美国人的家
<p><span word="Home">Home</span> </p><p>美国人的家 </p><p>Home. Few words in the English language have such a special meaning. <span word="Home">Home</span> is a place where you can relax, kick back and just be yourself. Just about everyone has a strong opinion of what makes a house a home. And for most people in America, home should be, above all, comfortable. </p><p>家。在英文中没有几个字有这样特别的意义。家是一个你可以放松、只要做你自己的地方。大概每个人对于如何把一间屋子变成一个家都非常有主见。对大多数的美国人来说，家最重要的应该是舒适。 </p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="do">do</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="yourselfers">yourselfers</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> "<span word="livable">livable</span>." <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cozy">cozy</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>\'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="they">they</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> "<span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>." <span word="Sofas">Sofas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lounge">lounge</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="padded">padded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="groupings">groupings</span> <span word="conducive">conducive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="Carpeted">Carpeted</span> <span word="floors">floors</span>, <span word="scented">scented</span> <span word="soaps">soaps</span>, <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="wallpaper">wallpaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decorative">decorative</span> <span word="curtains">curtains</span> <span word="adorn">adorn</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="room">room</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bathrooms">bathrooms</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. </p><p>美国人喜欢让家反映出他们个人的品味。许多喜欢自己动手做的人沉醉于修补他们的房子并让它更「适于居住」。他们常试着营造一个温暖而舒适的气氛，这样当他们待在家时，会真的感觉到「毫无拘束」。沙发及安乐椅可能会被铺上厚厚的垫子，并运用不同空间组合的摆设，让坐的人可以轻松的谈话。甚至连浴室也颇费心思：铺有地毯的地板、香气四溢的肥皂、彩色的壁纸及装饰窗帘，如此就打扮出了许多家庭的「舒服之地」。平均来说，美国人拥有的浴室比世界上其它的人都多。 </p>
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