Not so long ago I had to go to special post offices to make calls to relatives and friends abroad.

就在 不久 以前，我要想给在国外的亲戚朋友打电话，还得跑到特定的邮局去。

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Nakumatt, a Kenyan retailer, allows people living abroad to buy vouchers for its stores and then transfer them to their African friends and relatives, making remittance payments smoother.

比如，住在国外的人可购买肯尼亚零售商纳库马特（Nakumatt）的代金券，并将其送给自己的非洲亲友，这样汇付就容易得多了。

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Resident individuals can use the $50,000 annual limit for bringing money into China from abroad—many also use their friends’ and relatives’ quotas.

中国大陆居民可以使用每年允许从国外带入中国50000美元的限额，许多人还利用他们朋友和亲戚的限额。

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While we waited, the stories began to circulate about more and more people, just private citizens, being allowed to travel abroad to visit their relatives and friends.

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