When a street or area is in bad shape and poorer people live there, people with more money may start to move in. They buy the old houses, fix them, open nicer cafés and shops, and the place begins to look “better.” That slow change is to gentrify an area.

When當 a street or area一個街區或地區 is in bad shape狀況不好, and而且 poorer people比較窮的人 live there住在那裡時, people with more money比較有錢的人 may start to move in可能就會開始搬進來。 They他們 buy the old houses買下舊房子, fix them整修, open nicer cafés and shops開比較好的咖啡店和商店, and而且 the place這個地方 begins to look better開始看起來「變好了」。 That slow change這種慢慢的改變 is就是 to gentrify an areagentrify一個地區。

Though actually, the word is not only about paint and new shops. Rents and house prices usually go up, so the families who lived there first often cannot stay.

Though actually不過實際上, the word這個字 is not only about paint and new shops不只是在講油漆和新商店。 Rents and house prices租金和房價 usually go up通常會上漲, so所以 the families最早住在那裡的家庭 who lived there first who lived there first, often cannot stay常常留不下來。

News writers, city planners, and neighbours who are hurt by this use gentrify with a sharp edge: it names the pushing-out, not just the cleaning-up.

News writers新聞記者, city planners都市規劃者, and和 neighbours who are hurt by this因此受害的鄰居 use gentrify用gentrify這個字 with a sharp edge語氣很尖銳: it它 names指的是 the pushing-out排擠, not just the cleaning-up而不只是整頓。

People who sell houses sometimes use it more loosely, almost as praise — “the area is being gentrified” meaning it is becoming fashionable.

People who sell houses賣房子的人 sometimes有時候 use it用得更鬆散 more loosely, almost as praise幾乎當作稱讚 — the area is being gentrified「這個地區正在被gentrify」 meaning意思是 it它 is becoming fashionable正在變得時髦。

Listen for the speaker’s feeling; the same word can cheer or accuse.

Listen for聽聽看 the speaker's feeling說話者的語氣; the same word同一個字 can cheer or accuse可以是讚美也可以是指控。