The eight unwatered dying plants, in the row of eight flower-pots, denoted that there was something wrong in the house.

一排八个花盆里， 八株枯死的未浇水植物， 说明屋子里出了问题。

I walked back and stopped in front of it, looking at the tough palm tree and the drab unwatered scrap of lawn.

我往回走，停在它前面， 看着那棵粗壮的棕榈树和一片单调、没有浇水的草坪。