The night of our birth, a thunderstorm had cracked a tree in the courtyard of the new church, setting the building afire.

我们出生的那个晚上，雷暴劈裂了新教堂大院里的一棵树，使建筑着了火。

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The new office will be a round four-story building with a big courtyard in the middle.

新办公楼将是一座四层的圆形建筑，中间有一个巨大的庭院。

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The courtyard is piled with bricks that villagers have been hoarding in the hope of one day building a new church.

院子里堆砌着一摞摞砖瓦，村民希望有朝一日能在此地建起一座新的教堂。

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He said the project would create a new opening in the Piece Hall wall and two water features in the building's courtyard, a new planned heritage centre would help people understand the history and economic impact of the building.

BBC: Halifax's Piece Hall restoration plan approved

The visitor enters the original building, passes through the courtyard into the new wing.

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