This used to be an agricultural area and we already know that where the main lecture hall now stands, there once were farm house and barn that were erected in the late 1700s.
这曾经是一个农业区，我们已经知道，现在主演讲厅所在的地方曾经有建于18世纪晚期的农舍和谷仓。
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A soulless shopping centre stands across from one of the few buildings with character, the town hall.
一座毫无生气的购物中心对面就是少有的几个别具特色的建筑物之一：市政厅。
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The entire hallstands, faces the US flag, place their right hand on their hearts and begins reciting the pledge.