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visit relatives

relatives

hometown; ancestral home

surprised; amazed

excited; stirred emotionally

maternal grandmother

ancestral worship

sanitary facilities; hygiene equipment

improve; make better

ring

portable music player; Walkman

computer; calculator

customs (border control)

inspect; examine

pay taxes; taxation

literal: no blame if one is overly polite; figurative: politeness never offends

standard; criterion

shoulder

concentrate; focused

startled; got a scare

pick up; gather

father’s elder brother; uncle

group photo

Taiwanese businessperson (working abroad or in China)

open air routes; direct flights

interrupt

flight (scheduled)

delay (of a flight/train)

airline

indifferent; cold attitude

cancel

traveler; passenger

explain; instructions

land; descend (aircraft)

increase

strait (narrow body of sea between land)

shore; coast

exchange; interaction

communicate

illegal; unlawful

smuggling

cause; result in

interactions; dealings; contacts

unification; unify

Shanxi (province in China)

Hong Kong

merely; only; solely; 光...就...

without end; forever; V 個沒完

extremely; very

only; merely; 才...而已

not to mention; ...，（更）別說...了。

from the time that; 自從...以來，...