When he was lodged he liked living in your basic Russian wooden, peasant house, such as you could find on the outskirts of Moscow.

当他要投宿时,他喜欢住在朴素的俄式农舍,就如你能在莫斯科郊外找到的那种

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No one can live in a house that lacks basic toilet facilities.

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For example, I occasionally do some basic handyman work around the house. (Very occasionally, says my wife.) But I have no feel for it.

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The new scheme has been set up so hostel residents can move to the halfway house after gaining basic living skills and developing confidence.

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