In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die.

1971年，铁路关闭，小镇开始衰败。

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Our favourite pets can die, we can do poorly at school, close friends can move out of town.

我们最喜爱的宠物死了，我们在学校成绩不好，亲密的朋友将搬离城镇。

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With so much space, especially in the West, it can make sense to let a town die.

在很多地方，尤其是西部，让一个城镇死亡是很有意义的。

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Mr Beebe says he won't let the small town die.

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"I've been told that out-of-town retail means that town centres will die, " he says.

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Unluckily for the town's winter sports, swine flu is expected to die down only when the snow melts.

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