1. Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage? 问题：为什么退休者打扫地下室，阁楼或汽车房会如此懈怠？
2. The basement walls suffered some damage, mostly in the rear i. e. away from the explosion. 地下室的墙壁受到一定程度破坏，主要在背面，亦即背向爆炸的地方。
3. Each day is started with a short prayer in our little chapel in the basement of our house. 每一天（的生活）我们从房子地下室的小礼拜堂里的一个简短祈祷开始。
英英解释
n.
1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
