【读新闻学英语】等待4周花14.5万纽币为自己建一套全新3居室，这样的建筑方案你选么？

只需要等待4周时间，花费14.5万纽币就能为自己建一栋全新的三居室，你会考虑么？

A Te Awamutu building company has developed and launched an innovative range of homes and flats it believes is the answer to affordable housing for the future.

一家来自Te Awamutu的建筑公司已经开发并推出了一系列创新的房屋及公寓，这将成为未来可负担房屋的解决办法。

Innovative：创新的

Affordable：可负担的

Partners Alan Hockly and Giles Bayley have been planning, researching and fine-tuning the new process over three years。

这家公司的合伙人Alan Hockly 和 Giles Bayley，用了三年的时间对这个项目计划、研究和微调。

Partners：合伙人

fine-tuning：仔细安排，精确调整

It started as a problem-solving exercise to find a way to address social housing issues based around cost and timely supply, especially in times of crisis, such as following a major earthquake.

起初，这项任务是为了解决社会性住房危机而想到的应对方法，必须考虑时间和成本问题，特别是在大地震之后的房屋重建工作上。

problem-solving：解决问题

issue：问题

earthquake：地震

The new homes had to be a quality, but affordable, product that needed low energy input and were warm dry and comfortable. A solution started with finding a new material to form the basis of the construction and the answer was found in Korea. The Korean material has been in use oversees for four decades and has proven reliability.

新的房屋必须质量过关，价格便宜，不消耗太多能源，同时又要温暖、干燥而且舒适。最终在韩国找到了问题的解决方案，发现了一种新型的建筑材料。这种韩国材料在海外已经有了40年的使用历史，并证实了其可靠性。

Quality：优质的

low energy：低能的

input：输入

material：材料

construction：建筑

Firstly, they are affordable - ranging from $18,500 for a 9㎡ cabin to $145,000 for an 84㎡ three-bedroom home.

首先，这些房屋是可负担的——9㎡的小屋子价格为1.85万纽币，84㎡的三居室价格为14.5万纽币。

Range from：从…到

The cost excludes moving, section and Council and consent fees, but does include all carpet, curtains, kitchen and bathroom vinyl flooring, complete kitchen/laundry where applicable, including appliances, all bathroom fittings and hot water system to suit.

这些价格包括了搬运，分割和市议会收取的许可费，还包括了地毯、橱柜、厨房和浴室的地板，以及完整的厨房和洗衣间设施，浴室里的设备，以及热水系统。

consent fees：许可费

bathroom fittings：浴室设施

Secondly they can be built in a short time frame - about four weeks from order to delivery in most cases.

其次，这些房屋可以在很短时间内建成，一般情况下从下单到运输一共需要四周时间。

time frame：一段时间

delivery：运输

Thirdly, they are low maintenance, not only easy to clean but more importantly the special building materials used are both fire retardant and methamphetamine (P) resistant; this means they are potentially a much more viable and logical investment and housing option for interested parties.

第三，这些房屋的维护成本很低，不仅仅是它们易于清洁打理，更重要的是这些材料防火而且还能防冰毒污染。这就意味着，不论是投资还是自住，它们都是更可行，更合乎逻辑的选择。

Maintenance：维持，维护

fire retardant：阻燃性

viable：可行性的

The company has spent a lot of time ensuring the building method is approved throughout New Zealand, so buyers only have to be concerned about local regulations in relation to the site and services.

这家公司花费了大量的时间，以确保新西兰能够批准这种建筑方法，所以买家们只需要关注本地相关服务法规就行。

Ensuring：保证

local regulations：地方性法规

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