196. Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general.

196、美國人對于多元化和個人個性感到驕傲，因此他們更加喜歡和看重的不是制服，不管是一個電梯操作員的制服還是五星上將的制服。

197. Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.

197、由于我們是社會動物，我們的生活質量在很大程度上取決于我們的人際關系。

198. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support——financial aid, material resources, and needed services-that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.

198、最后，其他的人給我們提供物質性支持—經濟援助，物質資料和必需服務—通過幫助我們處理問題來減輕我們的壓力。

199. I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn't care if you have values or were flexible.

199、我就上了這樣的大學，自以為比那些在工程“工廠”里的學生有更大的優勢，在那里根本每人管里是否有價值觀和靈活。

200. Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material.

200、回收也能夠通過創造就業機會來刺激本地經濟，治理污染，通過給企業提供更加精練的原材料達到減少能源消耗的目的。