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　　Urbanization leads to the huge demand forhousing.The export-oriented economy attracts alarge amount of labor force from rural to urbanareas.The fast expansion of higher education alsoleads to the large inflow of intellectuals to cities byoffering education opportunities.The uneven distribution of social resources makes only a fewcities the ideal destinations for population migration, which has further increased the demandfor housing in some of metropolises.People's uncertainty about the future makes them regardthe real estate as the“last straw”for their pension.The traditional concept is rooted in Chineseculture.People regard the ownership of the real estate to be the prerequisite for long terminhabitation.

　　1.出口导向型经济吸引了大量劳动力从农村来到城市:“出口导向型经济”可用the export-oriented economy表示，oriented是“以…为导向”的意思。“从农村来到城市”可译为from rural to urban areas,from...to...意为“从…到…”。“劳动力”可译为labor force。

　　2.人们对未来的不确定使他们将房产当作他们养老金的“最后一根稻草”:“房产”可译为the real estate。“将…当作…”可译为regard…as…。

　　3.传统的观念植根于中国文化:“植根于”可译为be rooted in, root在这里是动词，意为“生根”。“植根于”还可以翻译为take root in。

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