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He broke off contact with his former political allies and hosted meetings of creative and literary people, like painters and poets. Unusually for his time, he didn't care whether his guests were rich or poor, as long as they had talent. Big houses like Oniton had dozens of servants until the 1920s or 30s, and we've tried to show what their working lives were like. 

他断绝了与前政治盟友的联系，并举办了画家和诗人等创意和文学人士的会议。与当时不同，他不在乎客人是富人还是穷人，只要他们有才华就行。像奥尼顿这样的大房子直到 20 世纪 20 年代或 30 年代都有几十名仆人，我们试图展示他们的工作生活是什么样的。

Photographs, of course, don't give much of an idea, so instead, as you go around the house, you'll see volunteers dressed up as 19th century servants going about their work. They'll explain what they're doing and tell you their recipes or what tools they're using. We've just introduced this feature to replace the audio guide we used to have available. 

当然，照片并不能提供太多的信息，所以当你在房子周围走动时，你会看到志愿者们打扮成 19 世纪的仆人，忙着工作。他们会解释他们在做什么，告诉你他们的食谱或他们使用的工具。我们刚刚推出了这个功能来取代我们以前提供的音频指南。

I see,There are a number of children here with you today. Well, we have several activities especially for children, like dressing up in the sorts of clothes that children wore in the past. And as it's a fine day, some of you will probably want to play in the adventure playground. Our latest addition is child-sized tractors that you can drive around the grounds.

我看到今天有很多小孩儿在场，我们有几个专门为孩子们准备的活动，比如穿上过去孩子们穿的衣服。天气晴朗，你们中的一些人可能想去冒险游乐场玩耍。我们最新添加的是儿童尺寸的拖拉机，你可以驾驶它在场地上四处游玩。

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