中国投资者购买纽约房产

 　　Anchor:

　　This year has seen a sharp increase in Chinese investor¹ demand for real estate in New York, with the cash put down this year already exceeding last year's totals.

　　Our William Denselow has more from New York.

　　Reporter:

　　Another building under construction in Manhattan…and yet another property owned by Chinese investors².

　　Just a few blocks from New York's iconic Times Square, 7 Bryant Park's 30-story concave glass design cuts a distinct figure.

　　Costing the Bank of China in the region of $600 million- economics professor Ann Lee says they're not the only ones paying huge prices for prestigious³ properties.

　　中国投资者购买纽约房产

　　Ann Lee, Author and Professor, New York University

　　"The Chinese, because they don't know any better, are kind of paying top dollar for the name, the brand name, and the status of owning certain properties. Whether or not that makes any economic sense is besides the point for them right now."

　　Spending billions of dollars on properties like the General Motors building and the Waldorf Astoria in recent years has literally⁴ put Chinese investors on the map.

　　And while China is not new to the US property market- 2015 is already a record year when it comes to spending.

　　With some estimates putting investment up at 4.3 billion dollars- smashing last year's total of 3.3 billion dollars.

　　And analytics director at Real Capital Analytics Yi Wang says poor real estate return rates in China, regulation easing and a desire to diversify⁵ portfolios⁶ are why many Chinese investors are sending their money overseas.

　　With New York seen as a safe destination.

　　Yiqun Wang, Analytics Director, Real Capital Analytics

　　"The fundamentals of the market are very strong. The occupancy is very high, vacancy⁷ is very low and there is very good rent growth prospect⁸ for investors."

　　And while there's a range of Chinese investors, Wang says this current boom is being driven by insurance companies.

　　Yiqun Wang, Analytics Director, Real Capital Analytics

　　"Those insurance companies are very well funded and are interesting in diversifying⁹ their portfolios so this why insurance companies are very popular for putting US as a destination."

　　But with market volatility¹⁰ in China combined with a devaluating currency- question linger over whether this growth can be sustained.

　　And with this devaluation suddenly US property has become more expensive.

　　But while analysts¹¹ think this could hurt investment in the short-term, many argue the stability of the US dollar will keep New York as an attractive destination for the foreseeable future.

　　For CRI, I'm William Denselow in New York.

1 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 diversify   

v.（使）不同，（使）变得多样化

参考例句：

• Our company is trying to diversify.我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展。
• Hills and woods diversify the landscape.山陵和树木点缀景色。

6 portfolios   

n.投资组合( portfolio的名词复数 )；（保险）业务量；（公司或机构提供的）系列产品；纸夹

参考例句：

• Price risk arises in non-trading portfolios, as well as in trading portfolios. 价格风险中出现的非贸易投资，以及在贸易投资组合。 来自互联网
• How do we fatten our portfolios and stay financially healthy? 我们怎样育肥我们的投资结构和维持财政健康呢？ 来自互联网

7 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

8 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

9 diversifying   

v.使多样化，多样化( diversify的现在分词 )；进入新的商业领域

参考例句：

• Some publishers are now diversifying into software. 有些出版社目前正兼营软件。 来自辞典例句
• Silverlit is diversifying into new markets, such as Russia and Eastern Europe. Silverlit正在使他们的市场变得多样化，开发新的市场如俄罗斯和东欧国家。 来自互联网

10 volatility   

n.挥发性，挥发度，轻快，（性格）反复无常

参考例句：

• That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
• Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而，由于相当长的时间里波动性小，灾难短视就获胜了。

11 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。