The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.

大得吓人的高楼和阴暗狭窄的街道组成了今日现代化的城市。街道上汽油味和有毒气体，出租汽车、卡车、公共汽车的噪音刺耳难忍，络绎不绝的人群挤来挤去。

So we have a huge stock of tall buildings that are being used well today.

因此，我们有大量高楼大厦，它们在今天得到了很好的利用。

Think of a 14-story building moving faster than a kilometer per second.

想象一下一个14层的高楼速每秒1公里移动的情景。

Whole skylines, including Dallas's, went dark to conserve power.

所有的高楼大厦全部变暗以节省电力，达拉斯地区也未能幸免于难。

At the same time, we have these assets in place, and the question is, what do we do with that?

overbuilt many times in the best locations.所以迈入21世纪今天的我们所继承的概念是一系列的高楼大厦及在市中心过度建造的高大建筑物。同，我们在这片土地上也拥有自己的资产，但问题是，我们该拿它如何是好?

In addition to the techniques that tall buildings use to tame the wind, some are also fitted with dampers that counteract motion where it occurs.

除了上述这种“驯服”风的技术外，一些高楼还安装了阻尼器，在建筑物发生运动抵消运动。

Next to skyscrapers, stores, and avant-garde restaurants that will leave you speechless.

高楼大厦旁，，髦的饭店，将会使你惊讶不已。

There is not a great deal you can do if you have what we call a street canyon - a whole set of high-rises enclosed in a narrow street.

如果碰到街道峡谷，就是高楼成排街道狭窄，那也就无能为力了。

Robert said he was hopeful of returning to attempt the climb without any ropes.

罗伯特表示，希望以后有机会尝试不用任何绳索重新爬上这座高楼。

Spiderman. He's cool and funny – and he can spin webs and jump off skyscrapers!

蜘蛛侠。他很酷，也很有意思——他会吐丝，还能从高楼大厦上一跃而下。

But we can still summon more power than a locomotive and we are able to leap tall buildings at a single bound, if we have the right gizmo.

但是我们仍然可以召唤出比火车头更强大的能量，如果我们拥有正确的小玩意儿，我们能够一跃而过高楼大厦。

Yes, there is a white, tall building called Art Tower on your left.

是的，在你的左边有一座叫艺术塔的白色高楼。

If you like tall buildings and interesting architecture, Chicago is the city for you.

如果你喜欢高楼大厦和精美的建筑，那你就来对地方了。

I mean look at all these magnificent buildings around us.

可以看看这些高楼大厦。

At the depth of 2, 723 ft we have reached the point where the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, would not even show its tip on the surface if it were put underwater.

在 2723 英尺的深度，我们到的这个地方，世界第一高楼哈利法塔如果被置于水下，它的尖端甚至不会露出水面。

At night, these tall buildings light up the sky in every direction.

到了晚上，这些高楼大厦的灯光照亮了每一片天空。

There are plenty to be found. Mumbai is highly built up and densely populated.

有很多东西有待发现。孟买高楼林立，人口密集。

Many of the buildings touched the clouds.

很多高楼耸入云端。

Mountains or tall buildings would block the signals.

高山或高楼会阻挡信号。

They could do dangerous jobs like putting out fires or working on high buildings.

它们可以从事像灭火或修建高楼这样的危险工作。