Unfortunately, they took up empire-building at precisely the moment when the costs of imperialism began to exceed the benefits.
不幸的是，他们开始扩张疆域的时间恰好处于帝国主义的成本开始大于其效益的这一节点。
The dense timber was shipped around the world and used for such empire-building projects as lining the Suez Canal and, after world War II, for rebuilding London's Tilbury Docks.
密纹木材被运往全世界，用于修筑苏伊士运河这样的帝王建筑项目，以及在二战以后，用于建设伦敦的蒂尔·伯里码头。
Sadly for the telecoms firms, bottom-fishing for distressed assets rarely worked, and investors vetoed empire-building deals involving mature assets that yielded few cost synergies.
可悲的电信公司，对那些贬值的资产抄底很少奏效，而投资者否决涉及到成熟资产的扩张交易，它们几乎不产生协同成本。
The urge to merge was driven by globalisation deregulation the need to reduce costs and the desire to gain critical mass not to mention chief executives 'penchant for empire-building .
推动并购的因素包括全球化、监管放松、降低成本的必要性以及实现质变的愿望，更不用提首席执行官们打造帝国的偏好了。
The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline.
帝国大厦是人们熟悉的纽约高楼大厦中的地标。
A year later, in 1931, the Empire State Building became the new winner.
一年后，在1931年，帝国大厦成为新的冠军。
Despite my own fear of heights, I felt more grounded than I have on other vertical tourist attractions such as the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building.
尽管我自己有恐高症，但与参观埃菲尔铁塔或帝国大厦等其他垂直旅游景点的感受相比，我感觉更踏实。
Yet when the demands of building an empire drove him south, he yearned to return to Kabul.
然而建立一个帝国的需要驱使他向南，他渴望回到喀布尔。
On the day the World Trade Center fell, the Empire state building once again became the tallest building in New York City.
世贸大厦倒榻的那一天，帝国大厦又一次成为纽约最高的建筑。
Santos, a household name in Brazil, has hosted his own weekend shows since 1961 while building an empire extending across Brazil's media, finance and retail sectors.
桑托斯的大名在巴西国内早已家喻户晓，他自1961年起主持自己拥有的周末秀节目，同时经营起自己的商业帝国，触角遍及巴西的媒体、金融界和零售商业部门。
Soon, the fountain will be overshadowed by a hotel styled after a classical Chinese pagoda, which, at 918 feet, will be nearly three-quarters as tall as the Empire State Building.
但这音乐喷泉不久后便会暗然失色，因为一座仿中国古代宝塔结构的酒店即将建成，这座酒店高达918英尺，将近帝国大厦的四分之三。
The Empire State Building is the flag bearer for the trend: the iconic New York skyscraper is in the finishing stages of a retrofit that will cut its emissions by almost 40%.
帝国大厦是这场节能浪潮的旗手：纽约市这栋标志性摩天大楼的翻新工作目前到了最后阶段，它将减少帝国大厦近40%的碳排放。
Despite my own fear of heights, I felt more grounded than I have on other vertical tourist attractions such as the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building. Perhaps the dirty Windows helped.
虽然我本人有些恐高，但我觉得倒是比站在艾菲尔铁塔或帝国大厦等高耸的景观建筑上感觉踏实，或许是灰蒙蒙的窗户帮了我。
Wall Street's News Corp-watchers acknowledge Rupert Murdoch's genius in building an empire from all but scratch.
华尔街研究新闻集团的观察家认为鲁伯特·默多克确实是个天才：他白手起家，一手建立了默多克王国。
It was the beginning of their pyramid building empire.
这是他们的金字塔建筑帝国的开始。
He escapes and climbs to the top of the Empire State Building, where he is killed by airplanes.
他成功逃脱，爬上帝国大厦，后来被战斗机射杀。
The combat strategy game encourages users to build up its island-nation empire, recruit friends, and divide and conquer through battles, building, and bargaining. (Zynga)
在该款作战游戏中，用户可以建立岛国帝国，招募盟友，通过战争、重建、以及谈判等方式达到割据和征服的目的。
The successive completion of No. 40 Wall Street, Chrysler Building and Empire State Building in New York, however, was followed by unprecedented Great Depression, instead of a new boom.
纽约的华尔街40号、克莱斯勒大厦和帝国大厦相继于1929年至1931年的三年中落成，但随之而来的不是新的繁荣，而是空前的大萧条。
Thomas Dold of Germany and Australian Suzy Walsham are repeat winners at the annual Empire State Building Run-Up in New York City Tuesday.
德国的托马斯·多尔德和澳大利亚的苏齐·沃尔沙姆在2月3日举行的纽约帝国大厦爬楼比赛中双双蝉联冠军。
Mr Crake, who has won a similar race up the Empire State Building five times, won US$5, 920 in prize money.
克勒克先生曾5次获得帝国大厦登高赛冠军，此次夺冠的奖金为5920美元。
Mr Crake, who has won a similar race up the Empire State Building five times, won US$5, 920 in prize money.
克勒克先生曾5次获得帝国大厦登高赛冠军，此次夺冠的奖金为5920美元。
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