Our writer went to Hsinchu to interview expatriates at a social gathering for professional returnees. The event's principal organizer informed her that this was the "low season". there were very few participants, because many of the members 'children had returned to the United States to go to summer camps or spend time with friends.
到新竹採訪一個由歸國學人組織而成的聯誼會聚會活動，主辦人之一告訴她，現在是「淡季」，參加的人不多，因為很多人的小孩都回美國參加夏令營，或回去看小朋友。