I'm most grateful to you for taking so much trouble to explain the best way of getting there.
你不厌其烦地给我解释去那里的最佳途径,我对些深表感激。
A 55-storey building went up in 1913, and in 1931 the Empire State Building was completed, then the tallest building in the world.
1913年一座55层高的大楼拔地而起。1931年帝国大厦竣工,这在当时是世界上最高的大厦。