记得1984年第一次出国时,中国刚刚打开大门。外国市场的商品种类繁多,令我们这些来自计划经济国家的人眼花缭乱。我们真想买些东西回去,但标价牌上的价格把我们带回了现实。凭我们每月几十元的工资,按当时的美元比价,不到二十美元能买什么?不久,我们欣喜地发现市场上不少来自台湾的工艺品价格比较能接受。等我们回国时,为亲朋好 I remember when I first went abroad in 1984, China just opened the door. The variety of commodities in foreign markets dazzles those who come from the planned economy. We really want to buy something back, but the price on the price tag brings us back to reality. With our monthly salary of tens of dollars, at the prevailing dollar ratio, less than twenty dollars can we buy? Soon we are delighted to find that quite a few handicrafts from the market are more acceptable on the market. When we return to China, we are good friends and relatives