英美文化：美国，一个犯了网瘾的民族
<p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="chop">chop</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="offline">offline</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p>美国人酷爱互联网。最新的一项调查显示，有些美国人甚至爱到宁愿躲掉一根手指也不愿意今后永远不上网。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="AT">AT</span>&<span word="T">T</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2,000 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="connected">connected</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span>, <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="indispensablefeature">indispensablefeature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p>今年三月，<span word="AT">AT</span>&<span word="T">T</span>(美国电话电报公司)向超过2000名美国人发起了一项调查，询问他们愿意放弃什么来换取互联网的永久入场券，很多人承认，他们愿意牺牲一些很重要的东西。他们的答案表明了互联网在现代生活中有多么不可或缺，比起科学性，这些答案的趣味性要更强。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="digit">digit</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="ditch">ditch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="forgo">forgo</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="ditching">ditching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p>三分之一的受访者表示愿意牺牲一根手指。另外三分之一愿意放弃他们的味觉。超过15%的人则宁愿放弃与人交流，而近20%的人表示愿意放弃爱情。</p>
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