"Some words come across a lot harsher in English than when said in Chinese, " said Kevin Jones, 23, an American student at the International School of Business and Economics in Beijing.

23岁的凯文•琼斯来自美国，现就读于北京对外经贸大学，他表示：“一些词用英文表述要比中文刺耳得多。”

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On a hot afternoon, Kevin Jones, the athletics director in an after-school program, approaches a young Iranian girl, new to the program, who is sitting on a bench watching the relay race.

在一个炎热的下午，凯文琼斯，在课余体育节目总监，接近一个年轻的伊拉克女孩，新来的节目，谁上，看接力赛坐在板凳上。

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The play was last seen on Broadway in 1974, with James Earl Jones and Kevin Conway playing the two friends.

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As directed by the Farrelly brothers (Peter and Bobby), who co-wrote the script with Pete Jones and Kevin Barnett, the movie is a dispirited piece of work.

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Since then, there have been more than 150 productions, usually two each summer, featuring stars such as James Earl Jones, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Anne Hathaway.

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