1. She told me a story about my grandfather, Ren Li Ling's son, who left Beijing to go to college in Taiwan.
    她给我讲了一个我外公--任丽玲儿子的故事，他离开北京到台湾去上大学。

2. People in Beijing must be thinking I was enjoying myself here in the richest country in the world.
    北京的亲友们肯定认为我在这个世界上最富裕的国家里过得很开心。

3. “I hope someday I can go to Beijing.”
    “我希望我有一天能到北京去。”

4. “Much the same as that in Beijing. We have cold winters, too.”
    “和北京的天气差不多。我们那里冬天也很冷。”

5. “Hi.” I tried to be casual. “My name is Liu Zongren. I come from Beijing, China.”
    “你好！” 我想随便点。“我叫刘宗仁。我来自中国北京。”

6. Imagine Japanese soldiers firing at passers-by in the streets of Beijing and Tianjin — and Kuomintang agents breaking into college dormitories at midnight to arrest anyone whose name was on the black list!
    想象一下日本士兵在北京和天津的大街上向过路人开火——国民党密探深更半夜闯入大学的学生宿舍逮捕黑名单上的人！

7. I started my set introduction. “My name is Liu Zongren. I come from Beijing, China.”
    我开始了我的一成不变的自我介绍：“我叫刘宗仁。我来自中国北京。”

8. I stressed Beijing, hoping that might create some attention.
    我重把北京两个字发得很重，以期引起她们的注意。

9. Facing it across the square stands another new building, the one that takes pride of place in the hearts of all Beijing — the Great Hall of the People.
    广场西侧与历史博物馆相对，耸立着另一座新建筑物，这就是在北京所有居民的心目中占有最重要位置的人民大会堂。