Mostyoungarchitects----particularlythoseinbigcities----canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.Andmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowantwhichisexactlywhathappenedt|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

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Mostyoungarchitects----particularlythoseinbigcities----canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.AndmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowantwhichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartnerBrainBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical–partsfirminAtlanta.Fromtheoutsideitlookstoooldevensomethinghorriblebutopenthedoorandyouareinawideopencourtyardlinedonthreesideswithrusting(生锈的)walls.

In2000YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnd.Builtin1947thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.ButthepricewasrightsoYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition(拆除)pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroofbecauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardworkbutitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodoand“totreasurewhatwasthere—thewallstherustthelight”Yocumsaid.“Everyseasonmorepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation（装置）there---aslow-motionshow.”

Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindowsanall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyardandskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswife.Asortofbuffer(缓冲)zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroomakitchenandamechanicalroomandthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyond.

YocumandBellwhohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecityfeelthattheexperiencefromdecorationoftheirbuildingfocusingontheinsideratherthantheoutsidehasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.

63.Accordingtothepassageitis formostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.

A.easy B.unnecessary C.unrealistic D.common

64.Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause .

A.itwasabargaintohim B.itwasstillingoodcondition

C.itwaslocatedintheci

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