A lot depends on whether you're in a block or a terrace, a flat or a house, or whether you live in the centre of a residential area or at its edge.
这要看你住的是大楼还是排屋，是公寓套房还是个人大房子，是住在住宅区中心还是住宅区边缘。
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When inactive, the gates will lay flat on the seafloor; when water levels rise, they will be pumped full of air and rise above the surface to block sea water.
平时，闸门平铺在水底；在海水上涨时，闸门被注满空气，浮到水面阻隔海水。
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Crash: The newly built block of flats lies flat on its side after tumbling down in Shanghai leaving one person dead.