I had to look to where she pointed—the third floor, the paint peeling, wooden bars Papa had nailed on the windows so we wouldn't fall out.

我不得不朝她指的地方看去——三层楼上，那里墙皮斑驳，窗上横着几根木条，是爸爸钉上去的，那样我们就不会掉出来。

The government promised change but four years on the only change I can see is a lick of paint on the wooden bars to make the cages look more cheerful.

政府承诺改变这一现状，但4年过去了，我唯一看到的变化就是笼子的木条刷了一层新漆，为了让病人看到笼子心情稍好一点。