What Grandmother called the parlour we now call the living room or sitting room.

祖母称之为起居室的，我们现在叫客厅或会客室。

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Or one of my favorite examples, you could be sitting in your-- you read this sort of thing in the newspaper periodically-- you could be sitting in your living room when suddenly an airplane crashes into your house, killing you.

或者像我最喜欢用的一个例子那样，你可能坐在你-,你按时读报纸之类的东西-,你可能正坐在你家起居室里,这时突然有架飞机撞进了你家，杀死了你。

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You might be reading this from the office, sitting on the living room couch, or sitting in a Starbucks.

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Whenever he came home, he found her in the living room, sitting up straight on the couch.

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Mother was sitting in the living room talking to me, telling me what a wonderful man Father was.

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