"It's harder to repair an old structure than it is to build a new one," he says shaking his head. It is particularly difficult because they are doing their best to repair things in keeping with the original intentions. Because it is impossible to find many old materials, often they can only do their best to stem further deterioration.
「修老房子比蓋新的還難」，他搖搖頭，因為要儘量保存古意，而且一些老建材現在已經找不到了，只能設法使老木屋不再惡化。