But between the fields of ripening paw paw and the luxuriant hedges of bougainvillea and hibiscus you also see many empty houses, shuttered and forlorn, slowly mouldering in the tropical heat.

• 但是在成熟的pawpaw树、浓密的九重葛树篱与木槿重重交错间，依然可窥见许多空荡荡的房子，窗板关著、孤寂荒凉，然后在热带暑气中逐渐崩塌。