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1． Do you want to own a car? Why？ Symbol of success begins to look tarnished 成功的标志开始看起来玷污了If you had told me in high school that I still wouldn’t own a car at age 31, I would have said you were crazy. In my mind back then, the car was a symbol of success - and my ticket to adulthood. 如果你早告诉我在高中,我还是不会拥有一辆汽车31岁时,我可能会说,你是疯了。在我脑海里回想那时,车子是成功的象征——和我的票到成年。And yet here I am, 31 years old, and getting around Washington DC not by car, but by bus, train and my own two feet. As it turns out, I am in good company. More American young people are embracing public transport, walking and biking – especially those living in and around urban areas. 然而我在这里,31岁,绕华盛顿不坐车,但是乘公共汽车、火车和我的双脚。事实证明,我在一个好公司。更多的美国年轻人接受了公共交通、步行和骑自行车——特别是那些生活在城市地区和周围A car is still important, and almost every one of us will eventually own one, but it is no longer the must-have I once thought it to be. A study published earlier this year by the US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) found that young people aged 16 to 34 drove, on average, 23 percent fewer miles annually from 2001 to 2009. 汽车仍然是重要的,几乎每个人最终将拥有一个,但是它不再是必备的,我认为这是一次。今年早些时候发表的一项研究由美国公共利益研究组织(我们PIRG)发现,年龄在16岁到34岁的年轻人开车,平均每年减少23%英里从2001年到2009年。 At the same time, young people rode bikes 24 percent more often and increased their use of public transit by 100 percent. 同时,年轻的人骑自行车多24%,增加了他们使用公共交通的。The reasons for this change in behavior range from the obvious to the subtle. The ailing economy and rising gas prices are a big factor. So, too are other related costs, such as paying for car insurance and parking. In downtown Washington DC, for example, drivers pay as much as $20 (126 Yuan) per day to park near their offices. 这种变化的原因,在行为范围从明显的微妙的。疲弱的经济和不断上升的汽油价格是一个很大的因素。所以,也在其他相关成本,比如支付购买汽车保险和停车。在华盛顿市中心,例如,司机支付高达20美元(126元人民币)每天为他们的办公室附近的公园里。The US PIRG study also found that the rise of smart phones and tablets have made using public transport more attractive. These devices allow passengers to get more work (and play) out of life when they would otherwise be stuc