Martha, my fellow student in my research lab called my car a jalopy, a word, meaning noisy old car, I never heard before.

• 有一回，重感冒而发烧头痛欲裂。随手拿起电话拨给妈妈，电话接通才意识到台湾是午夜时分，妈妈睡梦中醒来接听。