经济学人双语精读｜非洲游子身居海外：蛋糕心意如何传达

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点击文章末端“ 阅读原文 ” 获取完整电子版 （ PDF + Word + MP3音频） 每天分享一篇经济学人双语精读 全文翻译+全文注释+长难句分析 背景知识+写作技巧+短语+段落大意+词汇精析 本期同步音频 01 经济学人原文 Africa's diaspora ： Cake for the patriarch A Ghanaian app helps expats run  errands  back home 【 1 】 SOME YEARS ago Christian Kofi Adu Vanlare wanted to buy a “really big birthday cake” for his uncle, the family  patriarch , who was turning  88 .But there was a problem. Mr Vanlare lives in New Jersey on America’s east coast. His uncle lives in Accra, Ghana’s capital.Icing and  sponge  do not travel well, and simple things like organising a cake can be  onerous  in a  bustling  African city. Various cousins said they were too busy to  procure  a  gateau . 【 2 】 Eventually he had a  slice  of luck when a friend  relented  and went to the shops. The big uncle got his big cake.But ma ………………………………