She was barefoot, wearing jeans and a faded blue workshirt with the sleeves rolled up, shirttail out. Her long black hair was fastened up by a tortoiseshell comb her father had given her when she left the old country.

• 她赤着脚,穿着牛仔裤和一件褪了色的蓝工作服,袖子高高卷起,衣摆放在裤子外面,长发用一只玳瑁梳子别起,那梳子还是她离开故国时父亲给她的。