The arrival of the railroads after the Civil War produced a huge building boom in California.内战以后铁路的出现，在加州掀起了一股巨大的建筑热潮。The huge building across the street blocked our view of the sea.马路对面那幢巨大的楼房挡住了我们看海的视线。You can't miss it – it's a huge building.你不会看不到的，那是很大的一栋楼。