HINTS:

十以上数字、年份、百分率、金额等都用阿拉伯数字表示,数字采用千位逗号隔断



Lying in bed, by an open window, and listen. "No air-conditioning, how can you sleep?" a friend asks, horrified. I've just revealed that my family had decided to shut the air-conditioner off and trim our electric bill. "Nobody opens a window, day or night," warns another friend, whose windows have been painted shut for a decade. "This is the 1990s. It's not safe." On this first night of our cost-cutting adventure, it's only 85 degrees. We're not going to suffer, but the three kids grumble anyway. They've grown up in 72 degree comfort, insulated from the world outside. "How do you open these windows?" my husband asks. Jiggling the metal tabs, he finally releases one.
窗边静躺,细心聆听“不开空调?能睡得着吗?”听说家人要为了节省电费而把家里的空调关掉时,我的朋友一脸惊愕。 “不管是白天还是晚上都没有人开窗户”另一个朋友警告到,他的窗户都已经关了十年了。“现在是20世纪90年代。这可不安全” 在大胆尝试节电的第一天晚上,气温不过华氏85°而已,我们并不觉得难受,但三个孩子却怨声连天。他们一直在华氏72°的舒适温度下成长,与世隔绝。 “你怎么不开窗户啊?”我的丈夫问道。他摇动了金属杆,并打开了一扇窗。