Looking for a ray of sunshine in the depths of winter? Head to Mustique, a tiny 1-mile-by-3-mile island in the sunny Caribbean. But it will cost you─$3, 338.66 per hour, to be exact.
在寒冬时节寻找一缕阳光？那就去阳光明媚的加勒比海岛屿马斯蒂克岛(Mustique)吧。这座小岛只有1英里宽、3英里长，但价格却着实不菲，准确地说，每小时要花3,338.66美元。
To find out where homeowners get the most solar bang for their buck, real-estate consulting firm Knight Frank looked at 14 warm-weather vacation spots around the world. Using the average hours of sunlight per day and the average house price for a four-bedroom property in a prime real-estate location, Knight Frank arrived at the price for an hour of sunshine, averaged over a year.
为发现人们在哪些地方能享受到性价比最高的阳光，房地产咨询公司莱坊(Knight Frank)对全球14处气候温暖的度假胜地进行了盘点。通过分析当地每日平均日照时间以及房地产黄金地带四卧室房屋的平均房价，莱坊计算出了该地全年每小时日照的花费。
Mustique topped the list in cost per hour of sun, with St. Barts and the British Virgin Islands, also in the Caribbean, coming in at Nos. 2 and 3. Mauritius, an island located off the southeastern coast of Africa, came next.
马斯蒂克岛在每小时日照花费排行榜上高居榜首，同样位于加勒比海的圣巴特岛(St. Barts)和英属维京群岛(British Virgin Islands)分列第二和第三。紧随其后的是非洲东南海岸附近的毛里求斯(Mauritius)。
Caribbean islands ranked high on the list, in part because there's less land to develop, which drives property prices higher, says Paddy Dring, head of the international residential department for Knight Frank.
莱坊国际住宅部负责人帕迪•德林(Paddy Dring)说，加勒比海岛屿之所以能在榜单上名列前茅，一个原因是由于可开发的土地越来越少，从而将房地产价格越推越高。
Twenty-three years ago, Lynda Marks, her husband and six children boarded a plane in Chicago for their journey to Mustique. Upon arrival, she was handed a rum punch while taking in the 360-degree view of the beaches and ocean. Ms. Marks was hooked. Now, she travels there about four times a year.
23年前，琳达•马克思(Lynda Marks)和丈夫及六个孩子在芝加哥登机前往马斯蒂克岛。抵达时，有人为她奉上了一杯朗姆潘趣酒，在品酒的同时还能360度地欣赏沙滩和海洋的美景。从此马克思上瘾了。现在她每年大概要去那里四次。
'To leave the grayness behind and see that blue sky and those pristine beaches, it's just stunning. That's when the sun really strikes you, ' she says.
她说：“远离阴霾灰暗去看那湛蓝的天空和那些纯净的沙滩，简直是棒极了。那才是阳光真正打动你的时候。”
Mustique has about 100 villas on the island, 74 of which are available for rent, says Gordon Overing, villa-services manager for the Mustique Company Ltd., a quasigovernmental organization that manages operations on the island.
Mustique Company Ltd.别墅服务经理戈登•欧夫林(Gordon Overing)说，马斯蒂克岛共有约100幢别墅，其中74幢可供出租。Mustique Company Ltd.是负责管理该岛运营的半政府机构。
A typical three-bedroom villa complete with staff runs from $14, 000 to $18, 000 per week during peak seasons, he adds. Five- or six-bedroom villas can cost more than $25, 000 per week.
他说，旺季时，一般配有服务人员的三卧室别墅每周价格在14,000至18,000美元不等。五卧室或六卧室的别墅每周价格高达25,000美元以上。
In the U.S., Florida is a go-to spot to beat the winter blues, ranking No. 12 in price on Knight Frank's list at $283.99 per hour of sunshine.
在美国，佛罗里达是战胜冬日阴霾的必去之地，它在莱坊榜单上名列第12位，每小时日照的价格为283.99美元。
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