His cellar-to-attic survey of his beloved house covers the habits, gadgets and techniques that have allowed mankind to move from cave to hovel to mansion.
从地窖到阁楼，他对自己心爱的房屋的调查覆盖了人类从洞穴到小屋再到大宅的居住习性、使用过的工具和技艺。
The relationship between the cave and the house, it seems to me, is a particularly interesting way of thinking about the relationship between language as a set of differentials and language as speech.
洞穴和房屋的关系，在我看来，是一种很有趣的方式,来考虑语言作为一系列差异和语言作为言语,它们之间的关系。
To a certain extent, the basement is a buffer against damage to the rest of the house, and as such, you’re not meant to keep a man-cave down there.
从某种程度上，地下室是房子其他地方受到破坏的一种缓冲，也就是说，你不必把那里搞的跟巢穴一样。
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