Like other modern architects, he employed metal, glass and laminated wood materials that we take for granted today but that in the 1940s symbolized the future.

和其他现代建筑师一样，他使用了金属、玻璃和层压板木材材料，今天我们对这些材料习以为常，但它们在20世纪40年代却象征着未来。

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This fixed the dollar in relation to metal, but not in relation to things, like shoes or yarn, that dollars could buy.

这将美元与金属挂钩，而与美元可以买到的鞋子或纱线等物品无关。

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They're studying practical things like marble work, metal work, and copper work, not just shipbuilding.

他们学习一些诸如大理石打磨，金属冶炼和铜器制造的实用技术，而不仅仅是造船术。

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They found a metal-like shine on the leaves, indicating that the upper and lower epidermis were dying.

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Metal-like details can be added to exteriors to make it look more historic or authentic without hiring a specialty crew.

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More recently, he has been dreaming of cases in a shiny, metal-like surface or displaying an inner "skeleton" framework to convey a futuristic look.

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