It is a mostly African American city that has suffered economic hardship for several decades, a stark contrast to the fame and wealth the Jackson family attained as a result of successful music careers after they left the city.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

I have to try to understand what you're saying and I have to refer it to what I want to say, and the circuit of communication between us has to stay open as a result of this mutual and developing understanding of what we're talking about.

我需要试着了解你正在说什么,并且与我想说的话进行联系，我们之间的交流要进行下去,这是我们对于谈论内容的相互发展着的,了解的结果。

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"President Zardari's troops are risking their lives courageously fighting extremists as we speak, a vital task which of course has had an impact on human beings and their local communities many of whom have been displaced as a result,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.13