People sentimentalize their notions of the city but with the carbon footprint the waste of resources our shrinking capacity we have no choice but to build good high-rise buildings that are affordable.

人对城市的看法是情绪化的，但由于碳足迹、资源浪费和生产力的缩减，我们别无选择，必须去建造物美价廉的高楼大厦。

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All over the world, temperature-controlled concrete is used to build large-sized dykes and grout large-scale bases of high-rise buildings.

世界各地大型水坝的建造和高层建筑基础的浇注需要采用温控混凝土。

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so you can't build really high or the buildings will just sink into the ground.

所以你不能把楼建得很高，否则建筑物会下沉到地里。

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