Prof Thomson began his research in the late 1980s after buying a remote plot of land and building a log cabin in a meadow full of glacier lilies.

汤姆森教授在80年代后期在长满冰川百合的草甸买了一块偏僻的土地，建了一间小木屋，就开始了他的研究。

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The school is set on a narrow plot, and the only available building space for the extension was the playground.

学校位于一个狭窄的街区，建筑延伸出来的空间作为操场使用。

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Positioned on a prominent corner plot, the building presents a curving concrete facade to the passing streets.

建筑位于一个突出的转角基地上，正对街道呈现出曲线的混凝土立面。

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