21) My friend’s daughter，Sarah，stood by me waiting her turn.

　　我朋友的女兒莎拉站在我身邊，等著輪到他。

　　22) I was the only adult present who prompted “What do you say?”When the clown handed Sarah her balloon.The clown beamed at us，grateful he had actually been acknowledged.

　　當(dāng)小丑把球遞給莎拉時(shí)，我提醒她說(shuō)：“你該說(shuō)什么?”我是在場(chǎng)大人中唯一一個(gè)這么做的人。小丑微笑著看著我們，很感激有人對(duì)他表示謝意。

　　23) And what they are seeing is a society focused solely on acquisition---be it another drink in a restaurant or a space on a crowded freeway---without ever stopping to thank the source.

　　他們所看到的社會(huì)是一個(gè)完全專注于索取的社會(huì)——不管是飯館還提供的一杯飲料還是高速公路上的一塊空地——沒(méi)有人停下來(lái)說(shuō)聲謝謝。

　　24) Most people today feel proud to have built a society that treats the races，sexes，and economic class more equally than ever before.And，yes，we have made real stride in these areas.

　　今天大部分人都建立了一個(gè)比過(guò)去任何時(shí)候都更平等地對(duì)待種族，性別，和經(jīng)濟(jì)階層的社會(huì)而感到驕傲。是的，我們?cè)谶@些領(lǐng)域確實(shí)取得了進(jìn)步。

　　25) Are we really so pressured that we cannot stop to observe simple courtesy?

　　難道我們真的忙得不能停下來(lái)注意以下簡(jiǎn)單的禮節(jié)嗎?

　　26) Since it is often used simultaneously by both family members as well as guests，the chicken requires not only a glamorous look but a practical one.

　　由于家庭成員和客人常常會(huì)同時(shí)使用廚房，所以廚房不僅要美觀而且要實(shí)用。

　　27) This concern includes recycling of household materials， as well as energy efficient appliances and purity of both water and air.

　　家庭用具的再循環(huán)問(wèn)題，廚房設(shè)備的節(jié)能問(wèn)題以及水和空氣的凈化問(wèn)題都受到重視。

　　28) The character of today’s kitchen is very different from the way it was thirty years ago.There is more sophiscation in food preparation，and more technological help with cooking and cleaning up.

　　與30年前相比，現(xiàn)在的廚房的特點(diǎn)有了很大的不同，在食物制作方面更為尖端高級(jí)，再食物烹制和清潔方面也能提供更多的技術(shù)幫助。

　　29) Because many of today’s kitchens consist of two or more cooks sharing in the meal preparation，there is a need for more counter space，sooktops and sinks.

　　由于許多當(dāng)今的廚房都有兩個(gè)或者更多的人一起準(zhǔn)備飯菜。所以很有必要為廚房設(shè)計(jì)更大的臺(tái)面，更多的廚具和洗滌槽等。

　　30) You can have a refrigerator in one place and a freezer in a separate area or two sets of cooktops:one on the counter next to the wall oven and one on an island.

　　你可以買(mǎi)一個(gè)電冰箱放在廚房里的一個(gè)地方，然后在買(mǎi)一個(gè)冰柜放在另一處，或者你可以擁有2套廚具，一套放在靠近墻面的臺(tái)面上，另一套單獨(dú)放置。