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Amid the millions of commuters crowding trains and clogging highways each workday is a rare creature: the contented commuter. 每个工作日，在挤在列车里、堵在公路上的亿万通勤者中，有一种少见的怪物：心满意足的通勤者。 How to create the perfect commute? Track down a few happy travelers, and they'll tell you it's not just about length. People can enjoy commutes as long as 45 minutes, studies show -- and men are less frustrated by long commutes than women. But a happy commute is predictable. It is productive -- often enlivened by mobile devices and satellite radio. And it offers clear rewards for the hassle. A person who commutes an hour each way has to make 40% more money to be as satisfied with life as a person who lives near the office, according to research co-authored by Alois Stutzer, an economics professor at the University of Basel in Switzerland. 怎样的通勤才是完美的？去问一些快乐的旅客，他们会对你说，这不只关系到时间的长短。研究表明，人们可以享受长达45分钟的通勤，而男性比女性更能忍耐长时间通勤。然而快乐的通勤是可预料的；是高效的──常因手机和卫星广播的帮助而变得活跃起来；而且会给通勤中的麻烦带来明确的补偿。据瑞士巴塞尔大学(University of Basel)经济学教授阿卢伊斯・施蒂策(Alois Stutzer)与人合作发表的研究，单向通勤一小时的人必须多挣40%的钱，才会像住在办公室附近的人一样满意。 | 
