The house is in a bad state of repair but it has possibilities.

这房子虽亟待修缮，但仍有可资利用的价值。

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The whole house was ruined and in need of repair.

整座房子都被毁了，需要修理。

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I asked a contractor to estimate for the repair of the house.

我请了承包商估计修缮这幢房子的费用。

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With the money the cook had brought, he paid his debts and hired a pair of gauchos to repair the roof of the ranch house, which was falling in.

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It recognises that, if you are going to lend your neighbour large sums of money to repair his house, you might like a say in how he does it.

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