Seacliff is known for（因……而闻名）/bi noʊn fər/ a native（本地的；本地人）/'neitiv/ whale（鲸）/weɪl/ species（物种）/ˈspiʃiz/ that passes the coast each spring. A local charity（慈善机构；慈善）/'tʃæriti/ had planned to launch（推出；发起）/lɒ:ntʃ/ a virtual（线上的；虚拟的）/'vә:tʃuәl/ exhibition（表现、展览会）/.eksi'biʃәn/, publish（发表；发布）/ˈpʌblɪʃ/ a brochure（手册）/'brәuʃә/, and organise a collection（收集；收藏）/kəˈlekʃn/ for rescue（援救、解救）/'reskju:/ work. Then a short video appeared on a social platform（平台）/'plætfɒ:m/. It showed a civilian（平民；民用的）/si'viljәn/ boat moving close to a whale and used an artificial（人工的；人造的）/.ɑ:ti'fiʃәl/ warning（警告）/'wɒ:niŋ/ sound. The false（虚假的）/fɒ:ls/ content（内容）/kәn'tent/ made the rescue look like a crime（犯罪）/kraɪm/.

The recording（录像；录音）/ri'kɒ:diŋ/ spread through a large network（网络）/ˈnɛtˌwərk/. One broadcast（广播；播送）/'brɒ:dkæst/ channel（频道；渠道）/'tʃænәl/ repeated it without checking the source（来源）/sɔrs/, and its audience（观众；听众）/ˈɔːdiəns/ reacted（反应）/ri'ækt/ with anger（忿怒）/'æŋgә/. Press（新闻界；媒体）/pres/ coverage（报道；覆盖）/'kʌvәridʒ/ soon turned a small incident（事件）/'insidәnt/ into a public crisis（危机）/'kraisis/. People of diverse（多样的）/dai'vә:s/ nationality（国籍）/.næʃә'nælәti/ posted strong opinions（意见；观点）/əˈpɪnjənz/; some called for court（法院；法庭）/kɔrt/ action, while others opposed（反对）/ә'pәuz/ the charity's work. A journalist（记者）/'dʒә:nәlist/ asked the town to declare（宣布；说明）/di'klєә/ whether the boat had caused a disaster（灾难）/di'zɑ:stә/.

A youth（青年）/ju:θ/ committee（委员会）/kəˈmɪti/ met（meet的过去式和过去分词）/met/ to clarify（澄清）/'klærifai/ what had happened. Lena, the editor（编辑）/'editә/ of the exhibition, found（建立、创立）/faund/ a witness（目击者；见证）/'witnis/ with a complete recording. She told（告诉）/təʊld/ the group, “We must protect the witness from（保护……免受）/prəˈtɛkt frəm/ online attacks（攻击）/əˈtæk/, but reliable（可靠的）/ri'laiәbl/ evidence（证据）/ˈevɪdəns/ can make a difference（产生影响；发挥作用）/meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns/. What the first episode（片段；事件）/'episәud/ left out is the part that matters.” The longer video showed that the crew（全体人员、一群人）/kru:/ had responded（回应）/rɪˈspɑnd/ to a trapped（圈套、陷阱）/træp/ animal and guided it away from rocks.

The committee checked the current（当前的）/ˈkʌrənt/ rescue rules, the boat's official（官方的；官员）/əˈfɪʃəl/ route（路线）/ru:t/, and the time of each reaction（反应）/ri'ækʃәn/. A legal（法律的；合法的）/ˈligəl/ adviser explained that the constitution（宪法；章程）/.kɒnsti'tju:ʃәn/ protected free opinion. It did not excuse harmful（有害的、伤害的）/'hɑ:mful/ invention（编造；发明）/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/. The team negotiated（协商）/ni'gәuʃieit/ with the channel and asked it to release（发布；释放）/riˈlis/ a correction（订正、改正）/kә'rekʃәn/. The channel agreed to update（更新）/ʌp'deit/ its report, remove（移除）/rɪˈmuːvd/ the artificial sound, and include the witness account（账户）/əˈkaʊnt/. This resolution（解决方案；决议）/.rezә'lu:ʃәn/ helped resolve（解决）/ri'zɒlv/ the conflict（冲突）/ˈkɑnflɪkt/ without revealing（透露；揭示）/rɪˈvil/ a private identity（身份；特征）/ai'dentiti/.

The charity used the corrected material（材料；面料）/məˈtɪəriəl/ in its exhibition. The new programme not only passed down（传承）/pæs daʊn/ knowledge about the species but also showed how civil（公民的；文明的）/ˈsɪvəl/ discussion（讨论）/dɪˈskʌʃn/ and careful reporting contributed to（促成；为……作贡献）/kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ/ safety. Visitors（访客）/ˈvɪzɪtərz/ could subscribe（订阅）/sәb'skraib/ to the rescue channel, donate（捐赠）/'dәuneit/ to equipment（设备）/ɪkˈwɪpmənt/, and learn how media（媒体）/ˈmidiə/ choices play a role in（在……中发挥作用）/pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn/ public trust. In the long term（从长远来看）/ɪn ðə lɔŋ tərm/, the event（活动；事件）/ɪˈvent/ could call for（呼吁；需要）/kɔl fər/ better verification（证实、查证）/.verifi'keiʃәn/ and protect future volunteers（志愿者）/.vɒlәn'tiә/ from unfair（不公平的、不正直的）/.ʌn'fєә/ blame（过失、责备）/bleim/. Although a medium（传播媒介）/ˈmiːdiəm/ can spread panic（恐慌、惊慌）/'pænik/ quickly, complete evidence can restore（恢复；修复）/ri'stɒ:/ confidence（信心）/'kɒnfidәns/ just as quickly.