Too Many Tourists in Our Town?

Morning, Lauren! The usual iced coffee?

早啊，Lauren！还是老样子，冰咖啡？

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

要，Frank。前提是我挤得到柜台！

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

是不是很棒？从6点开始就排队了！

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

对你来说可能吧。我停个车就花了40分钟。

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

哎，夏天就是这样嘛。到底是什么让你心烦？

My landlord isn't renewing my lease in September.

我的房东9月不跟我续租了。

What? You've rented that place for years!

什么？你在那儿租了好多年了！

He's turning it into a vacation rental instead.

他要把它改成给游客住的度假出租屋。

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

他一周赚的比我一个月付的房租还多。

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

真遗憾，Lauren。这消息太糟了。

But honestly, tourists keep this whole town alive.

但说实话，整个小镇都靠游客养活。

My summer sales pay the bills all winter long.

我夏天的营业额要撑过整个冬天的开销。

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

没有他们，这里一半的店都得关门，不是吗？

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

我没说游客是问题，Frank。

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

可要是老师在这儿住不起，谁来教你的孙子孙女？

Two of my colleagues already moved inland this year.

我有两个同事今年已经搬到内陆去了。

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

两个老师？我完全不知道情况这么糟。

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

你见过周一早上的海滩吗？到处都是垃圾。

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

说得对。外面那些杯子一半可能都是我店里的。

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

可要是禁止出租，游客不就去别的地方了吗？

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

不是禁止，是限制，有些小镇已经这么做了。

Homeowners could rent out one place, not five.

房主可以出租一套，而不是五套。

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

你是说，大投资商就不能把整条街都买下来了？

Exactly. People who work here need homes here.

没错。在这里工作的人需要在这里有个家。

And money for housing? That costs a fortune.

那住房的钱从哪来？那可是一大笔钱。

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

一笔小小的旅游税！每晚只要几美元。

It could go straight into homes for local workers.

这笔钱可以直接用来给本地员工盖房子。

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

等等，我的咖啡师真的能住得起镇上了？

Now that's an idea I can get behind!

这个主意我举双手赞成！

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

周四有个镇民大会。你会来吗？

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

来？我还要给全场带咖啡呢！

Careful, Frank. That sounds like a business opportunity.

小心哦，Frank。这听起来像个商机。

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

被你看穿了！不过我也会站出来发言的。

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

谢谢。这话从你嘴里说出来，意义很大。

This town needs its teachers. And its coffee!

这个小镇需要它的老师，也需要它的咖啡！