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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My hometown is the second largest city in the province.

我的家乡是我们省的第二大城市。

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This was only the second visit to my hometown in the 13 years since I had left.

在我离开的13年里，这只是我第二次回家。

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Louis in 1930, and was 17 when he was signed as a second baseman by the hometown Cardinals.

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Susan Hatton, 61, from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, has so far refused to pay the fine for the "eight second" offence in her hometown in December 2011.

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For Massa, only a win or second place will do in Sao Paulo, so a sixth pole of a season is a must for the hometown boy.

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