一幢郊区的大房子、“两个半”孩子、一条狗.....这是时报观点作者卡沙纳·考利(Kashana Cauley)曾经的美国梦，也是许多美国人向往的理想生活。 Picket fence指的是一种低矮的栅栏，由一排扁平的木材制成，削尖的顶部指向上方，这被看作是一个典型的舒适、传统的 ...

Today, white picket fences are still a common sight around residential properties. Though they’re not quite as secure as other types of fencing, they still carry the symbolism of accomplishment.

Beginning in the late 1940s, the white picket fence became synonymous with the American Dream. Lambert / Hulton Archive / Getty Images In little Taylor, Mississippi, outside Oxford, a developer ...