I have no idea how much electricity that second refrigerator in the basement consumes, or how much I'd save by keeping the house 2 degrees cooler in the winter and 2 degrees warmer in the summer.

对于地下室里的家中第二台电冰箱耗电多少，冬天要是室内降2度、夏天室内升2度我又能节省多少钱，我则毫无概念。

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Position the house on the site to best capture sunlight in the winter, and reduce heat gain in the summer where trees provide shade.

该网站上的位置，以最好的房子在冬季捕获阳光，减少夏季遮荫树木的地方提供热量的吸收。

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Resulting in a 'slow' house - similar to an old stone house – longer warm in winter and longer cold in summer.

像老式的石屋一样，室内温度变化缓慢，冬天暖得更长，夏天凉得更久。

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