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Everyday is A Gift 珍惜每一天 My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. "This", he said, "is not a slip. This is lingerie." He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. 妹夫打开了妹妹衣柜最底层抽屉，拿出一个用纸包装的包裹。“这个，”他说，“不是件普通内衣，而是一件豪华内衣。”他把薄纸撕开，递给了我那件内衣。 It was exquisite, silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. 它的确精致无比，丝质、全手工缝制，周围还有一圈网状蕾丝花边。价签都尚未拆去，上面的数字高得惊人 "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. “这是我们第一次去纽约时简买的，至少已是八、九年前的事了。她从没有穿过它。她想等一个特殊的日子再穿它。” Well, I guess this is the occasion. 唉，我想现在便是那特殊的日子了。 He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician. His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you' re alive is a special occasion." 妹夫从我手中拿过内衣放在床上，和其他我们要带给殡仪服务人员的衣服放在一起。他的手在那柔软织物上徘徊了一会儿，随即砰然关上抽屉，转身对我说：“永远不要把任何东西留给什么特殊日子。你活着的每一天就是一个特殊的日子。” I remembered those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death. I thought about them on the plane returning to California from the midwestern town where my sister's family lives. I thought a 阅读全文>> |
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问：我给在中国的三个姐姐及家人的移民申请案件已经快到期了，我最近收到美国签证中心(National Visa Center，简称NVC)的信件，要求我为的三个姐姐交经济担保费用，每家77美金。NVC还鼓励我多使用电子邮件的方式和他们联系。请问我将来做经济担保的时候，我可以将所有的文件用电子邮件的方式传送到NVC吗？ 答：美国签证中心现在非常喜欢利用电子邮件的方式和当事人联系，这种做法既省时又省力，也为政府节省了大量的邮费，同时为加快了和移民申请人沟通的速度。学会利用电子邮件和美国签证中心联系会加快移民申请案件转到美国驻海外领事馆。 美国签证中心近日又发出通知，告之移民申请人：他们从现在开始可以将他们所要递交的文件扫描到电脑里，然后再用电子邮件的方式传送到美国签证中心，而不必再用传统的费时费钱的邮递方式。这种做法将会大大加快移民申请案件在美国签证中心的速度，将案件尽快转到美国驻海外领事馆。 |
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