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Our town wants to replace the old market building with a new shopping center.我们镇上想用一座新购物中心替换掉老市场大楼。 At the first meeting, a conservative group asked to keep the walls.在第一次会议上，一个「保守的」团体请求保留那些墙。 They said the building helps conserve the history of our city.他们说这座楼有助于「保存」我们这座城市的历史。

She said it is part of our constitution, though she did not mean the paper downtown.她说它是我们「宪法」的一部分，不过她指的不是市中心的那份文件。 Others said the plan would constitute real change.另一些人说这个计划会「构成」实实在在的改变。 The meeting became a controversy about money and memory.会议变成了一场关于钱和记忆的「争议」。 A teacher called the plan controversial, so everyone had an opinion.一位老师说这个计划「有争议」，于是每个人都有了自己的看法。

Some people said the council had deliberately hidden the cost of the work.有人说议会「故意」隐瞒了这项工程的费用。 Last week a large crowd filled the square before the town hall.上周一大群人挤满了镇政厅前的广场。 A young woman carried a picture of the old building above her head.一位年轻女子把老楼的图片举过头顶。 She said she wanted to demonstrate that young people care.她说她想「证明」年轻人也在乎。

The council decided on a comprehensive plan: keep half of the old market and build shops inside.议会决定了一个「全面的」方案：保留老市场的一半，在里面建新店铺。 Both sides said they could live with that answer.双方都说他们能接受这个答案。 For conservation groups, it was a small win.对于关心「保护」的人来说，这是一次小小的胜利。