Now, on any given day, you could find my siblings and I curled up in some part of our apartment reading, sometimes unhappily, because on summer days in New York City, the fire hydrant blasted, and to our immense jealousy, we could hear our friends down there playing in the gushing water, their absolute joy making its way up through our open windows.
Setiap saat, saya bersama saudara saya meringkuk di apartemen kami membaca, dan terkadang tidak senang karena pada musim panas di New York, \"fire hydrant\" meledak dan kami iri, teman-teman di bawah bermain-main dengan semburan air kebahagiaan mereka terlihat jelas dari jendela kami