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6 Justatthemomentofwashingmyhands,Iwastakenabackseeingmyreflectioninthemirror:thewhiteshirtwasnottuckedinsidethebelt,butpulledout;thesleevesnotcuffed,butrolledup;thetienotfastened,buthalfloosenandsuspendedonmychest;theshirt'scollarbuttonnotdoneup,butundonethoughIdidn'thaveanychesthairtopeepoutlikesexySouthEuropeanman.IhadtriedtoleaveMamaVaughanagoodimpression,butironically,Irendered...[阅读全文]
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(蓝色部分附有中文注释。Chinesenotesareaddedforthepartshighlightedinblue) 5 SecondfloorwasmainlyforCanada'sownartists.ItwasapitythatAlexColvilleexhibitionrequiredaseparateadmissionticket.HisworkHorseandTrainhadenteredChinaearlierthanMissVaughan'sbirth. InasmuchasMamaVaughanwasaseniorwhotheoreticallydidn'tfeeluptoalongwalk,Iwasthinkingitwouldbebettertoletherhaveagoodrestan...[阅读全文]
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(蓝色部分附有中文注释。Chinesenotesareaddedforthepartshighlightedinblue) 4 InAGO,someexhibitionchambersarealittlenoisywhenawholebunchofkidsandstudentscomein,andsomeareextremelyquiet.Eachandeverypieceofartworkcarriesasoulofthepainter,thedrawer,thesculptor,orthecreator.Inthosequietchambers,whenyouarealonethereandaretotallyintoxicatedwiththeartwork,youwillheartheartistsmurmuringbyyourears.W...[阅读全文]
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(蓝色部分附有中文注释。Chinesenotesareaddedforthepartshighlightedinblue) 3 TheareaaroundtheintersectionofUniversityAvenueandDundasStreetWestwassocrowdedthatpeoplecouldevendoubttheywereactuallyinCanada.ItwasChristmasParadeupcoming.PeoplewerecomingfromeverywherearoundGTAfortheshow.Butithadnothingtodowithme.FortimebeingIhardlyhadmoodforthat. Itstartedtosnowandthiswasthefirstheavy...[阅读全文]
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(蓝色部分附有中文注释。Chinesenotesareaddedforthepartshighlightedinblue) 2 Iwasverygladthatmyfriendswerecomingovertothecoffeeshopforbrain-stormingtosolvethesituationofmySundaymeetingwithI-don't-even-know-if-it's-my-girlfriend-or-my-exgirlfriend-myselfMissVaughanandhermomoneyearafterourparting. Lina,Lily,andJohnWaynearrivedalmostatthesametime...[阅读全文]
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1 10pm.Itookoutthecellphonetocallmyparentsforreportingtoday'seventsothattheywouldn'tbugmeforquiteaperiodbecausetheywouldthinktheirsondidsomethinggreatatleastonce. Aftermybriefing,Momasked,"soeverythingwentwell?" "Yah."Ididn'teventhinkIwaslying. "Soyoutwow...[阅读全文]
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HometownVisit(Prelude) 《探乡记》——楔子 NothingHasChangedinMotherNature Iturnedbackaround,tryingtotracethevoice.Butthereseemedtobenooneofmyacquaintanceamongthefolksinthestreet.IwalkedonasImusthavemisheard.Nohadcalledme.MishearingmightalsobepartofmySpringFestivalsyndrome-Ishouldn'teatlikeapig,watchtoomuchTV,andstayuplateeverynightthesedays.ButhowwasIsupposednottoeatalot...[阅读全文]
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HometownVisit(6)-Communist'sAdvancedSexEducation WhenLing'sparentswentoutsideagain,wewerealsodonewiththelunch.Kara-okiefollowedanddrinkingcontinued.IwasexcusedfornotjoiningthemasIwassooutofdatethatIdidn'tknowthosepopularsongsinChinathoughIusedtobeattheminsinging.IexplainedthatIwouldliketotakealookaround.Itwastotallyawholenewworldtomenow.Theywereveryreasonableandtriedtooffermearideto...[阅读全文]
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HometownVisit(5)-Behave! Mussolinididn'tconquertheworld.Butpizzadid.Icouldeasilytellhowdeliciousitmustbetoallmyfriends.Theydidn'tevenwasteacrumbofthecrust.Everybitewasanenjoyment.Everybitewasablessing.OrtomimicthetoneofourgloriousParty,everybitewasanenormoussuperiorityofSocialistsociety.NowIfinallyrealizedthatpizzawasnotparticularlyorderedforme,butforthemselves,ortobefair,Ishouldsay,for...[阅读全文]
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HometownVisit(4)-Tojuveniledelinquent! "Doyouthinkanti-corruptionstormwillsavetheParty?"Yangaskedmeinalowvoice. "Wow!That'safirst."Irepliedinalowervoice. "What?" "ThefirsttimeIseeyouasksuchaseriousquestion." Yangflattenedherfaceandstaredatme. "Okay,okay.It'sagoodandsophisticatedquestion.Honestly,Ihavenoidea.Plus,I'mnota...[阅读全文]
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