Along with helping people reconnect with old flames, childhood friends and even long-lost relatives, the Internet is giving rise to a newer phenomenon: the decades-late apology.

网络正在帮助人们重新联络昔日恋人、儿时好友甚至是失散多年的亲人，并带来了一种较新的现象：迟来数十年的道歉。

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Yesterday relatives and friends told the tragic story of how Khan, a 44-year-old woman from Cardiff, came to be in one of the world's most dangerous places.

昨天，科汗的亲戚朋友讲述了来自加的夫44岁的汗是怎么到世界最危险的地方去的悲伤故事。

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In old Beichuan, the town hit hardest by the quake, about 100,000 people attended a public memorial ceremony. At the site, everyone held his breath and mourned for dead relatives and friends.

在北川老县城，约10万人参加公祭，公祭活动期间鸦雀无声，所有人都在默默地悼念自己的亲人和朋友。

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They urged the immigrants to write letters to their friends and relatives in the old country.

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Staying near children, other relatives and old friends easily might outweigh everything else.

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Grief is common in old age as spouses, other relatives and friends die.

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