But how surprised were the boy and girl, when they came nearer, to find that the house was built of gingerbread, and ornamented with sweet cake sand tarts, while the window was formed of barley-sugar.

然后这个男孩和女孩是如此的惊讶，当他们来到跟前，却发现房子是用姜饼做成的，并且用甜饼沙果酱饼装饰，窗户是用麦芽糖做的。

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Actually thesituation reminds me of the song/story "the wise man built his houseupon the rock, the foolish man built his house upon the sand".

这倒让我想起一首歌（故事）：“聪明的人盖房用石头，傻子盖房子用沙子”。

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To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings-long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. CET-4, 2003.12.

为了进一步保护这座房子免遭飓风的破坏，建筑师Huff使它高出地面2.7米，坐落于木桩之上；细长的方木桩深深地牢扎在沙地之中。

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The actress,who was nominated for an Oscar for the 2003 feature film House of Sand and Fog, thanked her family, and the cast and crew of the four-episode series.

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He brought her on his motorcycle, stopping close to the house and pushing the bike through a blanket of sand to avoid attention.

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