每天读一篇英语小故事：There Goes the Neighborhood

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　　Carbon Street is a long, tree-lined street with majestic houses on either
side. The houses are owned by millionaires who cherish their quiet, residential
street. Throughout the day, the only noise is usually the sound of various birds
singing in the trees or the occasional jetliner flying high overhead. Not even
the sound of gas leaf blowers or gas lawn mowers invades the silence.
        　　But, nothing lasts forever. Carbon Street is about to change. Mr. Bing, a
self-made billionaire, has a plan. A big plan. A big plan for a big house. Mr.
Bing says he likes to do everything big.
        　　“I like to make a statement. What’s the use of being on this planet if
others don’t know that you’re here? After years of searching all over the world,
I have determined that Carbon Street is the perfect place to live. I plan to
build the biggest house in the world at the end of this street. Construction
will take about three years, but it will be worth it. I’m going to throw at
least one party every weekend for all my friends. It’s going to be
fantastic!”
        　　“It’s going to be a nightmare,” said one neighbor. “We’re already talking
to some realtors. Three years of construction. Three years of trucks going back
and forth every day. And then parties every weekend? We can't even sue him—I
think he’s got more money than our whole state. No, it’s time to move. We went
from having the nicest neighborhood to having the worst neighborhood, all
because of one new neighbor. I wonder who the idiot is who told him about our
street.”