BBC原文：

A two-year ban on some foreigners buying homes in Canada has come into effect. The ban aims to help ease one of the most unaffordable housing markets in the world. As of this summer, the average home price in Canada is C$777,200 - more than 11 times the median household income after taxes. Some have been critical of the ban, saying it is unclear what impact it will have on Canada's housing market.

一纸为期两年、禁止部分外国人在加拿大购房的禁令已经生效。该禁令旨在帮助缓解世界上最难以负担的住房市场之一。截至今年夏天，加拿大的平均房价为777,200加元，是家庭税后收入中位数的11倍多。一些人对这项禁令持批评态度，称尚不清楚它将对加拿大房地产市场产生什么影响。

1.come into effect 开始正式生效

2.the most unaffordable housing markets 最难以负担的住房市场

3.average home price 平均房价

4.median household income after taxes 家庭税后收入中位数

Non-Canadian residents make up less than 6% of homeowners in Ontario and British Columbia, where national statistics indicate home prices are the highest. As of 1 January, the ban prohibits people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents from buying residential properties, and imposes a C$10,000 fine on those who breach it.

在安大略和不列颠哥伦比亚省，非加拿大居民占房主的比例不到6%，而国家统计数据显示，这两个地区的房价是最高的。从1月1日起，该禁令禁止非加拿大公民以及非加拿大永久居民购买住宅物业，违反者将被处以1万加元的罚款。

5.permanent residents 永久性居民

6.buy residential property 购买住宅物业

7.impose a fine on 对...处以罚款

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8.curb foreign homeownership 限制外国人买房

例句：Other countries have enacted different measures to curb foreign homeownership, including by implementing designated restricted zones where non-residents are barred from purchasing homes, or bringing in specific fees on foreign buyers.

其他国家也制定了不同的措施来限制外国人买房，包括设立限购区，禁止非本国居民买房，或者对外国买家征收特定的费用。

9.keep pace to rising home prices 跟上房价上涨的步伐

例句：The average household income for Canadians has struggled to keep pace to rising home prices.

加拿大人的平均家庭收入一直难以跟上房价上涨的步伐