My first days as a Brit at Harvard coincided with the horrors of 9/11. In need of comfort and unable to tear ourselves away from the news, teenagers of all nationalities squashed on to sticky seats and watched the towers fall again and again on the common room TV. All shocked. All together. That moment, and the days that followed, taught me more about the strength of a community outside my own than anything since.
我作为英国留学生刚到哈佛大学(Harvard University)的那几天，适逢美国遭遇9/11恐袭。渴望慰藉而又无法远离新闻的各国年轻人挤在公共休息室黏糊糊的椅子上，一遍又一遍地看世贸中心大厦坍塌的电视画面。大家都震惊不已，大家都在一起。相比之后的任何经历，那一刻以及接下来的几天让我更深刻地体会到置身于一个国际社区的力量。
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