This led to the construction of earthen or stone steps, arranging the audience into a semicircle in front of the speaker.

这导致了泥土阶或石阶的建构，安排观众们面对讲演者坐成一个半圆形。

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And even all that cash failed to get the thing built on time: the east front of the Capitol was an ugly construction site for four years longer than scheduled.

甚至所有这些钱还不能按时得到要建的东西：国会大厦东面是一个比预计长了四年的丑陋的施工现场。

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The major design of the system was known up front, but the implementation was still a work-in-progress during the construction of the software.

系统的核心设计是预先完成的，但是具体实现还是在开发过程中慢慢成型。

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The advantage of the residential approach is that selling the apartments up front covers the cost of the ship's construction.

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And even all that cash failed to get the thing built on time: the east front of the Capitol was an ugly construction site for four years longer than scheduled.

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Denver celebrity chef Kevin Taylor has shuttered two of his five restaurants in the past year--one because of the economy, the other because construction out front chased away a third of his revenue.

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