We do not have a sewage system so we discharge our wastewater into a pit beside the house and then into the street once it is full. We do this with our own hands.

这里并没有排污系统，我们只有亲手将污水排放在房子旁边的一条坑子，到坑子满溢，就排放到街上。

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When we moved into this house five years ago, I had dreams of learning carpentry in the shop.

我们五年前搬进这所房子的时候，我梦想过在商店里学做木工。

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We moved into this house a year ago, and many moving boxes are still unpacked-ugly boxes in our closet, office, and the garage.

我们在一年前搬来在这里住，不过在我们的衣橱、办公室和车库中仍旧摆放着许多开封过的丑陋的移动箱子。

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And one of the things I did -- the very first -- one of the very first things I did when I became First Lady and we moved into the White House was that we planted this wonderful garden.

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We're not sure when, or if, this kind of tech will ever make it into your house, but the demo we saw (see the pair of videos after the break) seemed impressively ready to go.

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Into this new and volatile mix we feel compelled to throw a couple of old facts: The House of Saud hews to Sunni Islam.

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