中国奇迹建立在硬生生的、铲平一切的冷酷恐怖景象之上。

The Chinese miracle is built on a raw, bulldozed landscape of unrelenting horror.

在老房子被铲平以后，“拾荒者”会在这些瓦砾中分拣出金属和其他的东西来卖。

After old buildings are razed, "scrappers" sort through the rubble collecting metal and other parts to sell.

他们能够将一座山尖铲平，将一座座山想办法连在一起，可惜他们并不是山的主人。

They are capable of flattening a mountain peak or trying to connect mountains together, and it's a pity that they're still not the master of these mountains.

一片老上海的房子正在被铲平，原来的住户搬到了城郊的简易房子里，比如浦东新区。

A section of old Shanghai row houses is being razed. The former residents typically move to simple homes in the.