美国人是怎么消磨时光的
<p>、</p><p>【英文原文】</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="trails">trails</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wellbeing">wellbeing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>—<span word="even">even</span> <span word="envies">envies</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. </p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nonwork">nonwork</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shell">Shell</span> <span word="Poll">Poll</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Shell">Shell</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="of">of</span> 58% <span word="to">to</span> 40%. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="four">four</span>, 67% <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shell">Shell</span> <span word="Poll">Poll</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 48% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1963, <span word="when">when</span> 70% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shell">Shell</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="errands">errands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="rested">rested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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