On her public engagements,the Queen Mother invariably stays longer than she has been scheduled to do,greets far more people than have been designated to meet her and is usually still talking to her hosts through the windows of her car as it drives away.

• 出席公众活动时，王太后总要超过预定时间，多呆一会儿，接见更多一些人，远不止那些指定的觐见者，而且常常到了她的座车启动时，她还在隔着车窗跟主办者交谈。