She helped to build a house, learning the rudiments of brick-laying as she went along.是什么意思？

She helped to build a house, learning the rudiments of brick-laying as she went along.

她参与了盖房子，并在施工过程中学习了砌砖的基本技巧。

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

helped

v. 帮助( help的过去式和过去分词 )，有助于，有利于，治疗，避免；

例句
The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen...
编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编成电影。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

build

vt. 建造，构筑，建立，开发，为…建立基础；vi. 建造，营造，扩大，扩展，发展，达到；n. 体格，构造，〈俚〉优美的体型，肉体美；

例句
Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.
像这样的海底建造技术很复杂，与尝试在水下建桥有些相似。

house

n. 房屋，全家人，（从事某种生意的）公司，（英国）下议院；v. 给…提供住房，收藏，安置；

例句
He was born in 1768 in the house abutting our hotel.
他于1768年出生于我们旅馆旁边的一幢房子里。

learning

n. 学问，学术，知识；v. 学习(learn的现在分词)；

例句
...women learning to help themselves and one another...
学着自助和互助的妇女们

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

rudiments

n. 初步，入门，基本原理( rudiment的名词复数 )，雏形，萌芽，退化器官；

例句
She learned the rudiments of brick-laying, wiring and plumbing.
她学习了砌砖、布线和管道工程的基本知识。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

went

v. 进行( go的过去式 )，去，进展；

例句
I went round the streets and found his new abode.
我走街串巷找到了他的新住所。

along

adv. 一起，向前，进展，到某处；prep. 沿着，顺着，靠着…边；

例句
The helicopter can zip along at about 150 kilometres an hour.
该直升机能以每小时150公里左右的速度疾进。