The villages expanded and merged into one large town.

这些村庄扩大了并且结合成了一个大集镇。

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Today, our communities have expanded to encompass entire nations, and Facebook is the new town square.

今天，我们的社群已经扩展到整个国家，Facebook成为了新的城市广场。

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In Soviet times mineral production was expanded considerably leading to the union of several villages into one town.

苏联时期，矿产的大量开采使几个村庄合并成一个镇。

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The court ruled the town should have expanded its search outside its borders.

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Four years ago, taxi drivers in Cape Town allegedly set new city buses on fire, fearing the expanded service would hurt their business.

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