I love mashed potatoes, and also boiled, baked, scalloped or fried.
我很喜欢吃土豆泥,还有煮土豆、烤土豆和炸土豆我都喜欢。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。