美国文化习俗精粹 第3期:Driving 美国人的开车习惯
<p> <span word="Meet">Meet</span> <span word="Mitsuaki">Mitsuaki</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mitsuaki">Mitsuaki</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="roommates">roommates</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>. <span word="Mitsuakis">Mitsuakis</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreigner">foreigner</span>. <span word="Mitsuaki">Mitsuaki</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>: <span word="Driving">Driving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> 介绍你认识三和木，他最近刚到美国上大学。他的目标是想把书读好并且让自己能够适应这个新的文化。但三和木却遇到了一个问题。问题不是室友，不是学费，甚至不是他的英文能力，三和木的问题是没有车。在美国，没有车真的会让他成了一个十足的外国人。三和木已经发现了美国文化中一个很基本的事实：开车是一种生活方式。</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span>, <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subways">subways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p> 美国不是没有大众运输工具，很多都市都有出租车、公车和地下铁帮助通车族上下班。有些规模大的大学甚至有公车在校园里载送学生到各个教室上课。不过大部份的人还是觉得开车更方便，即使他们得面对交通拥挤的问题。现今忙碌的家庭通常拥有一辆以上的车。很多人把车子视为地位的象征，但是不管他们的社会地位如何，没有车的人往往觉得很受束缚。.</p>
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