We have been following the debates not out of interest but because they are like family.

我们关注他们辩论的原因并非出于一时兴起，而是由于我们像一家人。

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The holidays are special because of the opportunities we get to connect or reconnect with friends and family.

假期永远都是特别的，因为这个时候我们就有机会和我们的朋友和家人相聚在一起了。

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Sometimes we are told that happiness has failed to increase because the benefits of economic growth have been offset by a breakdown in family and community relationships.

有时候，我们被告知，幸福程度之所以没有上升，是因为家庭和邻里关系破裂在抵消经济增长的益处。

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Normally we speak often because we are family.

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As a woman, hearing this, it is hard not to wonder if we are counted out for certain jobs, certain opportunities, because we do have a family or because we are in our child-bearing years.

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In my wildest dreams I never thought that this would happen to us, because we are a family that embodies coexistence and tolerance.

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