We heard the rain spattering on the roof.

我们听见雨点噼里啪啦地打在房顶上。

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There was a bird perched on the roof.

有一只鸟落在屋顶上。

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The hangar had a windsock on the roof.

飞机库房顶上有一只风标。

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This sculpture is on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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We were on the roof of America and all we could do was yell I guess across the night, eastward over the plains where somewhere an old man with white hair was probably walking towards us with the word and would arrive any minute and make us silent.

我们在美国的最高处大声叫喊,我想整个夜晚，在东部平原,随时可能有一个白发老人,向我们走来,让我们安静。

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But of course, during the summer, 'cause it's, there's no roof on it, so

但是当然，因为它没有房顶，所以在夏天

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But the company says not having a box on the roof will improve fuel economy.

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So he spent the ensuing summer on the roof of his frat reading business books.

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Looking down from 30 Rock, I spotted Rockettes sunbathing on the roof of Radio City.

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