The disastrous Hanshin earthquake in 1995 killed 6,400 people, toppled elevated highways, flattened officeblocks and devastated the port area of Kobe.
1995年的阪神大地震造成6400人死亡,高架路倒塌,办公大楼被夷为平地,神户港口地区被毁。
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It was only thirty years ago that the building industry felt confident enough to erect officeblocks of steel and reinforced concrete that had more than a dozen floors.
建筑行业是从30年前才开始有信心建造超过12层楼高的钢筋混凝土结构的办公大楼。
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New plate-glass officeblocks have sprung up in low-rent business centres.