"We initially were rather concerned as how our parents would react, as we came from different religions, different backgrounds, two different parts of the planet.

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And I think they have different feelings about people of different backgrounds by just meeting professor himself, by learning about themselves and learning about their classmates.

我想他们对来自不同背景的人,会有不同的感觉,了解教授自己，通过学习了解他们自己,学习了解他们的同学。

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And though we come from really different backgrounds, it's been very fun to have him here as well.

尽管来自不同的背景，但我们之间相处得非常愉快。

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Again, that requires a degree of skill, an ability to listen, to understand people of different religious backgrounds, different ethnic backgrounds and different cultural backgrounds.

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