If local residents view migrant workers with a certain reserve, it is because they are competing for housing, not jobs.

如果本地居民对外籍劳工有所保留的话，那是因为他们带来的住房竞争而非工作竞争。

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Because of the civic nature of the museum's exterior atrium, the park is designed as a publicly accessible space for local residents.

由于博物馆外部的中庭有城市特性，这个公园也被设计成为当地居民可进入的公共空间。

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We drove an hour and a half to get there, only to find that we're not allowed out on the lake because we're not local residents.

我们开车一个半小时到达那里，然后被拒绝进入湖边，因为我们不是本地居民。

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