Bridges are flimsy by comparison to islands (and even more so to worlds!). They can be torn down by storms or time.

与岛相比，桥非常脆弱(更不用说跟世界相比了！)。他们轻易地就会被风暴吹倒或者时间所。

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It used to be a quiet town with a few local shops. Now a lot of the local woods are being torn down for more housing and big stores.

以前是个宁静的小镇，有一些当地的商店。现在当地的森林被砍伐来建更多的房子和商店。

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"We are always concerned when older and more or less intact buildings are getting torn down to be replaced with something new on a block that has a lot of character, " said Tara Kelly, the executive director of Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts.

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