It was so horrific it became national news: Two years ago my three little girls were killed when my sister-in-law drove the wrong way down a new York highway.

当这件事情成为全国新闻的时候，那感觉真是太可怕了。两年前，我的三个女儿死于我大姑姐在去纽约的高速路上开错路导致的交通事故中。

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When I was eight years old, my sister was three years old.

我八岁的时候，我妹妹三岁。

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My sister likes having lunch in a self-service restaurant when she has time.

有空的时候我姐姐喜欢到自助餐厅吃午饭。

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My older sister gave them to me when she no longer wanted them.

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So, when me and my sister little, they just put us in all the classes they could find

所以，当我和妹妹还小的时候，他们让我们去上所有他们能找到的课。

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To say that it was heartbreaking to be by her side when my sister passed is an understatement.

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The dilemma arose when my sister announced a family reunion at her Spider Lake cabin in northern Wisconsin.

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When my sister asked her why she was just standing there, she said she did not have enough to pay the bus fare - the last time she used public transport, she had paid 1.5m Zimbabwean dollars.

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