The facade is so beautiful but the foundations are far from solid.

正面很漂亮，但却很牢固。

This means that they have no foundations.

这意味着这些建筑没有。

And Burt had to be the grounding.

伯特必须成为。

They have just laid the foundation for the floor tiles.

他们刚刚打好砖。

But since only the bottom layer was constructed.

但是因为只有构建了。

It sits in the precise footprint of the World Trade Center.

馆址与世界贸易中心完全重合。

My mom actually says, you can't build a straight house on a crooked foundation.

平整，房正。

Some remedial work needs to be done on the foundations.

【remedial】需要修补一下。

Usually it has the date carved on it.

通常建造时间会被刻在上。

First they laid the foundation, then they built the walls.

首先他们打好，然后把墙砌起来。

The first act in the construction process was the excavation.

建筑过程第一项任务是开挖。

" We could try digging in to foundations? " Hermione suggested halfheartedly.

“我们可以试着挖？”赫敏玩弄说。

It is necessary that a firm ground be prepared for such discussion.

为这样讨论准备坚实是必要。

It was relatively easy to find a stable, shallow foundation for the north tower.

为北侧塔找到一个稳定、浅相对容易。

Just like the kind we found seeping into the foundations here.

跟我们在这里发现渗入土一样。

There really hasn't been any serious discussion about dealing with ground-based anti-satellite weapons.

实际上，没有任何针对反卫星武器严肃讨论。

Here about twenty thousand blocks form just a portion of the cathedrals foundation.

大教堂一部分由大约两万块积木构成。

We must raise both the ceiling and the floor.

我们要追求更高目标，但也需要扎实。

Houses are washed away, knocked off foundations, just totally gone.

房被冲走了，也倒了，什么都没了。

Let's look at 'laid foundations', though, isn't foundations something to do with building?

让我们来看看“打下础”，是和建筑有关吗？