Today we take for granted that they're horizontal bands of plant communities.

如今，我们想当然地认为它们是水平的条状植物群落。

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Metallic beams emphasize the height of the 38-story skyscraper, while a base of granite pillars leads to horizontal bands of bronze plating and bronze-tinted glass.

金属风格的硬线条突出了这座38层大厦的高度，底部的花岗岩支柱和上面的一个个着青铜色的玻璃条形区相得益彰。

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Three horizontal bands of louvers shade each of the three storeys independently.

三组水平的百叶窗分别遮挡三层楼的每一层。

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It measures the pressure differential between two adjacent horizontal bands in the atmosphere.

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And inside, horizontal bands of different types of wood--particularly in the bar and along the corridors where the rooms are located--suggest, perhaps, a yacht.

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Still, where Apple's device presents an all-glass front, creating a clean, monolithic appearance, the front of the Z10 is broken up by horizontal bands that span the top and bottom.

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