我们被社区里的老住户给投票击败了。

We were outvoted by the senior citizens in the community.

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但从长远眼光来看，它们全都原本就是过客，既不是此地的老住户，也不会永住于此。

But in the long view, they are natural squatters who haven't been there long and won't always be there.

youdao

既然这样，在老建筑被拆除之前，我们应该针对建筑质量及住户情况做更多的调查和评估。

In this case, for my understanding, before the structures are torn down, there should be some evaluations of the qualities and the people living in them should be involved.

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