Rubble is the broken stone, brick, and concrete left when a building or wall has fallen or been knocked down. After an earthquake, a bombing, or a demolition, people search the rubble for anyone still inside.

Rubble is the broken stone, brick, and concreteRubble 是破碎的石頭、磚塊和水泥, left when a building or wall has fallen or been knocked down建築物或牆倒塌、被拆掉之後留下來的。After an earthquake, a bombing, or a demolition地震、轟炸或拆除之後, people search the rubble for anyone still inside人們會在瓦礫中搜尋還困在裡面的人。

It is normally uncountable: you say 'a pile of rubble,' not 'a rubble.' Workers clear rubble; survivors are pulled from the rubble. News and history books use it as a plain, serious word.

It is normally uncountable它通常是不可數名詞: you say 'a pile of rubble,' not 'a rubble'你會說「一堆 rubble」而不是「一個 rubble」。Workers clear rubble工人會清理瓦礫; survivors are pulled from the rubble生還者會被從瓦礫中救出來。News and history books use it as a plain, serious word新聞和歷史書把它當成一個平實、嚴肅的詞來用。

Though actually, it is not the same as rubbish. Rubbish is trash you throw away. Rubble is what a building becomes when it is destroyed.

Though actually不過其實, it is not the same as rubbish它跟 rubbish（垃圾）不一樣。Rubbish is trash you throw awayRubbish 是你會丟掉的垃圾。Rubble is what a building becomes when it is destroyedRubble 是建築物被毀掉之後變成的樣子。

They probably began as close cousins — both once meaning waste bits of stone — but in today's English they have split.

They probably began as close cousins這兩個字大概原本是近親 — both once meaning waste bits of stone都曾經是指廢棄的石頭碎塊 — but in today's English they have split但在今天的英文裡它們已經分開了。