Only a decade ago, the place was exurban rice paddies and lychee orchards.

十年前，这个地方只是一个城市的远郊，种植水稻和荔枝。

The joy of living in a big, exurban house, or that extra income left over from your cheap rent?

这换来了住在郊区大房子里、除开廉价的房租还剩下大笔收入等乐趣？

One factor is the cycle of induced demand, whereby building more roads caused more exurban growth, which put more drivers on the road, which meant more roads had to be built, and so on.

一个因素是衍生需求的循环，由于修了更多的公路导致更严重的城市郊区化，马路上就会有更多的人驾车。这就导致不得不修更多的马路，如此循环。