Welcome,everybody,to the lovely house and gardens of Rosewood,once the home of the famous writer,Sebastian George.
歡迎大家來到美麗的Rosewood花園別墅,這里曾經是著名作家塞巴斯蒂安·喬治的家。
He bought the house in 1902 although he had first seen it two years earlier.
他在1902年買下這座房子,盡管他在兩年前就見過這里了。
At that time the owners let it out to a tenant because George was too slow making up his mind to buy it.
那時房主將房子用于出租,因為喬治遲遲無法下定決心買下它。
When it came back on the market,there was no hesitation and he bought it immediately.
當它出售的時候,他毫不猶豫的就買下了。
For £9,300, even though the house had no bathroom,no running water upstairs,and no electricity.
即使這座房子沒有衛生間、樓上沒有自來水、沒有電,但是仍售出了9,300英鎊。
When he came here,he'd been married for ten years.
他來到這里時已經結婚十年了。
During that time,he'd become one of the most famous writers in the English-Speaking world.
那時,他已經成為英語世界中最著名的作家之一。
His professional success was enormous,but his personal life wasn't as successful.
他的事業極其成功,但是他的個人生活卻不那么成功。