比如，他花了大量的皇室财富去建造和维持六个慈善布施房。

For example, he spent much of the royal Treasury on the building and running of six houses of charity.

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这是因为要建造和维持这些农场的开销相当大（因为它们大都建在高租金地段），且其他地方生产的粮食也相对便宜。

This is because they are costly to develop and maintain (since they are in high-rent areas) and the product—food—is already made cheaply elsewhere.

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亨特和利波认为，建造摩艾岛的活动有助于维持岛上居民之间的和平。

Hunt and Lipo contend that moai-building was an activity that helped keep the peace between islanders.

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