While the political climate in Berlin is turning against landlords, the influential property-owners association Haus und Grund has said it would not be cowed.

尽管德国的政治气候不利于业主，但颇具影响力的业主联合会Haus und Grund表示他们不会受胁迫。

cow[kaʊ]: vt. 威胁，恐吓

In a clear call for pre-emptive action, the association had urged members to raise rents by Monday night (June 17).

该协会已敦促会员在6月17日前涨房租，这显然是为了先发制人。

pre-emptive[pri'emptiv]: adj. 先发制人的

Although there are still huge swathes of unbuilt land and new construction mushrooming across the city, much of what is coming onto the market is out of reach for low-income locals.

尽管柏林还有大块土地可以用于建房，各处的新楼盘也如春笋般拔地而起，但是大部分进入市场的楼盘都是低收入的本地居民买不起的。

mushroom['mʌʃrʊm]: vi. 迅速增加

The rates in Berlin are still below those in key capitals around the world.

如今柏林的租金依然低于世界主要国家的首都。

However, average rent prices in Berlin have pushed past 10 euros per square meter per month, according to a recent study by a real estate group CBRE Berlin and German mortgage bank Berlin Hyp AG.

但是，根据房地产集团CBRE Berlin和德国抵押贷款银行Berlin Hyp AG近日发布的一项研究报告，柏林的平均房租已经超过了每月10欧元每平米。

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