8.拆迁补偿（744）

Compensation for Demolition

A really fast train track is going to be built through our village, so everyone who lives here has to move to brand-new apartments.

To get paid for our houses being torn down, each family started building new ones in our yards.

The government said we can't do that, but we're not planning to listen.

So, they made a rule to help out: if you're a couple, you can get a 90-square-meter apartment; if you're a kid over 16 and not married, you can get an apartment for just a quarter of what it costs normally; and if you're under 16, you can get a 40-square-meter apartment.

I went to college a few years back and moved to the city.

I'm not getting any money for this, and it's a really big loss for me.

I wish I hadn't moved to the city because I could've gotten an apartment worth 300,000 Yuan, which would've taken me 20 years to save up for.

1. A really fast train track is going to be built through our village, so everyone who lives here has to move to brand-new apartments.

2. To get paid for our houses being torn down, each family started building new ones in our yards.

3. The government said we can't do that, but we're not planning to listen.

4. So, they made a rule to help out: if you're a couple, you can get a 90-square-meter apartment; if you're a kid over 16 and not married, you can get an apartment for just a quarter of what it costs normally; and if you're under 16, you can get a 40-square-meter apartment.

5. I went to college a few years back and moved to the city.

6. I'm not getting any money for this, and it's a really big loss for me.

7. I wish I hadn't moved to the city because I could've gotten an apartment worth 300,000 Yuan, which would've taken me 20 years to save up for.

1. Going to

   Synonym: Will happen

   Definition: Something that is going to occur or take place in the future.

2. Torn down

   Synonym: Destroyed

   Definition: Something that is taken apart or demolished completely.

3. Government

   Synonym: Officials

   Definition: People who are in charge of making and enforcing rules and laws in a country or area.

4. Help out

   Synonym: Assist

   Definition: To give support or aid to someone or to make a situation easier or better.

5. College

   Synonym: University

   Definition: A place where people go to study for higher education after finishing high school.

6. Getting

   Synonym: Receiving

   Definition: Obtaining or acquiring something, usually as a result of an action or process.

7. Wish

   Synonym: Desire

   Definition: A strong feeling of wanting something to happen or to have something.

1. 我们村将要修建一条非常快的铁路，所以住在这里的每个人都得搬到全新的公寓去。

2. 为了得到因拆迁而获得的补偿，每个家庭都开始在自家院子里建新房子。

3. 政府说我们不能这么做，但我们不打算听。

4. 因此，他们制定了一项规定来帮助大家：如果你是一对夫妇，你可以得到一套90平方米的公寓；如果你是16岁以上未婚的孩子，你可以以正常价格的四分之一购买公寓；如果你未满16岁，你可以得到一套40平方米的公寓。

5. 几年前我上了大学，搬到了城里。

6. 我并没有因此得到任何钱，这对我来说是一个很大的损失。

7. 我希望我当时没有搬到城里，因为我本可以得到一套价值30万元的公寓，那将是我存钱20年才能买得起的。