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Learnenglish Posted 18 years ago
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Dear Teacher,


I'm reading a English novel. Please look at this paragraph:




Everything is stucco, red tile roofs, bougainvillea, distressed beams, adobe brick walls, arched windows, palm trees, balconies, ferns, fountains, paseos, and flowers in bloom. Historical restorations abound. It's oddly unsettling--so lush and refined that it ruins you for anyplace else.




Please explain carefully the last sentence in this paragraph: its meaning and structure.




I could see a set of elevator doors and an exit leading to a set of fire stairs.

What is the meaning of fire stairs? Is it a compound?




..., but the sides and back of the building were flat and unadorned, as though the architect had applied a Mediterranean veneer to a plain plywood box, adding a lip of red tile at the top to suggest an entire roof when there was none.




Please explain the meaning of this sentence carefully.




Thank you!
  

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Learnenglish Dear Teacher, I'm reading a English novel. Please look at this paragraph: Everything is stucco, red tile roofs, bougainvillea, distressed beams, adobe brick walls, arched windows, palm trees, balconies, ferns, fountains, paseos, and flowers in bloom. Historical restorations abound.

  • Learnenglish Dear Teacher, I'm reading a English novel.
  • Please look at this paragraph: Everything is stucco, red tile roofs, bougainvillea, distressed beams, adobe brick walls, arched windows, palm trees, balconies, ferns, fountains, paseos, and flowers in bloom.
  • Historical restorations abound.
  • It's oddly unsettling--so lush and refined that it ruins you for anyplace else.
  • Please explain carefully the last sentence in this paragraph: its meaning and structure.
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Learnenglish Dear Teacher,



I'm reading a English novel. Please look at this paragraph:




Everything is stucco, red tile roofs, bougainvillea, distressed beams, adobe brick walls, arched windows, palm trees, balconies, ferns, fountains, paseos, and flowers in bloom. Historical restorations abound. It's oddly unsettlin
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Fire stairs refers to the stairway that is intended to be used instead of the elevator if there is a fire in the building.

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