Implicit in this metaphor is the concept of the state as a work of art, shaped by the architect-like ruler into the proper form he desires.
这个比喻把政府比作了一件艺术作品，由像建筑师般的统治者按他的意愿构筑成合适的形式。It was difficult to put these towers in place. They were made of granite because they had to be very strong.
很难为这两座塔找到合适的位置：它们都由花岗岩构筑，因为它们必须非常坚固。A wolf is as out of place in a concrete wasteland as a citizen of the First World would be in the depths of the Amazon or Sahara.
狼不适合呆在在由混凝土构筑的废土中，就像那些第一世界国家的公民不适合住在亚马逊丛林或是撒哈拉大沙漠的深处。Now you are ready to fulfill the last step of your desire, that of building a body of many sounds from your harp.
现在你准备去完成你之渴望的最后一个步骤--从你的竖琴上构筑一个拥有许多灵魂的形体。And as the sun arose you were part of that light and had left behind everything that thought had put together.
太阳升起时，你便是那光的一部分，将思想所构筑的一切丢在脑后。The trouble is, she adds, such a baby will not have the contact with germs that are needed to build up a strong immune system.
但是这种做法带来的麻烦就是，孩子无法接触到细菌，因此也就没办法构筑强健的免疫系统。Making time for exercise, even if it's just 5 to 10 minutes at a time, is your first step to making it a permanent part of your life.
抽出时间锻炼，即使每次只有5到10分钟，但是这将成为构筑你完美生活的第一步。The town grew prosperous on the back of massive reserves of coal, and like the newly rich all over China, its residents piled into property.
鄂尔多斯的繁荣是构筑在丰富的煤炭储量之上的。和中国所有新贵一样，鄂尔多斯居民扎堆涌入地产业。However, in saying so, they forgot that life is such a significant fact built up by those who do not understand life.
然而，在这么说的时候，他们忘记了，人生正是由不懂得人生的人构筑起来的这样一个重大的事实。