In the countryside where I was born, and where I live, I have seen the night illuminated, and the kitchens warmed, and the homes heated, where once the cheerless night and the ceaseless cold held sway.

• 在我生长的农村，那里的夜晚曾经是那么的凄惨暗淡，寒冷的冬天曾经是那么的漫长难熬； 但后来我亲眼看到那里亮起了电灯，厨房里有了煤气，房里有了暖气。