They have built the biggest solar farm in the Middle East to power the city and to offset the inevitable burning of diesel and baking of cement in construction.

他们已经在中东建造了最大的太阳能农场来供应全城电力，还能抵消不必要的柴油消耗和建筑水泥的烘烤费用。

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The cause of the fire remained unknown, but a witness said he saw construction materials burning before the fire climbed up the scaffolding and quickly spread.

大火原因尚未查明，但是有目击者称，大火先在脚手架上着火，然后迅速蔓延直至大楼建筑材料起火。

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Beijing was shrouded in severe smog for weeks early this year, with pollutants from vehicle emissions, coal - burning in neighboring regions and construction dust.

由于汽车尾气排放，周围地区煤炭的燃烧以及建筑灰尘所造成的污染物，今年早些时候北京一度几周都笼罩在严重的雾霾当中。

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However, both are now seriously threatened by deforestation and invasive practices, including intensive mining and logging, extensive livestock activity, water pollution, degradation of headwaters, unregulated processes of urban settlement, construction of roads, waterways and dams, drainage and diversion of rivers, burning of forests and illegal fishing and trade in wildlife.

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They finally started construction in 2003 and gutted the entire building and even reinstalled the landmarked stoop and rebuilt the wood-burning fireplaces.

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