In the South, at least initially, they didn't build towns so much as they built trading posts.

在南方，至少在起初，他们建城镇没有建贸易站那么多。

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The cotton kings and coal barons had to build towns because their vital resources—water and coal—were in out-of-the-way places.

棉花大王和煤炭大亨不得不建城镇，因为他们的重要资源（水和煤）都在偏僻的地方。

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The sensible place to build new houses, factories and offices is where people are, in cities and towns where infrastructure is in place.

建造新房子、工厂和办公室的合适地点是人流聚集且基础设施已经到位的城镇。

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The money was used to help build towns and farms in Kansas.

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These settlers began to build small towns when they found areas they liked.

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If you don't want to build a shining empire of toddler towns, a la Bright Horizons Family Solutions in Watertown, Mass.

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In particular he said he would like to build the first of a batch of new towns alongside L'Aquila for those whose homes were beyond repair.

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