He was brought up by adoptive parents in Kentucky.

他是被他在肯塔基州的养父母抚养大的。

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Undoing the damage may require extra effort on the part of adoptive parents, as well as unconditional love.

要想抚平创伤需要养父母们额外多的努力，以及无条件的爱。

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If your adoptive parents are named Smith, you now attend the Smith family dinners with the parents and all the children.

如果你的养父母姓史密斯，那么你现在就同他们以及他们的孩子一起加入到“史密斯”这个家庭的晚餐当中。

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That law bans adoptions by Americans ostensibly because of documented cases of abuse by adoptive parents.

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However, some adoptive parents are pressing for more urgent action given the humanitarian situation in Haiti.

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Max Shatto, 3, who was adopted from Russia, lived in Texas with his adoptive parents.

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