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Reading Comprehension: Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. “ ...Only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps — an eyesore among eyesores." 
What does this quoted passage indicate?
【正确答案】：

THE HOUSE IS A PERFECT MIRROR IMAGE OF THE OWNER WHO IS STUBBORN AND COQUETTISH AND DELIBERATELY DETACHES HERSELF FROM THE COMMUNAL LIFE IN THIS SMALL TOWN.

【题目解析】：引文表达的意思是：这所房子是其主人的完美的写照，和它的主人一样固执、娇贵，故意把自己从这个小镇的公共生活中分离出来。