The facade is so beautiful but the foundations are far from solid.

正面很漂亮，但地基却很不牢固。

This means that they have no foundations.

这意味着这些建筑没有地基。

And Burt had to be the grounding.

伯特必须成为地基。

They have just laid the foundation for the floor tiles.

他们刚刚打好地砖的地基。

But since only the bottom layer was constructed.

但是因为只有构建了地基。

It sits in the precise footprint of the World Trade Center.

馆址与世界贸易中心的地基合。

My mom actually says, you can't build a straight house on a crooked foundation.

地基不平整，子盖不正。

Usually it has the date carved on it.

通常建造时间在地基上。

First they laid the foundation, then they built the walls.

首先他们打好地基，然后把墙砌起来。

" We could try digging in to foundations? " Hermione suggested halfheartedly.

“我们可以试着挖地基？”赫敏玩弄地说。

It was relatively easy to find a stable, shallow foundation for the north tower.

为北侧塔找到一个稳定、浅的地基相对容易。

Just like the kind we found seeping into the foundations here.

跟我们在这里发现的渗入地基的土一样。

There really hasn't been any serious discussion about dealing with ground-based anti-satellite weapons.

实际上，没有任何针对地基反卫星武器的严肃讨论。

Here about twenty thousand blocks form just a portion of the cathedrals foundation.

大教堂地基的一部分由大约两万块积木构成。

We must raise both the ceiling and the floor.

我们要追求更高的目标，但也需要扎实的地基。

Houses are washed away, knocked off foundations, just totally gone.

子冲走了，地基也倒了，什么都没了。

So, are there other things that we can use the word 'foundation' for?

那么，我们还能用“地基”这个词来形容其他事物吗？

The size of such a structure would require massive foundations in order to support its weight.

这样的结构需要巨大的地基来支撑它的量。

Problem was, though, Bernini's towers were about to be built on swampy ground.

但问题在于贝尼尼设计的钟塔所处的地基比较松软。

Let's look at 'laid foundations', though, isn't foundations something to do with building?

让我们来看看“打下基础”，地基不是和建筑有关吗？