Beginning in the late middle ages, around 1100, there was a burst in the construction of very large churches, the Gothic cathedrals, first in northern France and later spreading throughout Europe.

在公元1100年左右的中世纪晚期开始，先是在法国北部，后来在整个欧洲爆发了建设大型哥特式教堂的热潮。

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Discovery was poised to blast off at 7:43 p.m. EDT on the space station construction mission, running more than a month late.

美国东部夏季时间晚7：43，担任太空站建设任务的发现号于平稳升空，虽然比原计划晚了一个多月。

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Late Thursday, roughly 24 hours beforetip-off, the carrier buzzed with activity, construction ongoing on the carriertransformed.

周四晚些时间，大概在开场前24小时，航母上忙得不可开交，舰面上的施工进程改头换面。

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But at least they have already avoided the worst mistake made by Thailand: denying until it was too late that the construction boom posed any dangers.

ECONOMIST: Situations vacant

In the late 1970s a distraught construction worker threatened to jump off a crane in Atlantic City and insisted on talking to Lanni himself.

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The last round of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians broke down in late 2010 following a dispute over settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

BBC: Palestinians threaten to sue Israel over settlements