1·The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal.
大多数人住在高楼大厦里，那里嘈杂、肮脏、还没有人情味。
2·The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.
这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.
奇怪的是，过去住在同一条街上的人彼此都认识，而现在住在同一层楼的人甚至都不打招呼了。
4·Thee new tower blocks are much higher than the old buildings.
新建的塔楼群比旧楼房要高得多。
5·But yesterday, a murky yellow haze swallowed many of the distant tower blocks.
但是昨天，远一点的高楼大厦大多消失在一片黄黄的霾雾之中。
6·Later on such lofty aims would be abandoned in favour of tower blocks and the like.
稍后，随着人们对于高楼大厦以及类似建筑的喜爱这种高级目标又会被人们抛在一边。
7·Tower blocks have been demolished, streets have been relaid and lighting has been improved.
塔式大楼被拆毁，街道得到修补，而且路灯也得到了改善。
8·Soon, new business and residential zones will emerge and mingle with the other tower blocks.
不久，新的商业和住宅区将会兴起并与其他高层建筑相交融。
9·Its concrete tower blocks were crumbling, the peasant housing like slums, and the infrastructure chronically rundown.
城里的水泥建筑已经损毁剥落，农民们住在贫民窟里，基础设施年久失修。
10·I work from first hand photography of water towers, tower blocks and industrial buildings from my home city of Glasgow.
我从自己家乡格拉斯哥的水塔，高楼大厦和工业建筑的摄影开始我的设计。