At one of the bottlenecks, forested hills rise to form a V, leaving a corridor of open ground only about 150 metres wide, filled with private homes.

在其中一个瓶颈山区，森林覆盖的山丘形成一个 V 形，只剩下150米宽的开放地带，里面全是私人住宅。

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Officials appealed to householders to open their homes to the thousands of persons made homeless by the storm.

官员们呼吁住户们为成千上万因这次暴风雨而无家可归的人提供住宿。

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They have built their homes out of plastic sheeting and cardboard, unsure if the water they drink from an open pipe is safe.

他们用塑胶块和硬纸板建造自己的家，也不确定从露天管道里喝的水是否安全。

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Each village would have a shopping center, open spaces and homes.

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The government believed that there would be an influx of tourists and placed advertisements in newspapers, asking for people to open their homes to visitors from Britain and overseas.

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Above all, the past few days have been a shining example of how Americans open our homes and our hearts to those in need and pull together in tough times to help our fellow citizens prepare for and respond to, as well as recover from, extraordinary challenges, whether natural disasters or economic difficulties.

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