Samoan culture is very different from most Western cultures.

萨摩亚与西方在文化上很多地方差异非常大。

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I later joked that I knew I was in trouble when, at the ten-minute mark, the American Samoan delegation started roasting a pig.

后来我开玩笑说，在演讲进行到十分钟的时候，美国萨摩亚人代表团开始“在火上烤起乳猪来”，我知道我的演讲要搞砸了。

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According to my mother, my natural parents were Samoan and only teenagers when I was born, so they gave me up for adoption.

母亲告诉我，我的生身父母是萨摩亚人，我出生时他们才十几岁，所以他们把我送给别人抚养。

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But he let her go. He told her to learn about how young Samoan women were raised.

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Mister Freeman said Samoan society valued a young woman who had not had sexual relations.

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She also said Samoan girls had sexual relations with anyone they wanted.

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The Samoan, 31, joined Saints in 2006 and his contract is coming to an end.

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Anyone will tell you that a Samoan team with something to prove is a tough game.

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