At first I found their remarks and reactions to the sights of daily Beijing life puzzling.

起初，我发觉他们对于北京日常生活的意见和反应真是让人感到莫名其妙。

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They talked about their life in Beijing twenty years ago.

他们谈到了20年前在北京的生活。

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Why does Khan say life in Beijing is much easier than he'd expected?

为什么可汗说北京的生活比他想象的容易得多？

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Office life in Beijing has changed dramatically since the IBM acquisition.

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Life in Beijing is much better than back in rural Hebei, says Li: his wages cover the family's rent, tuition for the underground school for migrant children that his kids attend, as well as the odd night of karaoke.

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But all 300 of them have one thing in common: they are children of migrant workers who have come to Beijing in search of a better life.

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