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迪拜不再是富豪的天堂?大批投资人纷纷变卖财产逃离迪拜
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在迪拜,由于Covid-19疫情,英国侨民不得不变卖财产兑成现金,返回英国。
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Dubai’s expat community groups are full of bargains; everything from cars to gym subscriptions. The fire sales are a result of expats left jobless by the UAE’s coronavirus lock-down. Among them, thousands of British expats are trying to scrape back the pennies before they are forced to leave a place many call home.
迪拜的外籍人士社区到处都是甩卖的便宜货,从汽车到健身房的会员卡应有尽有。阿联酋冠状病毒封锁导致的外籍人士失业,从而低价处理物品。其中,数以千计的英国外籍人士在被迫离开这个许多人称之为家的地方之前,以求省下几分钱。
The coronavirus lockdown has upended the lives of thousands of expats, turning their dream of a life abroad into a nightmare of uncertainty. Thousands have been made redundant, with strict visa regulations forcing them to return to the UK, with little time to catch their breath.
新冠病毒封锁颠覆了数千名外籍人士的生活,将他们在国外生活的梦想变成了一场不确定的噩梦。数以千计的人被裁掉,严格的签证规定迫使他们返回英国,几乎没有喘口气的时间。
Ninety per cent of the UAE’s population are expats, and a study out this month by Oxford Economics, a quantita