There was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyard.

楼里没水，只在院子里有个水泵。

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If a building foundation is below the water table, a sump pump may be required.

如果建筑地基低于地下水位，则可能需要使用集水坑泵。

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The building is heated using a ground source heat pump running off a series of 40m bore holes.

建筑使用地源热泵供暖，通过一系列40米的钻孔。

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Glasgow City Council said heavy rain seeped into a water pump building, affecting toilets and fresh water.

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Even though the pumps were not essential since the plant is in a scheduled refueling shut down, and plant operators even moved a portable pump into the threatened building in case the regular pump had been submerged, the sense was that things were amiss.

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