1·The second story of a nearby house perches on a single pillar, like a boxy flamingo.
附近的一幢二层楼颤巍巍地倚在一根柱子上,像一只四四方方的火烈鸟。
2·In the redecorated Oval Office, two plump mustard corduroy sofas take pride of place, facing a boxy, modern coffee table covered with marble-looking tiles.
在这件重新装修的办公室内,两个大型黄褐色灯芯绒沙发占据了大部分空间,对面是貌似用大理石覆盖而成的四四方方但不失新潮的咖啡桌。
3·In America, the famous aerial pictures of Long Island's Levittown in the 1950s, which showed identical, boxy houses marching across bare earth, helped fix a depressing image of suburbia.
1950年时,美国著名的Levittown长岛航摄照片就展示了四四方方的像火柴盒的房子横跨在光秃秃的土地上,他对解决不景气的郊区景象有很大的帮助。
4·And at a time when hobbyist computers were boxy wooden affairs with metal chassis, he designed the Apple II as a sleek, low-slung plastic package intended for the den or the kitchen.
在那个时代,业余爱好者的计算机就是四四方方的木头盒子加上一个金属底架,而他设计的Apple II,是圆滑矮小的塑料包,可以放在书房或者厨房。
5·Originally a boxy grey office block, the building now has a completely refurbished interior, while the carbon fibres are arranged in a draping pattern around the facade.
原来一个四四方方的灰色办公大楼,现在内部已经完全翻新,而碳纤维丝以立体模式排列在立面周围。