The contemporary phenomenon of car worship is to be explained not least by the sense of independence and freedom that ownership entails.

当前崇拜汽车现象可以用与所有权相伴的独立和自由意识来解释。

It offers the comfort of familiar surroundings and preserves a sense of independence.

它提供了熟悉环境的舒适感，并保留了独立感。

The contemporary phenomenon of motor-car worship is to be explained, not least by the sense of independence and freedom that ownership entails.

汽车崇拜的当代现象将得到解释，尤其是拥有汽车所带来的独立和自由感。

She started her dairy so that she could have her penny, and that sense of independence has certainly been passed on to me.

她开始经营自己的牛奶店， 这样她就可以得到她的钱，这种独立感肯定已经传递给了我。

The group found that those elderly people who were able to retain a sense of independence were more likely to stay healthy in old age.

该研究小组发现，那些能够保持独立感的老年人更有可能在晚年保持身体健康。