管理类联考英语每日一练7

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It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it.

必记词汇

1.shorten ['ʃɔːt(ə)n] vt. 缩短；减少

2.commute [kə'mjuːt] n. 通勤（路程）

3.average ['æv(ə)rɪdʒ] a. 典型的

4.whopping ['wɒpɪŋ] a. 庞大的

5.jolly ['dʒɒlɪ] a. 快活的

写作积累

1.better off

生活更好

2.shorten commutes to work

缩短上下班距离

3.spend more time with sb

花更多时间与某人在一起

4.average American

普通美国人

参考译文

对于大多数人来说，若能缩短上下班距离，花更多时间陪朋友和家人，少看会儿电视（一般美国人每年看电视的时间多达两个月，但他们并未由此而感到更快乐），就会让他们更感幸福。