彼は40階建てのビルの建設に取り組む建設技術師のように、真剣にその仕事に取り組んでいた。He () his task () () () of a construction engineer () on a forty-story building.
He (approached) his task (with) (the) (seriousness) of a construction engineer (working) on a forty-story building.
彼は一生懸命に砂を集めていたので、30分後に巨大砂山ができ、それからがんばってそれを手でたたいて低い建物にした。He worked () hard gathering sand () after a half hour he had () of it,() he then with great effort patted into a low building.
He worked (so) hard gathering sand (that) after a half hour he had (heap) of it,(which) he then with great effort patted into a low building.
私たちはこの光景を見て、ほめることの力に気づかされた。そして悲しいことに、大人になると、私たちのほとんどいかにほめてもらっていないかということ。As we watched this (),it () us () the power of ().
And sadly,() how little most of us receive () adults.
As we watched this (scene),it (reminded) us (of) the power of (praise).
And sadly,(of) how little most of us receive (as) adults.