Over time, the roof thatch has been repeatedly repaired, and there is both old and new thatching; these are the marks of a living--that is, lived-in--thatched cottage, far different from the meticulously maintained ones which are mainly for show.
屋頂上的草，由於經年累月的使用與隨時的修護，草料有新有舊，有著生活的痕跡，而不是觀賞式的草頂那樣整齊畫一。