It was when my family were happily enjoying the dinner that the autoclave blew up right beside my mother, who was doing the cooking.

那时候我们全家人正在开心地享用晚餐，忽然高压锅就爆炸了，而妈妈正好在边上做饭。

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One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.

有一天，母亲正在缝被子。我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。

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One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.

一天，母亲正在缝被子，我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。

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Around three in the morning of our third night at Lenox Hill, my mother was dozing for the first time and my sister slept soundly beside her.

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