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A big old mill in our town closed down last winter.我们镇上那家老纺织厂去年冬天关门了。 The mill gave work to more than two hundred people for many years.这家厂多年来为两百多人提供了工作。 My uncle was a tenant in a small house near the mill gates.我叔叔是厂门口附近一所小房子的租户。 When the mill closed, he lost his job and had to move out.工厂关闭后，他失去了工作，不得不搬走。

The city put a display of old photos in the town library.市里在镇图书馆办了一个老照片展览。 People could see how the mill worked and what it made years ago.人们可以看到这家厂当年是怎样运转、生产什么的。 The city also asked for public input before making a new plan.市里在制定新计划前还征求了公众的意见。 A teacher said the plan should have a clear mechanism for helping workers.一位老师说，这个计划应该有一套帮助工人的明确机制。 She started a group, and its membership grew to three hundred in a week.她发起了一个小组，一周内会员人数就增加到了三百人。

The pay for each meeting was a mere fifty yuan, but people still came.每次开会的报酬仅仅是五十元，但人们还是来了。 A cop came to one meeting and listened to everyone quietly.一名警察来过一次会议，安静地听大家说话。 Later a prosecutor read the old papers regarding the sale of the mill.后来一位检察官阅读了有关这家厂出售的旧文件。 The city then found that the sale was not honest.市里随后发现那次出售并不诚实。 The teacher said the real problem was not the money but the silence.这位老师说，真正的问题不是钱，而是沉默。