David, a music fan, wants to go to his favorite place in Liverpool with his 9-year-old daughter and his baby son.

大卫是一个音乐迷，他想带着9岁的女儿和年幼的儿子去利物浦他最喜欢的地方。

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A 9-year-old Central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back.

加州中部一名9岁的男孩不顾湍急的水流和冰冷的海水，从旧金山游到了恶魔岛，然后又游了回来。

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A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more than $500 for her little brother who needs heart surgery in Houston Texas this July.

今年七月，新墨西哥州一名9岁的女孩为她弟弟筹集到了500多美元的手术费，她的弟弟需要在德克萨斯州的休斯顿市进行心脏手术。

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Tragedy also marked the past year in U.S.sports,as 22-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart died in a car crash April 9, just hours after he threw six scoreless innings against the Oakland A's.

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