These slums are an epitaph to the housing policy of the 1960s.

The timbers of similar houses were painted with pitch.

类似房屋所用的栋木刷了沥青。

The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements.

这些因超出需求而闲置着的房子正在出售。

The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers.

这些纺织品被批发给零售商、时装店和其他制造商。

Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.

乡村的房价正在飙升。

A few guest houses had "No Vacancies" notices in their windows.

有几家旅社在窗户上贴出了“客满”的告示。

Signs of habitation appeared and the fields gave way to houses.

屋宇起平地，耕野生人烟。

During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies.

20世纪80年代，一些出版巨头开始吞并一些较小的公司。

Some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire.

离桥最近的一些房屋着火了。

The downstairs of the two little houses had been entirely refashioned.

两栋小楼的底层已经彻底翻修过。

Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.

山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。

These restored houses overhang a system of quiet canals.

这些修葺一新的房屋俯视着静静流淌的运河河网。

The earth shook and the walls of neighbouring houses fell around them.

地面摇晃，周围房屋的墙体在他们身边倒塌。

The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.

这个村子里只住了50户人。

The center housed a priceless treasure trove.

该中心存放着一件无价之宝.

The gas meter is housed in the cupboard under the stairs.

煤气表安装在楼梯底下的柜橱里.

Only the new device is housed in sealed water proof case.

只有这种新装置才具有密封防水的外壳.

The personal picture exhibition is housed in that building.

个人画展设在那所房子里.

The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.

探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内.

He housed her in the old house.

他让她居住在一间老房子里.

All the books were housed in the library.

所有的书都收藏在这个图书馆里.