For example, if one transported raw materials a long way to a new place just to build a thatched cottage, that would violate the basic character of thatched cottages as being "made from local materials." If one wanted to go further, and install air conditioning and luxurious interiors in pursuit of a high material standard of living, the result would be preposterous.
如果今天蓋一間草屋，必須花費數倍價錢自遠地取得材料，那就失去了草屋「就地取材」的基本精神，如果還要在其中裝設冷氣和豪華裝潢，以追求高度的物質享受，那這草堂反而顯得「荒唐」了。