房客们处于绝望的境地，因为无耻的房东以不够标准的膳宿来骗他们的钱财。

The tenants were in a hopeless position, being milked by an unscrupulous landlord for substandard accommodation.

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然而随着设计的进一步深入，很明显新扩建部分的尺度和标准只能放大了现有建筑狭窄和不够标准的缺点。

As the design developed however it became obvious that the size and standard of the new extension would only serve to exaggerate the cramped and substandard nature of the existing house.

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考虑到政府的标准还不够高，局势已经很清晰了。

Considering that the government's standards are not nearly ambitious enough, the picture is clear.

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