We lived in a villa where the redbricks were made pretentious and vulgar with streaks of slate colour, and there seemed to be enemies everywhere.
我们住在一座别墅里,红砖夹杂着蓝灰石板色的条纹,显眼而又庸俗,而且,左邻右舍似乎并不友好。
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The brick car is 5 meters long, 2.15 meters wide, 1.6 meters high and weighs 6.5 tons. The car, made of redbricks, cement and steel, cost 600,000 yuan, which is the same price as a BMW.