When I first came to China, there were practically no automobiles, very limited consumer goods, and no high-rise buildings. The technology was fairly backward.

当我第一次踏访中国时，那儿基本上没有汽车，很少有消费品，也没有高楼大厦，他们的科技也很落后。

youdao

Back around the year 1400 when the forerunner of penthouse appeared as an English word there were no high rise apartment buildings.

在公元1400年左右，penthouse的前身刚出现在英语中的时候，世界上还没有任何高层公寓建筑。

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ZK: Viewing from the bay area, it's no longer those typical urban vertical high-rise office buildings and hotels in front.

张轲：从海湾看去，已经不再是典型的城市形态：垂直的摩天办公楼和酒店耸立在前面。

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The Chinese-made Grad rocket landed near high-rise apartment buildings, causing damage but no injuries.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Mea culpas also came from those who were now stranded at the top of high-rise buildings or stuck in areas with no power, hot water and dwindling food supplies.

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