given that almost all the present-day cities are already packed with places of residence,commerce and recreation and the
问题描述：
given that almost all the present-day cities are already packed with places of residence,commerce and recreation and the land available for new housing developments is increasingly scarce,some historic buildings must be demolished to make room for more compact,high-rise constructions.好长的一句,1
答
given that 是一个固定的用法,可以不翻译,也可以 翻 成 考虑到.
这个句子可以这样翻译：当今的几乎所有城市都是被一些居民场所,贸易场所和娱乐场所充斥着,可以用来开发房子的土地正在一点一点变得稀有,于是一写历史的建筑必须被拆除来腾出更多的地方用来高层的建筑.