They were made of mud or mud bricks, which aren't very durable.

它们是由泥土或泥砖制成的，并不十分耐用。

Egyptians began to build flat tombs called mastabas out of mud bricks or stone.

埃及人开始用泥砖或石头建造平顶坟墓，叫石室坟墓。

In ancient Mesopotamia, ordinary structures like houses or shops were made out of mud bricks.

在古美索不达米亚地区，房屋和商店等普通结构是用泥砖建造的。

Some hilltop villages — many of them built of mud bricks — have been almost totally destroyed.

一些山顶村庄——其中许多是用泥砖建造的——几乎被完全摧毁。

Most importantly, they were made from mud bricks and wood, so they didn't last very long.

最重要的是，它们是由泥砖和木头制成的，所以不会持续很长时间。

Sekhemkhett's pyramid was basically just a fancier mastaba made out of limestone instead of mud bricks.

赛凯姆凯特的金字塔基本上只是一个用石灰石而不是泥砖建造的华丽的斜纹坟墓。

It's built of stone, while most the other buildings were built primarily of grand earth or mud brick.

它是以石头建造的，而其它建筑大多以巨大的土块或者是泥砖兴建而成。

Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.

农舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的蓝天底下，村庄看上去也会令人感到难以亲近。

Why, even our roofs became domes and vaults made of mud bricks.

为什么，甚至我们的屋顶也变成了用泥砖制成的圆顶和拱顶。

Right now I'm standing on a hill where I can see an endless number of tents and small houses made out of mud bricks.

站在小山上，可以看到无数的帐篷和小土胚房。

Quexo has seen this pattern before: the fish disappear, then the violent rains arrive, causing flash floods that dissolve mud bricks and wash away settlements.

先是鱼类消失，再是倾盆大雨，这会导致洪水泛滥，溶解泥砖，继而冲毁整个村庄。

The earthquake destroyed everything in sight, flattening mud brick homes in these remote villages in Western Afghanistan, leaving survivors to mourn and search for loved ones.

地震摧毁了眼前的一切，摧毁了阿富汗西部偏远村庄的泥砖房屋，留下幸存者一边哀悼一边寻找亲人。

The place was already crowded, with mortals sitting in seats made of mud bricks and on the grassy hillsides overlooking the track.

这个地方已经很拥挤了，凡人坐在泥砖做的座位上，坐在长满草的山坡上，俯瞰着赛道。

I've just heard it has lost 1800 homes and these are very simple homes made of mud bricks that crumble really, really easily and so we are deeply concerned there are still people underneath the rubble.

“我刚刚听说有 1800 所房屋被毁坏，这些房屋是用泥砖建造的非常简单的房屋，非常容易坍塌，所以我们非常担心还有人被埋在废墟下。”