This building is about three floors, plus the ground floor, making it four floors.

这栋建筑大约三层楼高，加上地下一层总共四层。

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Most landed on roofs and the ground, making loud clunking noises as they shattered themselves to death.

大多数鸟都落在了屋顶和地上，在它们冲向死亡的瞬间发出沉闷的巨响。

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During thunderstorms in parts of the western United States, rain often evaporates before hitting the ground, making the region vulnerable to brush fires from lightning hitting the dry earth.

在美国西部的一些地方，当暴雨来临时，雨水常常还没接触到地面就蒸发殆尽，当闪电击中干燥的地面时，这些地区经常发生由此而引发的灌木起火。

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By making these differences concrete and conscious, they were able to have a constructive dialogue that led to ground rules for decision-making.

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So much for that trend -- for a few weeks there is looked like the HD DVD camp was making up lost ground on Blu-ray and even got within one percent of beating them.

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