海外文化:美国人上下班往返时间更长、距离更远
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：美国人上下班往返时间更长、距离更远</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span></p><p><span word="Dave">Dave</span> <span word="Givens">Givens</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> 370 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commuter">commuter</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="trek">trek</span>, <span word="Givens">Givens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="commuting">commuting</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p><span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="commuting">commuting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="study">study</span>, 2.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="commutes">commutes</span>, <span word="topping">topping</span> 90 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="Givens">Givens</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 46-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mariposa">Mariposa</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 3,000 <span word="entries">entries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="commute">commute</span>, <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="Midas">Midas</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="harrowing">harrowing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Givens">Givens</span>’ <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loves">loves</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="Givens">Givens</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="desire">desire</span>."</p>
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