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Quote of My Daughter(16) 女兒語錄(16） — Jennifer’s World
On April 4, 2004, exactly the third anniversary of my release from the labor camp, and after the Australian government granted me refugee status, I was finally joined by my 11-year-old daughter, who traveled alone via a third country from Beijing to Sydney. Her father dared not travel with her, fearing that if he got stopped at the custom, our daughter could also be stopped. So he decided to have her travel alone to ensure that she could leave without safely causing unnecessary attention from the authorities.
2004年4月4日，在離開勞教所整三週年這天，我終於迎來了通過第三國從北京獨自飛抵悉尼的11歲的女兒。因她父親也曾被捕，怕自己不能出境影響了女兒，所以狠心的決定，讓她獨自乘飛機前來與我團聚。
After signing the “receipt” paper of “unaccompanied minor service” to acknowledge her safe arrival, I led her to the car. As soon as we sat in, she immediately said, “Mom, let me tell you a joke.” Then she started telling me endless jokes until we arrived at our apartment, where several friends were waiting and preparing food for us to celebrate our reunion.
我從航空公司工作人員手中「簽收」了女兒後，將她帶入汽車。她一坐下就立刻說：「媽媽，我給你講個笑話吧。」然後她就開始一個接一個地給我講她已經攢了一肚子的笑話，把我肚子都笑疼了。
