Lost in Translation

摘要

High on the minds of residents in New England are costly heating bills.According to a local retiree(86)that lives south of Boston,the cost of heating oil is a dominant topic of discussion among friends and neighbors."Everyone you talk to is complaining about their heating bills,"she explained,requesting to remain anonymous for this article.She heats roughly a thousand square feet of living space to 60 degrees(15.5 C),having closed off about a third of her residence to conserve energy.