These were the tenants who after many years had proposed buying the house, but they did not have the look of buyers, and the house was in no condition to interest anyone.

• 这就是这里的房客，在住进来多年以后他们被提议买下这房子，但是一来他们看上去不象是买家，二来这房子也没有任何情形引起人的兴趣。