聽起來像個商機。

Guilty as charged! But I'll speak up, too.

被你抓到了！不過我也會站出來發言。

Thank you. That means a lot, coming from you.

謝謝。這話由你說出來，意義很不一樣。

This town needs its teachers. And its coffee!

這個小鎮需要老師，也需要咖啡！