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1. When there’s no space for a garden, the only way is up.
2. One Chinese doctor has built a rocky retreat on top of this Beijing block of flats.
3. But his villa is now being dismantled after neighbours complained it was noisy and dangerous.
4. Authorities say it was built illegally and have ordered its demolition.
译文
1. 没有建花园的空间，唯一的办法就是向上发展；
2. 一个中国医生在北京的公寓楼顶上建造了一个由石头构成的休闲场所；
3. 但是在邻居抱怨太吵闹和危险后，他的别墅现在已被拆毁；
4. 政府当局说别墅是非法兴建的，并责令
dismantle = take to pieces 拆散，拆毁
retreat = 隐退处, 静居处，休闲场所
demolition = knock down or pull down 拆毁，拆除
口语练习：
The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap. 发动机被拆散了，零件堆了一堆。
The monument was saved from demolition.
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