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You_PPY have_VH0 told_VVN me_PPIO1 that_CST hobbies_NN2 rank_VV0 among_II life_NN1 's_GE great_JJ pleasures_NN2 and_CC that_CST we_PPIS2 enjoy_VV0 many_DA2 hobbies_NN2 in_II our_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
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Hmmn_NP1 !_! 
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That_DD1 sounds_VVZ reasonable_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, then_RT I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO ask_VVI myself_PPX1 the_AT question_NN1 ._. 
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"_" Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 have_VHI any_DD hobbies_NN2 ?_? "_" 
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Well_RR ,_, let_VV0 me_PPIO1 think_NN1 ._. 
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What_DDQ is_VBZ a_AT1 hobby_NN1 ?_? 
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I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ something_PN1 which_DDQ we_PPIS2 enjoy_VV0 very_RG much_DA1 outside_II21 of_II22 our_APPGE daily_JJ work_NN1 lives_NN2 ._. 
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Ah_UH ,_, now_RT then_RT ,_, what_DDQ so_RR I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 doing_VDG very_RG much_DA1 outside_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE daily_JJ work_NN1 life_NN1 ?_? 
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Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 see_VVI ._. 
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I_PPIS1 certainly_RR like_VV0 to_TO travel_VVI ._. 
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Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI that_DD1 would_VM be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE hobbies_NN2 ?_? 
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Perhaps_RR so_RR ._. 
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It_PPH1 's_VBZ an_AT1 expensive_JJ hobby_NN1 of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
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You_PPY know_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 have_VH0 traveled_VVN to_II 45_MC countries_NN2 ,_, and_CC China_NP1 is_VBZ my_APPGE forty-fifth_MD country_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY ?_? 
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Since_CS my_APPGE parents_NN2 took_VVD me_PPIO1 in_II high_JJ school_NN1 to_TO travel_VVI throughout_II the_AT US_NP1 and_CC parts_NN2 of_IO Canada_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT start_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE hobby_NN1 of_IO traveling_VVG ._. 
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After_CS I_PPIS1 graduated_VVD from_II the_AT university_NN1 that_DD1 summer_NNT1 I_PPIS1 traveled_VVD in_II Europe_NP1 for_IF two_MC months_NNT2 ._. 
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The_AT next_MD summer_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ again_RT in_II Europe_NP1 and_CC also_RR the_AT Soviet_JJ Union_NN1 ._. 
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Often_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 tie_VV0 my_APPGE travel_NN1 into_II my_APPGE professional_JJ opportunities_NN2 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 am_VBM doing_VDG that_DD1 now_RT by_II teaching_VVG in_II China_NP1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN lucky_JJ to_TO travel_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 in_II China_NP1 ._. 
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So_RR ,_, maybe_RR you_PPY are_VBR right_JJ ._. 
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Perhaps_RR travel_VV0 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE special_JJ hobbies_NN2 ._. 
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Ok_RR ,_, so_RR travel_VV0 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE hobbies_NN2 !_! 
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What_DDQ else_RR ?_? 
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Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 have_VHI any_DD other_JJ hobbies_NN2 ?_? 
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Hmmn_NP1 !_! 
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Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 think_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 really_RR like_VV0 to_TO be_VBI with_IW young_JJ people_NN and_CC in_II China_NP1 my_APPGE best_JJT friends_NN2 are_VBR some_DD of_IO my_APPGE students_NN2 ._. 
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What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? 
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Is_VBZ that_DD1 a_AT1 hobby_NN1 ?_? 
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I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 entertaining_VVG them_PPHO2 at_II my_APPGE Friday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 with_IW elementary_JJ ,_, teenage_JJ ,_, and_CC kindergarden_NN1 students_NN2 ._. 
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Sometimes_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 traveled_VVN with_IW some_DD of_IO my_APPGE Chinese_JJ men_NN2 students_NN2 ._. 
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So_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 maybe_RR that_CST my_APPGE relationships_NN2 with_IW young_JJ people_NN and_CC my_APPGE travel_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 are_VBR a_RR21 bit_RR22 like_II a_AT1 hobby_NN1 too_RR ._. 
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Ah_UH ,_, now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 two_MC hobbies_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 can_VM identify_VVI !_! 
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Anything_PN1 else_RR ?_? 
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Hmmn_NP1 !_! 
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I_PPIS1 like_VV0 to_TO read_VVI ,_, send_VV0 emails_NN2 ,_, and_CC watch_VVI TV_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 knowing_VVG more_RRR about_II the_AT world_NN1 and_CC communication_NN1 between_II different_JJ cultures_NN2 !_! 
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Do_VD0 they_PPHS2 consist_VVI of_IO hobbies_NN2 ?_? 
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Some_DD of_IO these_DD2 things_NN2 relate_VV0 to_II my_APPGE professional_JJ experiences_NN2 ._. 
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Yeah_UH ,_, yeah_UH ,_, perhaps_RR so_RR !_! 
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Maybe_RR these_DD2 are_VBR several_DA2 of_IO the_AT things_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 like_VV0 doing_VDG ,_, some_DD connected_JJ with_IW professional_JJ opportunities_NN2 ,_, and_CC others_NN2 which_DDQ simply_RR give_VV0 me_PPIO1 pleasure_NN1 ._. 
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Well_RR ,_, then_RT ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI that_CST my_APPGE hobbies_NN2 are_VBR good_JJ ones_NN2 ?_? 
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You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, both_RR Aristotle_NP1 and_CC Thomas_NP1 Jefferson_NP1 have_VH0 said_VVN that_CST one_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE biggest_JJT goals_NN2 in_II life_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO try_VVI to_TO be_VBI happy_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 am_VBM basically_RR a_AT1 happy_JJ person_NN1 most_DAT of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
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Maybe_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ true_JJ ._. 
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I_PPIS1 do_VD0 enjoy_VVI many_DA2 hobbies_NN2 in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ;_; and_CC then_RT these_DD2 hobbies_NN2 lead_VV0 me_PPIO1 toward_II a_AT1 happier_JJR life_NN1 ._. 
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Good_JJ !_! 
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Good_JJ !_! 
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So_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 have_VHI hobbies_NN2 and_CC they_PPHS2 help_VV0 make_VVI me_PPIO1 happy_JJ ._. 
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How_RRQ about_II you_PPY ?_? 
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Do_VD0 your_APPGE hobbies_NN2 make_VVI you_PPY happy_JJ ?_? 
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I_PPIS1 certainly_RR hope_VV0 so_RR !_! 
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