The empty house, in a middle-class corner of southern California, is two storeys high and boasts a three-car garage. Roses bloom around a kidney-shaped swimming pool, which is green with algae.

在南加州一个中产阶级聚居区，坐落着这样一套双层空置住宅，它带有一个可以停放三辆车的巨大车库，院中有个半环形的游泳池，池边开满了玫瑰，然而池水中却长满了青苔。

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The couple spent their first few years of married life putting down roots in Argentina, where Herman had his own computer and telephone it company and they had a nice house with a swimming pool.

这对夫妻婚后的前几年是在阿根廷度过的，在那里，Herman创办了他自己的计算机和电话IT公司，还有一座有游泳池的漂亮房子。

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When his income rises as his career makes progress, he soon looks for a better house, in a better district, with more land, a better view, a bigger and finer swimming pool.

只要事业有所进展，收入有所提高，他们不久便会搬到更好的社区，去寻找面积更大、景色更好、游泳池更宽敞的住处。

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You may get a lot more for your money, but even there, a three-bedroom house with mountain views and a swimming pool costs can cost almost 1.3 million euros as well.

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