As a touchstone of his thesis, Putnam pointed to a reduction in membership among organizations like PTAs, the Red Cross, Lions Clubs from its mid-twentieth-century peak.

相似地，普特南也在著作中指出，像家长教师协会（PTA）、红十字会和狮子会这样的组织的成员人数在二十世纪中期达到顶峰后开始减少。

And those women are organized – in PTAs, church societies, card clubs, and other social and service groups I went to them and asked their help.

而且那些妇女是有组织的——是教师家长协会、教会社团、牌局俱乐部以及其他社会服务性团体的成员。我去找她们寻求帮助。