stranger still, by moving her elbow over a child's game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it;

更为奇怪的是，她把肘部在儿童玩的“罗托”纸牌上移动一下，便能说出印在纸牌上的数字和颜色。

And if, with the decay of vitality, weariness increases,

再者，随着精力的衰退，老年人的疲惫感会增长，

On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.

当人们急切地看完正文后，便知道这位女子是个打字员，办公室打字机的声音使她越来越烦恼，最终住进了精神病医院。

no more than one or twofeet thick.

气垫只有一两英尺厚。

Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture,

当家长听到孩子赞扬自己朋友的家时，总感到不安，认为这是孩子在嫌弃自家的饭菜、卫生、或家具，

to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents.

了暴病而死或意外事故外，至少足以克服一切一般疾病和事故。