While parents address weighty issues like how to raise kids in a mixed-race family, their children just have fun riding horses, singing Chinese songs or making scallion pancakes.

当父母忙着商讨类似如何在混合人种的家庭里抚养孩子这样重要的问题时，孩子们却自得其乐，他们骑马，唱中文歌或做香煎葱油饼。

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They alleviated their boredom by singing songs while they waited.

他们通过唱歌来减轻等待时的烦躁。

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There, one can enjoy drinks, good food, and the company of friends while singing along to all of their favorite songs.

在那儿除了欢唱喜爱的歌曲外，还可以享用饮料、美食，并与好友共度快乐的时光。

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The timid 1940s had tragic films with the hero and heroine thwarted in the path of love and dying singly or together while singing memorable songs.

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Specific music and rhythms also constituted inseparable parts of sailing in the Persian Gulf, with sailors singing particular songs while working.

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The focus has shifted to fighting global poverty and climate change, with musical events such as Live 8 and Live Earth, and while they may not be singing songs of protest, pop stars are using their presence at these global events to push for change.

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