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1、墨西哥夫妇巨石下安家居住30年Mexicancouple,ahutwedgedbelowa130-footboulderinCoahulla,Mexicohasbeenhomeforthepast30years.对许多人而言，在岩石底下居住这一想法听起来像是笑话。不过，对于一对墨西哥夫妇来讲，过去三十年，嵌在墨西哥Coahulla州的一块高达130英尺的巨石下的一个棚屋便是他们的家。Ahutwedgedbelowa130-footboulderinCoahulla,Mexicohasbeenhomeforthepast30year

2、s. Areporterrecentlyvisitedthecouple,BenitoHernandezandSantaMarthadelaCruzVillarreal,intheirprimitivedeserthome50milessouthofTexas.HernandezisafarmerwhoplantsandcollectstheCandelilla（蜡大戟）plantusedinmakingCandelillawax. Hefirstsawthisboulder（乱石，大圆石）55yearsago,whenhewas

3、eight,anddecidedtomakeitahomeoneday.Twentyyearslaterhewasabletosecurerightstotheland. "IstartedcomingherewhenIwaseight-years-oldtovisittheCandelilla(harvesting)fieldsandIlikedithere.IlikeditandthenIcontinuedvisitingeverythreetofourmonths.Iwasn'tmarriedandIdidn'thaveaf

4、amilyyetbutIlikeditandIhadtokeepcomingtoputmyfootin(ontheproperty)becauselandsherearewonthroughclaimingthem,"HernandeztoldtheInternationalBusinessTimes. Thehome,madeofsun-driedbricksandcement,hasadirtfloor,awoodstove,andnoplumbing（水管设施）.Electricalserviceissaidtobeunre

5、liable.Anearby2streamsuppliesfreshdrinkingwater.Inwinter,though,thewatersourcefreezesover. "Itgetsverycoldhereandwestruggletogetfood.WehavetoworkhardhereontheCandelilla(fields).That'stheonlyjobwehave.That'swhatwelivefrom,"saidHernandez. Thecouplehavesevenchildren,sixo

6、fwhomaremarriedandlivenearby.2