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篇章：巴西学生和美国退休老人练趣味口语 An innovative new language exchange program is helping Brazilian students practice their English while brightening up the often solitary lives of elderly American retirees. 有一个创意十足的语言交流项目， 不仅帮助了许多巴西学生练习英语口语，同时还点亮了美国退休老人孤独的老年生活。 In this Speaking Exchange project, Brazilian students were paired up with seniors at Windsor Park Retirement Community in Chicago. 在这一口语交流项目中，巴西学生和美国芝加哥温莎公园退休社区的老人结成对子。 In a video showing how the program works, the pairs carry on conversations via video chat, discussing their families, hobbies, pasts and futures - and forming special bonds in the process. 视频中展示了这一项目的进行方式，学生和老人通过视频聊天窗口进行对话交流，聊彼此的家人、爱好、过去和未来，这样二者在对话的过程中建立了一种特殊的联系。 One such pair is a young boy in Brazil who smiles as he speaks with an elderly American man. The man is seen holding up a black-and-white photo of a couple and showing it to his video pen pal. 在其中的一个案例中，有个巴西小男孩在和视频中的美国老人对话时保持微笑，而老人则拿出了一对夫妇的黑白照片给小男孩看。 | 
