Why It's Unique: Employees clocking in at the complextake a daily commute down a roughly 2000-foot tunnel, traveling througha few 25-ton blast doors along the way.
独特之处：员工每天上下班要通过大约2000英尺的隧道向下，经过数道25吨的防爆门。
Why It's Unique: With a 76-foot diameter, Yerba BuenaIsland Tunnel is the world's widest single-bore tunnel, an impressivefeat considering it opened in November of 1936.
独特之处：直径达76英尺的耶尔瓦布埃纳岛隧道是世界上最宽的单孔隧道，1936年11月，这项令人印象深刻的工程落成开通。
These tiles cost $291 per square foot. Why would you even think about posting this on a minimalism blog?
这些瓷砖每平方英尺的价格为291美元。你怎么会想起来把它放在极简主义的博客上？
Why: Described as "the longest rammed earth wall in Australia," the 750-foot long structure was built to provide short-term accommodations for a cattle station during mustering season.
获奖理由：被形容为“澳大利亚最长的夯土墙”，这堵长达750英尺的墙在农忙季节充当(牧场工作人员的)短期租所。
Drogba couldn't play. It is a problem with his foot and he was feeling a lot of pain. At the moment I can't say why.
德罗巴不能上场。他的脚部受了伤，他感觉很疼。现在我不能说原因是什么。
Put your best foot forward and keep the focus on why you're a fit for the role you really want.
尽量表现自己的最佳一面，专注在为何适合这个想要的职位上。
That's why a squirrel can run across an electrical line, but sadly die when its foot makes contact with the (grounded) transformer on the pole at wire's end.
这就是松鼠能够在电线上奔跑的原因，但当它的蹄子与电线端部的杆子上的接地变压器接触时，会可怜地被打死。
Putting his best foot forward: Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor "When I got that approach from United, I was like 'OK, it's a good team, one of the biggest teams in the world - why not?"
当我得到了曼联这个询问，我就像‘好，这是一支好的球队，这个世界上最大一支球队-为什么不？’
"I just found a great place to eat tapas, " Fabregas said as quoted on So Foot. "Of course, at home they are good, but why should I leave?
“我找到了一个能吃小吃的好地方，”（意为呆在阿森纳很好）“当然，在家的感觉也会很好，但是为什么我要离开呢？”
The obvious question: Why?Is it nature or nurture?Does the next generation feel obligated to join the family business?Is there a lead-foot gene that scientists have yet to identify?
眼前有个再明显不过的疑问，那就是：原因何在?先天还是后天的?下一代是否自觉有义务延续家族事业?还是有种爱开快车的基因尚待科学家一探究竟?。
The obvious question: Why?Is it nature or nurture?Does the next generation feel obligated to join the family business?Is there a lead-foot gene that scientists have yet to identify?
眼前有个再明显不过的疑问，那就是：原因何在?先天还是后天的?下一代是否自觉有义务延续家族事业?还是有种爱开快车的基因尚待科学家一探究竟?。
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