When Laras and Dimas bought an old Dutch-style house in Semarang, their friends thought they were crazy. The walls were , the roof , and the garden was a jungle.
Ketika Laras dan Dimas membeli sebuah rumah tua bergaya Belanda di Semarang, teman-teman mereka mengira mereka gila. Dindingnya retak, atapnya bocor, dan kebunnya seperti hutan.
Neither of them knew anything about building, so they decided to by . First, they before the rainy season started.
Tak satu pun dari mereka mengerti soal bangunan, jadi mereka memutuskan menyerahkan semua pekerjaan kepada para ahli. Pertama, mereka meminta atapnya diperbaiki sebelum musim hujan tiba.
In April, they and discovered beautiful patterns underneath the dirt. "We're rather than replaced," Laras told her mother proudly.
Pada bulan April, mereka meminta ubin lantai lama dibersihkan dan menemukan motif-motif indah di balik kotorannya. "Ubinnya kami minta dipugar, bukan diganti," kata Laras dengan bangga kepada ibunya.
There were disasters, of course. The cut through a water pipe, and they .
Tentu saja ada bencana. Tukang listrik memotong pipa air, dan mereka harus meminta seluruh dinding dibangun ulang.
Now, eight months later, the house is almost ready. "We still need to ," says Dimas, "and I'm going to in the garden for my niece." Their friends no longer think they're crazy. Most of them now want an invitation to dinner.
Kini, delapan bulan kemudian, rumah itu hampir siap. "Kami masih perlu mengecat jendela-jendelanya," kata Dimas, "dan aku akan memasang ayunan di kebun untuk keponakanku." Teman-teman mereka tidak lagi menganggap mereka gila. Kebanyakan malah kini ingin diundang makan malam.
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1. What did they discover under the dirt?
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2. "They had the roof ___."
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3. "I had my hair cut" artinya ___.
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4. Why did they have a whole wall rebuilt?
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