This sounds like a cliche but it is true: there is a lot of misunderstanding, miscommunication, and conjecture on both sides of the Pacific.

• 我小时候住的草屋，已经被翻盖成了平房，爷爷奶奶的草屋变成了大瓦屋。村子里的不少草屋，由于主人出去打工，都闲置或荒废掉。