To live in a strange house with strange people is little short of torture, while the height of bliss is to receive the kind looks of women, and never to be slighted by them.

和一群陌生人同住在陌生的房子中丝毫不亚于受到百般折磨，而最大的欣慰也不过是被其中的女人投以慈爱的目光而非受到她们的诃责。

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In 2006, at the height of his pomp as chancellor, Gordon Brown used his annual Mansion House speech to the City's great and good to extol the virtues of London's financial district.

2006年，身居首相高位的戈登·布朗在每年的大厦之屋年会上大放厥词，盛赞伦敦市金融城品德之高尚。

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The house of simple traditional shape, similar to the former building in height and size, fits appropriately within its environment.

这是一所简单传统形状的房子，在高度和尺度上和以前的住宅相类似，与其所处的环境相协调。

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The edge of the glacier slopes up to the height of a two-storey house.

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Made from a big chunk of gray granite, it's the same color and height as the fire pit outside the house.

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