They cut down many trees to build the boats.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

One of them was that the U.S. Government had shut down the construction industry during the war, so they didn't build any houses for close to five years; obviously we had a shortage of housing.

其一就是美国政府在战争时期,停止了建筑行业,那时他们已经快五年没有建造任何房屋了,显然,房屋资源是短缺的

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Peter's new fleet, we'll talk about his new fleet, which he oversaw and, in a very minor way, helped build himself, sails down the Don River in 1698 and takes the Turkish port of Azov, A-Z-O-V, on the Sea of Azov.

我们接下来讲讲彼得的新舰队,尽管影响不大,但他亲自监督,并且参与组建了这个舰队,舰队于1698年沿顿河顺流而下,直取土耳其的亚速港,在亚速海上

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

People have not had a lot of money to tear down the old homes and build new ones.

VOA: standard.2010.03.15

Political analysts say if that happens, the two present candidates for the prime minister's post are likely to step down and make way for others who might be able to build a consensus.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"You cannot build a foolproof system for air security unless you are willing to slow the whole air system down to a crawl and institute very, very invasive procedures before Americans get on airplanes,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Obama's got a problem with the Democrats. He's got a different kind of problem the Republicans, and I think there is every reason to think that Obama would like for the build-down to be meaningful."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30