Stonebridge is a rural（乡下的、田园的）/'ruәrәl/ region（地区；区域）/ˈriʤən/ where an old mill（压榨机、磨坊）/mil/ stands beside the river. The historic（历史上著名的、有历史性的）/hi'stɒrik/ building records a local tradition（传说、传统）/trә'diʃәn/ of agriculture（农业）/'ægrikʌltʃә/ and is part of the town's identity（身份；特征）/ai'dentiti/. Families used to pass down stories about each ancestor（祖先、祖宗）/'ænsestә/ who worked there. Recently, however, a changing climate（气候、社会趋势）/'klaimit/ and widespread（充分伸展的、广布的）/'waidspred/ floods（洪水、大量之水）/flʌd/ created a serious threat（威胁）/θrɛt/. The council（议会；委员会）/ˈkaʊnsəl/ proposed（提议）/prә'pәuz/ removing（移除）/rɪˈmuːvd/ the mill to establish（建立）/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ a modern flood barrier（障碍、栅栏）/'bæriә/.

The proposal（提案；方案）/prəˈpoʊzəl/ divided every citizen（公民；市民）/ˈsɪtɪzn/. A campaign（活动；运动）/kæmˈpeɪn/ for conservation（保护、保存）/.kɒnsә'veiʃәn/ argued（争论）/ˈɑːɡjuːd/ that the site（地点；遗址）/saɪt/ should be preserved（保护；保存）/pri'zә:v/, while another group worried about public safety and economic（经济的）/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ cost. Although the debate（辩论；讨论）/dəˈbeɪt/ was tense（时态）/tens/, both sides showed respect（尊敬、尊重）/ri'spekt/. What did they have in common（有共同之处）/hæv ɪn ˈkɑmən/ despite（尽管）/dɪˈspaɪt/ their political（政治的）/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ attitude（态度）/ˈætəˌtud/? The majority（多数）/məˈʤɔrəti/ and minority（少数、未成年）/mai'nɒriti/ both wanted justice（正义、公平）/'dʒʌstis/, equal（平等的；相等的）/'i:kwәl/ protection（保护、防卫）/prә'tekʃәn/, and a secure（使安全；获得）/si'kjuә/ future for the next generation（一代人；世代）/ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən/.

At the annual（每年的；年度的）/'ænjuәl/ meeting, Omar spoke on behalf of（代表）/ɔn bɪˈhæf əv/ a youth（年轻、青年时代）/ju:θ/ volunteer（志愿者）/.vɒlәn'tiә/ organisation（组织）/ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən/. He said in public（公开地；在公共场合）/ɪn ˈpəblɪk/, “We advocate（主张；倡导）/'ædvәkeit/ a plan that will raise awareness of（提高对……的认识）/reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv/ our past without ignoring（不理睬、忽视）/ig'nɒ:/ present danger. The mill can be home to（是……的所在地）/bi hoʊm tɪ/ an ecology（生态学、社会生态学）/i:'kɒlәdʒi/ centre and still play a role in flood control.” A council representative（代表、众议员）/.repri'zentәtiv/ confirmed（确认；证实）/kənˈfɜːmd/ that engineers had found（建立、创立）/faund/ a way to protect the building from high water.

The new policy（政策）/ˈpɑləsi/ would not only preserve the mill but also create a wetland（湿地、沼泽地）/'wetlænd/ habitat（栖息地、居留地）/'hæbitæt/ behind it. Displays（显示、陈列）/dis'plei/ could represent（代表；体现）/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ the custom（习俗）/'kʌstәm/ of several groups, including the province（省、地方）/'prɒvins/'s racial（种族的）/'reiʃәl/ minority, without prejudice（偏见）/'predʒudis/ or discrimination（歧视；区别对待）/dis.krimi'neiʃәn/. A contemporary（当代的）/kәn'tempәrәri/ exhibition（表现、展览会）/.eksi'biʃәn/ would connect local civilisation（文明、文明世界）/,sivilai'zeiʃən;-li'z-/ with global（全球的）/ˈgloʊbəl/ questions about consumption（消费、消费量）/kәn'sʌmpʃәn/ and responsibility（责任）/riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti/. It could also show how individual（个人；个体）/ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl/ choices affect（影响）/əˈfɛkt/ nature and have an impact on（对……有影响）/hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn/ a whole nation（国家；民族）/ˈneɪʃən/.

Most residents（居民；住客）/'rezidәnt/ voted（投票）/vəʊt/ in favour of（支持；赞成）/ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv/ the combined（(企业的)联合、联合收割机）/kәm'bain/ plan. As a result（因此）/ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt/, the election（选举）/ɪˈlɛkʃən/ dispute（争论）/dis'pju:t/ ended without protest（抗议、反对）/prә'test/ or violence（暴力）/ˈvaɪələns/. A legal（法律的；合法的）/ˈligəl/ agreement（协议；一致）/əˈgrimənt/ gave the town responsibility for repairs, and an influential（有影响的、有势力的）/.infu'enʃәl/ business promised to contribute（有助于、捐助）/kәn'tribju:t/ to the work. The mayor（市长）/'mєә/ said the project could call for patience（耐性、忍耐）/'peiʃәns/, but it would sustain（维持；支撑）/sә'stein/ both memory（记忆）/ˈmɛməri/ and safety. In the long term, the mill would make a difference by joining liberation（释放、解放）/.libә'reiʃәn/ from old divisions（分歧；划分）/dɪˈvɪʒən/ with a harmonious（和睦的、调和的）/hɑ:'mәuniәs/ view（视野；景象）/vjuː/ of shared heritage（遗产、祖先遗留物）/'heritidʒ/. The result was practical（实际的、现实的）/'præktikl/ rather（更确切地；而不是）/ˈrɑːðə/ than merely（只）/'miәli/ moral（道德、品行）/'mɒrәl/: the river had more space, and the town kept（使保持；使处于）/kept/ a visible（看得见的、明显的）/'vizәbl/ symbol（符号）/ˈsɪmblz/ of its culture.