When she would leave the house to go spend six months with my Aunt Lillian, my mother and sisters would throw open all the Windows, strip the bed, and take out the curtains and rugs.

当她离开去莉莲姨妈家住另外6个月的时候，妈妈和姐姐们总会迫不及待地打开所有的窗户、拆开被子、取下窗帘和地毯。