Problem: In this period lasting from 1939 to 1945 six million Jews , more than three millions of Soviet prisoners of war , more than one million Polish and Yugoslav civilians , about 200.000 Gypsies and 70.000 disabled persons were murdered . This is genocide in the true sense of the word . Similarly , an imposing number of genocides have been committed in the recent years despite the United Nations Convention .

What is making the narrator so aghast ?

A: The amount of wanton killing in the world .

Problem: Ergo , we all knew it by heart . We had a sisterly discussion about this , and we all agreed that we probably learned lots of classic songs from the 60s to the 80s FROM THE CHIPMUNK VERSIONS . This strikes me as wrong , somehow .

Why does the narrator feel a bit foolish and bashful ?

A: They have to admit they listen to embarrassing music .

Problem: Graphene looks like it 's going to be one of the " wonder materials " of the future , and a science team at Cornell University have just demonstrated the world 's smallest balloon made of it .

Why is graphene looking like it will be a wonder material ?

A:
It is a different material that can be used in many different and wonderful ways .