美国2人衰败小镇 40万美元贱卖

 　　A small town in rural South Dakota is now for sale at $400,000.

　　南达科他州边远的一座小镇现挂牌出售，标价40万美元。

　　The unincorporated hamlet called Swett comes with a bar, workshop, three trailers and single house all on 6.16 acres.

　　这座独立小镇叫做斯威特，镇上有一间酒吧、一家作坊、三座流动房屋和一栋独立屋，共占地6.16英亩。

　　Local businessman Lance Benson owns the town, and is selling to focus on his traveling concession¹ company.

　　该地商人兰斯本森是小镇的所有者，为了更加专心地经营自己的旅游优惠公司，他目前正打算售卖小镇。

　　美国2人衰败小镇 40万美元贱卖

　　'Like I say, I hate to get rid of it. If I don't sell it, if I don't sell it this first year, I would probably keep it,' Mr Benson told the Rapid City Journal.

　　“就像我说的，我不愿意失去它。如果我没有卖掉，没有在第一年卖掉它，也许我会一直留着它，” 本森在接受《拉皮特城日报》采访时这样表示。

　　Swett is two hours southeast of Rapid City and had a population of about 40 in the 1940s.

　　斯威特距拉皮特城有两个小时车程，20世纪40年代时人口为40人左右。

　　The town got its name from a local farmer who owned the grocery store. The post office was in the store so the town became known as Swett.

　　小镇名字来源于当地经营一家蔬菜店的农民的名字。邮局曾经设在他的蔬菜店里，小镇因此得名斯威特。

　　But the population dwindled² and today it's just Benson, his wife and their dog Daisy who live in the house next to the bar.

　　不过后来小镇的人口不断减少，时至今日，仅留本森夫妇以及他们的爱犬黛西住在酒吧旁的房子里。

　　Coldwell Banker broker³ Stacie Montgomery is selling the property, and says she's never been given such an assignment before.

　　科威房产经纪人丝塔西·蒙哥马利负责出售这个小镇，她表示此前她从未接触过这种交易。

　　Ms Montgomery told MailOnline that the town is probably lucrative⁴ for someone who wants to own and run a bar - since Swett Tavern⁵ is successful and the only watering hole for 10 miles.

　　蒙哥马利告诉英国《每日邮报》网站邮报在线，想拥有并经营一家酒吧的人若是买下这座小镇，收益可能十分可观，因为斯威特酒馆经营得十分成功，而且是方圆10英里内唯一的酒吧。

　　The town could also go to a wealthy person who wants somewhere to stay during hunting season, she said, as Swett is a popular destination for pheasant hunting.

　　她表示，斯威特也是野鸡狩猎时节人们钟爱的去处，所以小镇也有可能被某个富豪买下，成为他在狩猎时的居所。

1 concession   

n.让步，妥协；特许(权)

参考例句：

• We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
• That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

2 dwindled   

v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
• His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

4 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

5 tavern   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店

参考例句：

• There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
• Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。