The figures were sculpted from single blocks of marble.

这些雕像都是用整块大理石雕成的。

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Standing at the foot of the great Wall to touch this great building, you will find more of a miracle sigh: So here is the cornerstone of the city blocks of reddish brown shine of marble!

站在长城脚下去触摸这伟大建筑时，您会发现更为感叹的奇迹：原来这里砖城的基石是熠熠生辉的棕红色的大理石！

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The moonlight is broken. It lies here and there in the squares, and the opening of the streets - angular like blocks of white marble.

破碎的月光东一块，西一块，撒落在各个广场上和各条大街的开阔处一像一块块白色的大理石_样棱角分明。

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On either side of the Supreme Court steps, on top of fifty-ton marble blocks, sits a sculpted figure: the Contemplation of Justice, on the left, and the Authority of Law, on the right.

NEWYORKER: Benched

Because sometimes in this country and in our lives, we see blocks of marble and some people can see what's inside and some people can't.

WHITEHOUSE: Helping America Become a ��Grad Nation��

Several 1911 views of the marble quarries at Carrara might be showing us ice blocks that will melt, rather than the weight and presumably majestic purpose for which this stone is soon destined.

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