72-year-old Pan Xianyu is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown.

72岁的潘先玉很高兴看到家乡的巨大变化。

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I am a scholar myself on Chinese issues and in the 1950s studied Chinese in China. I have witnessed the fundamental changes of China over recent decades and see China as my second hometown.

我个人是研究中国问题的学者，50年代曾在中国学习汉语，我目睹中国近几十年的巨大变化，视中国为我的第二故乡。

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Thee world, there are changes in every moment, my hometown is no exception. In recent years, I witnessed the gratifying changes of hometown.

世界，每时每刻都在发生着变化，我的家乡也不例外。近几年，我亲眼目睹了家乡发生的可喜的变化。

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While Dodington relishes recapturing the city's past glory, he is nevertheless drawn to the dynamic changes in Shanghai, now home to some 20 million residents -- a far cry from his hometown hidden in the cornfields of central Texas with a population of 953.

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