Empty office buildings – Prazne poslovne zgrade
The US economy has a new problem. =
Američka ekonomija ima novi problem.
to shrink, to decrease,
to lower:
smanjivati (smanjujem), impf
smanjiti (smanjim), perf
office space – kancelarijski prostor
Companies are shrinking their office space because more people work from home now. =
Kompanije smanjuju kancelarijski prostor jer sada više ljudi radi od kuće.
trouble, problem – problem
to loan:
pozajmljivati (pozajmljujem), impf
pozajmiti (pozajmim), perf
office building – poslovna zgrada
This will cause trouble for banks that loaned money to companies to buy office buildings. =
To će izazvati probleme bankama koje su pozajmljivale novac kompanijama za kupovinu poslovnih zgrada.
business – preduzeće
to serve:
služiti (služim), impf
poslužiti (poslužim), perf
It will also be a problem for small businesses like restaurants that serve office workers. =
To će takođe predstavljati problem za mala preduzeća kao što su restorani koji služe kancelarijske radnike.
tax – porez
to be affected – biti pogođen/a
Cities that need the tax money from the office buildings and businesses will also be affected. =
Gradovi kojima je potreban novac od poreza od poslovnih zgrada i preduzeća će takođe biti pogođeni.
empty – prazan, prazna, prazno
worse – gori, gora, gore
financial – finansijski, -a, -o
crisis – kriza
Almost 20% of office space in the United States is now empty, which is worse than the 2008 financial crisis. =
Skoro 20% poslovnog prostora u Sjedinjenim Državama je sada prazno, što je gore od finansijske krize iz 2008.
In Los Angeles and San Francisco, more than 25% of offices are empty. =
U Los Anđelesu i San Francisku je više od 25% kancelarija prazno.
demand – potražnja
to lower, to go down – opadati
owner – vlasnik
rent – kirija
loan – kredit
bank – banka
As the demand for office space goes down, building owners don’t get enough rent money to pay back their loans from banks. =
Kako potražnja za kancelarijskim prostorom opada, vlasnici zgrada ne dobijaju dovoljno novca od kirije da vrate svoje kredite bankama.
to make difficult –
otežavati (otežavam), impf
to sell:
prodavati (prodajem), impf
prodati (prodam), perf
to lose:
gubiti (gubim), impf
izgubiti (izgubim), perf
value – vrednost
It also makes the buildings difficult to sell, so they lose value. =
To takođe otežava prodaju zgrada, tako da gube vrednost.
If the building owners can’t repay the loans from the banks, it is a big problem for the US banking system. =
Ako vlasnici zgrada ne mogu da otplate kredite bankama, to je veliki problem za američki bankarski sistem.
vacant – upražnjen, -a, -o
to cause:
stvarati (stvaram), impf
stvoriti (stvorim), perf
city area – gradska sredina
The high number of vacant offices is already causing problems in city areas. =
Veliki broj upražnjenih kancelarija već stvara probleme u gradskim sredinama.
dry cleaner – hemijska čistionica
dry cleaning – hemijsko čišćenje
Businesses like dry cleaners, restaurants, and convenience stores that rely on office workers have less work. =
Kompanije poput hemijskih čistionica, restorana i prodavnica koje se oslanjaju na kancelarijske radnike imaju manje posla.
public transportation – javni prevoz
fewer – manje
to commute = to travel – putovati
I commute, I travel – putujem
Public transportation systems in cities also have financial problems because fewer people are commuting. =
Sistemi javnog prevoza u gradovima takođe imaju finansijske probleme jer manje ljudi putuje na posao.
to consider – razmišljati
apartment – stan
Some building owners are considering changing the office buildings into apartments, but that could be expensive. =
Neki vlasnici zgrada razmišljaju o promeni poslovnih zgrada u stanove, ali to bi moglo biti skupo.
instead – umesto
remotely – na daljinu
Others say that workers should return to the office instead of working remotely. =
Drugi kažu da bi radnici trebalo da se vrate u kancelariju umesto da rade na daljinu.
idea – ideja
However, many workers do not agree with that idea. =
Međutim, mnogi radnici se ne slažu sa tom idejom.