I'm sorry but the food was late and it was cold when it got here. I don't think I want to pay.
真抱歉饭菜上晚了,而且它上桌时已经变冷了,所以我不想为此付账。
Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? Surely progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us and is becoming more and more manifest.
为什么进步这个概念在现代世界显得如此突出?无疑是因为有一种特殊的进步实际上正在我们周围发生,而且变得越来越明显。