In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.

15秒之内一个大城市变成了废墟。

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On approaching the house from the back, he entered an open room, where nearly all the walls lay in ruins.

从后面走近这所房子的时候，他走进一个开着门的房间，里面的墙几乎都严重受损。

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The town lay in ruins after the earthquake.

地震后，这城镇变成一片废墟。

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It was not surprising that the North showed little sympathy when the fighting stopped and the South lay in ruins.

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