A few months ago, torrential rains devastated the region that lies beneath Total's operations, uprooting nearly half the palm trees in the area and killing 44 people.

几个月前，奔流的雨袭击了坐落在Total公司下面的地区，连根拔起那个地区一半的棕榈树，淹死44人。

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The house is on a wide, quiet street lined with Palo Verde and palm trees just a few blocks from the Arizona Inn, a 1930 hotel with gardens and a courtyard bar.

此住宅位于一条宽敞、僻静的街道，街道两边栽种着假紫荆和棕榈树。 亚利桑那旅馆（Arizona Inn）就在几个街区以外，它建于1930年，设有花园和庭院酒吧。

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The staging settles down after that, with a few silhouetted palm trees in green and gold, enabling the basic story to come through: the kidnapping of Gilda by an entourage mistaking her for Rigoletto's mistress, the lecherous Duke's rape of Gilda, her unwavering crush and her father's quest for revenge.

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