Comparing American English and British English is like counting incompatible sets of floors of a building. That's why, when you try translating over and over again between the two, it's like climbing an endless set of floors. You might even reach the moon
Buildings are much stronger now than they used to be.
建物は以前と比べてより頑丈になっている。
On building sites, hard hats must be worn at all times.
建築現場では常にヘルメットを被らなければいけません。
That building has changed hands many times.
その建物は幾度もオーナーを変えた。
Our school stands in the village.
私たちの学校はこの村に建っている。
An architect should not pretend to be an artist.
建築家は芸術家ぶってはならない。
The house that Tom built is really nice.
トムの建てた家はすばらしい。
The priest blessed the newly built church.
司祭は新しく建てられた教会を祝福した。
The architect adapted the house to the needs of old people.
建築家はその家を老人の要求に合うようにした。
When was it built?
いつ建てられたのですか。
The nuclear ship was built at a considerable expense.
その原子力船はかなりの費用をかけて建造された。
The teachers could not decide where to build the new schoolhouse.
先生たちは、新しい校舎をどこに建てるべきか決定できなかった。
This building is near completion.
この建物は程なく完工だ。
He built a new house for himself.
彼は自分のために新しい家を建てました。
Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.
砂漠に水を引くために運河が建設されている。
They ended capitalism and built a socialist society.
彼らは資本主義にピリオドを打ち社会主義社会を建設した。
The enemy made a strong attack on that building.
敵はその建物に対して激しい攻撃をした。
The building fell down suddenly.
その建物は突然崩れ落ちた。
There you see the gate that Mr. Jones built.
そこにジョーンズさんが建てた門が見えます。
They build their house for themselves.
彼らは自分たちで家を建てた。
And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
My father has bought land with a view to building a house.
父は家を建てるつもりで土地を買いました。
The building looks down on the whole town.
その建物から町全体が見下ろせる。
The buildings were damaged by the storm last night.
昨日の嵐で建物は被害を受けた。
The word "house" evokes the mental image of a rectangular building with a roof and smoking chimney, which may be surrounded by grass and trees and inhabited by a happy family.
They have run this small hotel since it was established.
彼らはこの小さなホテルが３０年前に建てられてからずっと経営してきた。
You can't build buildings on swampy land.
沼地に建物は建てられない。
Japan has to reconstruct its economy.
日本は経済の建て直しをはからなければならない。
The building has no fire exit.
その建物には非常口がない。
What's that building behind the hospital?
病院の後ろにあるあの建物はなんですか。
A new road is under construction.
新しい道路が建設中である。
They set up a bronze statue of the hero.
彼らはその英雄の銅像を建てた。
The pyramids were built in ancient times.
ピラミッドは古代に建造された。
A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.
