由此看来: by this token...
炉子: stove, oven, furnace...
执照: license, permit...
屹立: to tower, to stand straight (of person's bearing)...
城堡: castle, rook (chess piece)...
比例: proportion, scale...
方式: way, manner, style, mode, pattern...
仅次于: second only to..., (in second place) preceded only by......
董事长: chairman of the board, chairman...
读: to read, to study, reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 读书 read book...
