Among the mud and straw houses, there are new houses of brick and cement, and behind these are farmers, and rice fields, and stories of beauty, and memories of pain.

间杂在稻草土屋之间的有新盖的水泥砖房，后面是农民和稻田、美丽的故事和痛苦的回忆。

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The quiet, narrow valleys in between are sprinkled with ancient mud farmhouses and newer, two-storey brick and cement dwellings, paid for by remittances sent from villagers working in the cities.

在宁静狭窄的山谷之间，满是古老的土房，和新建的两层砖瓦水泥房，新房是靠在城市打拼的农民工寄回的钱修建的。

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The quiet, narrow valleys in between are sprinkled with ancient mud farmhouses and newer, two-storey brick and cement dwellings, paid for by remittances sent from -villagers working in the cities.

在宁静狭窄的山谷之间，满是古老的土房，和新建的两层砖瓦水泥房，新房是靠在城市打拼的农民工寄回的钱修建的。

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Construction is all about creating materials such as brick, cement and wallboard in one place and shipping it to another place, all of which uses energy.

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If eBay Now catches on, it could be a coup for the site, which has been increasingly making moves to cement its status in the brick and mortar world.

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And recently, workmen can again be seen shovelling cement into mixers at a few brick factories in Gaza .

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