"Back then, those empty lots were covered in piles of trash, and no-one was willing to come clean the place up. No government officials dared even visit the place, mostly because it wouldn't win them any votes, and it would probably just have annoyed the locals if they did anyway.
「那時這裡的空地上都是垃圾堆，沒人來清潔，也沒有政府官員敢來視察，反正也沒多少選票，還會被滿肚子怨氣的民眾『轟』出去。