Huge areas which were once covered with forest have turned into a treeless waste where the soil is exactly like broken-up brick.

很多曾一度被郁郁葱葱的森林所覆盖的地区现在都变成了土壤龟裂的荒芜之地。

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And as this time-lapse video shows, the Mini Sky City building was put up brick by brick at a rate ofthr ee full storeys a day in Changsha, thecapital of Hunan Province in south-central China.

从延时视频中可以看出这座大厦一点一点的建造过程，每天建造三层，位于湖南长沙。

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The windows of the old classroom were closed up with brick.

旧教室的窗户用砖堵起来了。

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They bought the land five years ago and threw up a brick bungalow, fussily furnished and painted a satisfying shade of light blue.

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Before upgrading, I fully backed up the device to avoid the loss of irreplaceable media and keep my device from ending up a brick.

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Sir Christopher told Ms Watson: "We are up against a brick wall because we are disappointed you are not prepared to think more widely than you are prepared to do".

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