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Some politicians want to deter locals from visiting casinos by imposing an entry tax.
一些政治家們想通過征收入場稅來阻止當(dāng)?shù)鼐用襁M(jìn)入賭場。
Pachinko's seedy reputation is one reason.
其中之一就是因?yàn)榘厍喔缡浅隽嗣臑鯚熣螝狻?/div>
Though the industry has shrunk by about 40% from its peak 20 years ago, there are still about 11,000 pachinko parlours—and thousands of addicts.
盡管柏青哥的發(fā)展和20年前的頂峰時(shí)期相比，下降了40%，但現(xiàn)在依然有一萬多片柏青哥游戲廳以及數(shù)以千計(jì)的上癮者。
Public hostility recently forced the mayor of Yokohama, one of three proposed sites for the resorts, to begin back-pedalling on her support.
橫濱是三個計(jì)劃將建設(shè)賭場區(qū)的城市之一，但是由于公眾的強(qiáng)烈抵制，市長為了自己的支持率不得不做出讓步。
Investors fear outbreaks of NIMBYism elsewhere, too.
投資方也害怕各地興起鄰避主義。
In a recent survey 75% of Japanese said they would not like a casino to be built near their homes.
最近的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示75%的受訪者不愿意政府在自己家附近建賭場。
Officials in Osaka have come up with a way around this problem: they want to build a resort on an artificial island in Osaka Bay.
大阪官員們就這個問題想到了一個方法，就是在大阪灣附近的人工島上建賭場區(qū)。
Well-heeled tourists, mainly from China, are expected to be the main punters, says Susumu Hamamura, a Komeito politician.
日本公明黨政治家千葉進(jìn)步表示，大部分來自中國的富豪游客將成為賭場區(qū)的顧客。
About 20m people visited Japan last year.
去年，來日本游玩的游客數(shù)量約有兩千萬。
The government wants to double this by 2020, along with the roughly ￥3.5trn that tourists spend annually.
政府希望到2020年，這個數(shù)字能夠翻一番，同時(shí)游客在日本的開銷能夠達(dá)到每年3.5萬億日元。
Even if the casinos get off the ground, Japan faces stiff regional competition from Macau, Malaysia and Singapore.
就算日本的賭場業(yè)能夠發(fā)展起來，也要同澳門、馬來西亞、新加坡等地進(jìn)行激烈的競爭。
What will give the country an edge, predicts Mr.Yonekawa, is Japanese culture.
千葉進(jìn)步表示，能夠讓日本博彩業(yè)勝出一籌的將是日本的文化。
The proposed sites for another mooted resort, in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, are onsen (hot spring) retreats, he points out. “Japanese cuisine and hospitality will win many customers.”
他指出，還有一個懸而未決的待開發(fā)地區(qū)是日本最北部的島嶼--北海道的溫泉聚集區(qū)，日本的美食和服務(wù)將會吸引不少顧客。
Mr.Hamamura agrees.
千葉進(jìn)步是同意建設(shè)賭場的。
He voted for the casino bill despite opposition from his own party boss because he believes it will be good for Japan.
盡管與自己所在政黨的意見相左，他還是支持自己認(rèn)為有益日本發(fā)展的產(chǎn)業(yè)。
“Over 140 countries have legal casinos; why should we be left out?” he asks.
他問道：“世界上有超過140個國家有賭場，為什么我們不能有？”
Even he accepts, however, that most Japanese are “emotionally” against casinos and will need to be convinced.
即便是他本人也承認(rèn)，大部分日本人還是從情感上抵觸賭場。
He plans to win them over, he says, by explaining one of the overlooked benefits of the resorts: they will give foreigners something to do at night.
千葉進(jìn)步打算說服這些民眾，他本人表示，我要告訴他們賭博區(qū)存在被忽略的好處之一就是能夠讓外國人在晚上有事可做。
譯文來源考研英語時(shí)事閱讀
