英男子购"惊险"别墅 距悬崖不足1米
A couple who paid 1.7 million for a spectacular clifftop home are facing life on the edge after their garden crashed into the sea. They bought the property only 18 months ago, aware that it had Already suffered a devastating landslip in 2007.
你会花上170万英镑在令人不寒而栗的海岸悬崖峭壁边安家吗？但最要命的还是庭院被不断坠落山崖的岩壁所“吞噬”。2007年，在购买了这幢别墅仅仅是八个月的时间，别墅主人便发现了因崖壁坠落而造成领地面积不断缩小的困扰。
By yesterday its value had plummeted by an estimated ?600,000 and they face a major bill to stabilise what remains of the cliff following the disappearance of 15ft of garden last week
截止最近一次估价，这幢住宅的市值已经下跌了约60万英镑，而这家“倒霉”的住户还必须支付大笔的住宅以稳固目前仅有的栖息之地，而上个礼拜，花园又往后退了15英尺。
However, they are still hopeful that the house will remain standing … even though its boundary wall is only a yard away from a dizzying drop.
尽管如此承重墙距离新形成的悬崖间仅有一码的距离，住户还是希望能够保住这房子。
In February 2007 it suffered a huge landslip, described as the length of ‘two double-decker buses’sands of tons of earth and several trees disappeared, leaving just a few feet between the end of the property’s tiered garden terrace and the sheer 130ft drop.
在2007年2月，崖壁出现了大面积的塌陷，边缘推后的长度相当于“两辆公车收尾相接”。成千上万吨的土石连带这树木植被消失在眼前，而距离花园的露台仅有几英尺之遥，也就是说有整整130英尺的地面坠落山崖。
After that collapse, Mr Skilton said he was unconcerned and insisted the house was built on solid rock.
据房屋原来的主人斯基尔顿先生透露，在那次的塌陷之后，他还以为屋子是结结实实的建在坚固的岩石之上。
He sold the property, which boasts stunning panoramic views of the coast, in 2009. The new owners are believed to have been assured that only the garden was in danger from the erosion caused by the sea breaking against the foot of the cliff.
因为位置得天独厚，可以将海天一色的美景轻松收入眼底，斯基尔顿先生还是在2009年时成功脱手。而新住户则认为以及获得了对方的承诺，仅仅是画面部分可能会受到因海浪的拍打而造成的悬崖边缘退化的危险。
All was well until last Wednesday, when a crack appeared in the soil causing a small amount of rubble to fall. This was followed by another massive landslip. Hundreds of tons of mud, dirt and trees plunged on to the beach as 15ft of the garden disappeared. The property is now thought to be valued at ?1.1million.
而在上周三，地面开始出现裂缝，紧接着的面试大面积的塌陷。成吨的土石树木滑落，悬崖又向房补逼进了15英尺(距悬崖不足1米)。而这间豪宅目前的售价也跌至了110万英镑。
