From that time on, Mrs. Chou sat at home with nothing to do, afraid to answer the phone or open the door. She was unable to chat with her neighbors, and did not even know what to talk about with her young grandson. This experience taught her that immigrant life can be like a prison sentence.
自此以後，老太太枯坐家裡，電話響了不敢接，有人敲門不敢應，別說和鄰居搭訕，就連想跟八、九歲的孫子談談心都不知能談些什麼，深刻體會到「坐移民監」的滋味。