Heavy, brittle walls of traditional adobe—cheap, sun-dried brick—cracked instantly when the ground started bucking. Subsequent shakes brought roofs thundering down.

传统的土坯墙重而脆（价格便宜，直接用太阳晒干），一旦地面发生沉降，顷刻之间就会倒塌，随后的晃动会把屋顶掀翻。

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Scribbled on the wall despite the red paint and mottled between constantly falling chip can still see the layers of sun-dried brick, adobe peeled off, write a red brick.

墙体尽管涂上了红色涂料，斑驳之处仍可见不断掉渣的层层土坯，土坯脱落处填上了红砖。

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The road was still paved with yellow brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead leaves from the trees, and the walking was not at all good.

虽然这条路仍旧是用黄砖铺砌的，但是树上掉下来的许多枯枝败叶，把它盖没了，并不好走。

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