Consider the security and privacy of your home: door locks and alarms help protect you from burglars, but curtains and blinds keep your home life private from passersby.

先来想象一下你自己家里如何保障安全和隐私：紧闭的大门以及报警系统让你远离夜贼入侵，而窗帘和百叶窗让你的生活隐私不暴露在路人的眼中。

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However, each child can pull down screens-curtains and create privacy.

然而，每个孩子可以拉下窗帘并创建他们的隐私区。

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Open or closed windows, curtains, furniture or glass panels that separate or integrate environments, residents who live together or seek privacy.

仅仅通过可开或密闭的窗户、窗帘、家具或玻璃嵌板切分或合并空间，居民既可以生活在一起，也可以寻求私密性。

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Power-operated curtains provide privacy for the rear passengers and together with an innovative color-changing interior lighting system create a serene atmosphere.

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Privacy is afforded by reed curtains that you can pull down to create a cozy little womb-like space for sleeping.

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Originally, silk curtains controlled light and privacy.

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