More than 50 years after Tsuyako Matsumoto sent a set of traditional "hina" dolls to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, she was thanked by Caroline Kennedy, his daughter and current U.S. ambassador to Japan.
在松本豔子將一組日本傳統「女兒節」人偶，寄給美國已故前總統約翰．甘迺迪50多年後，她獲得甘迺迪的女兒、現任美國駐日本大使卡洛琳．甘迺迪的感謝。
On Feb. 26, the 92-year-old received a letter of appreciation from JoEllen Gorg, principal officer of the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo, on behalf of Ambassador Kennedy.
2月26日，92歲的松本收到美國駐札幌領事館總領事裘艾琳．葛洛格代表甘迺迪大使給她的一封感謝信。
The ambassador’s letter read： "I am so happy to be able to bring the dolls back home and to display them at the embassy as a symbol of the friendship between our two countries."
大使在信中寫道：「我很高興能把這些人偶帶回家，將它們展示在大使館裡，象徵貴我兩國的情誼。」
Matsumoto viewed a video message recorded by Kennedy in which the dolls she sent all those years ago appeared on screen with the ambassador.
松本觀看一段預錄的影片，片中甘迺迪與當年松本贈送的人偶一起出現在畫面上。
"Oh, how cute," Matsumoto said, as she dabbed away tears with a handkerchief.
「噢，真可愛，」松本邊用手帕拭淚邊說。
Gorg handed Matsumoto a bouquet of flowers, saying, "I have been looking forward to meeting you."
葛洛格送給松本一束花，並說，「我一直期待與您見上一面。」
新聞辭典
current：形容詞，現時的，當前的；現行的。
on behalf of somebody：慣用語，代表某人。例句：A team of lawyers sued the plant on behalf of families of victims who died of toxic chemicals the plant emitted.（一群律師代表死於工廠排放之有毒化學物質的受害者家屬，控告這家工廠。）
look forward to something：慣用語，歡喜期待。例句：I’m really looking forward to seeing you in Taipei next week.（我很期待下週在台北與你相見。）
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