生活英语|hedge city 对冲城市

Hedge city is a safe, stable city with extremely high real estate values caused by foreign investors^{1 buying properties as a hedge against instability in their own countries.}

对冲城市是那些安全、稳定、房价高的城市，外国投资者会选择在这种城市购买房地产，以防止自己国家投资不稳定导致的损失。

A hedge city is a place where wealthy people in booming but unstable^{2 societies pile into local real-estate markets, driving up values. The typical hedge city is innocuous, offering privacy and seclusion3 as well as social and political stability.}

兴盛进步但不稳定的国家的富大家会很多涌入对冲城市的房产市场，从而催高房价。典型的对冲城市是安全无害的，拥有稳定的社会和政治环境，大家的隐私会遭到保护，可以在城市中安静地生活。