A severe storm destroyed a natural barrier between the house and the lake.

一场猛烈的暴风雨摧毁了房屋和湖泊之间的天然屏障。

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The house is strong enough to keep up in a storm.

这座房子很坚固，足以抵挡风暴。

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While one storm after another blasted huge drifts up against the house and barn, we kept warm inside burning our own wood, eating our own apples and loving every minute of it.

暴风雪肆虐，一场接着一场，积雪厚厚地覆盖着屋子和谷仓，而室内，我们用自己砍伐的木柴烧火取暖，吃着自家种植的苹果，温馨快乐每一分钟。

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Then something in the storm and the light house and the old man lifted Rodolf away from usual everyday feelings.

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He had to make sure the great light on the top of light house would shine during the black storm.

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Marley would attack the furniture,walls and doors until his feet bled if he was left alone in the house during a storm.

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And eventually, inevitably, the storm would settle and the house would still stand.

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The White House said the storm was on track to be the second or third most costly storm in US history.

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After the White House submitted the funding request to Congress more than a month after the storm, the legislation was delayed by squabbling over the fiscal cliff, opposition from House Republicans, the presidential inauguration and negotiations over overhauls to Senate rules.

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