The day before Thanksgiving my dad called a family meeting.

感恩节的前一天，爸爸召开了一次家庭会议。

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He cooks dinner for all the family: mum, dad, younger brother Joe and elder sister Emma.

他为全家人做饭：妈妈、爸爸、弟弟乔和姐姐艾玛。

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"There you go, little turtle; now you can swim to your family," Dad said as he cut the plastic off.

“可以了，小乌龟；现在你可以游向你的家人了。”爸爸说着，把塑料剪了下来。

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Slowly, my dad shared the family myths and stories with my husband and we grew closer.

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Once there, Jorge says, his mom, who had never had to work, took two jobs to help his dad support the family.

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Barack Obama, who noted that his dad left his family when he was a toddler and didn't see much of him growing up.

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