All my short life I had been told this, and I had no answer to it. I stayed silent, listening to these painful reminders.

在我短短的一生中，总是听到这样的话，而我又无以对答。我沉默着，痛苦地听着她们的提醒。

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Anyone who has explored the world of archives will know that it is a treasure house, one that is full of surprises, crossing paths, dead ends, painful reminders and unanswered questions.

不管是谁来细细挖掘这些档案，都会发现它是一个宝库，里边充满了惊喜、岔路、死胡同、痛苦回忆以及留待解决的问题。

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But there are still painful reminders every day.

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The summer was yet another exhausting and painful stretch for investors, with the chaos of the stock market bringing back frightening reminders of the freefall of 2008 and early 2009.

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