The second house is a boarding house.

第二个房子是一个公寓。

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Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer, "If there's anything I can do…" Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house sitting during the funeral.

现在，每当我听到朋友失去亲人，我不再打电话礼貌地提出“如果有什么我能做的……”相反，我试图想出一个特定的适合那人需要的任务，如带狗去寄宿养犬处，或在葬礼时看房子。

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When VietNamNet's reporters spent ten days' under cover 'working in an industrial zone (IZ) near HCM City, almost all the workers they met did little but shuttle between factory and boarding house.

VietNamNet的记者隐藏身份在胡志明市附近的工业区工作了十天，期间，几乎所有的工人除了穿梭往来于工厂和木板屋。

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