星耀五洲

在北京以东的沙质平原上，“星耀五洲”（theworld）项目陷于困境。

On the sandy plains east of Beijing , the world is in trouble .

“星耀五洲”的设计意图是容纳10万居民，提供一个室内滑雪场、一座旧金山金门大桥（GoldenGateBridge）的复制品，以及一家七星级酒店。

The World was designed to house 100000 people , an indoor ski dome , a replica of San Francisco 's Golden Gate Bridge and a seven-star hotel .

尽管存在这种悲观的展望，但“星耀五洲”正展现出一些生机。

Despite this gloomy prognosis , The World is showing signs of life .

倪峥臻（音译）是“星耀五洲”工地上的一个承包商，手下有一批电工和水管工。他预计，政府很快就将被迫放松政策。

Ni Zhengzhen , a contractor at The World with a crew of electricians and plumbers , predicted that the government would soon lose its nerve .

但是，从“星耀五洲”到天津市中心的40公里高速公路沿途到处都是新建高楼和建筑工地，这提醒人们中国政府为什么如此坚决地要让楼市降温。

But the highway from The World to downtown Tianjin , a 40km stretch of new towers and construction sites , is a reminder of why the government has been so determined to cool the property market .