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2021徐汇二模 A new study suggests many Americans have not visited the most popular places of interest around the country or even in their hometown. 一项新研究表明，许多美国人还没有去过全国乃至家乡最受欢迎的景点。 The study found that 25 percent of Americans have yet to visit iconic landmarks in their own cities. Twenty-three percent said they had not visited any of the nation’s natural wonders, famous buildings or historic battlefields. 研究发现，25% 的美国人还没有参观过自己城市的“标志性地标”。 23% 的人说他们没有参观过这个国家的任何自然奇观、著名建筑或历史战场。 The study was a project of the research service OnePoll and Zipcar, a car-sharing company. Researchers questioned 2,000 Americans. Only 33 percent of them said they had been to Niagara Falls and just 28 percent had been to Arizona’s Grand Canyon. The study showed that only 30 percent had been to New York’s Empire State Building. Only 22 percent had ever visited the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 该研究属于汽车共享公司 OnePoll 和 Zipcar 的一个研究服务项目。 研究人员询问了 2,000 名美国人。 他们中只有 33% 的人说他们去过尼亚加拉大瀑布，只有 28% 的人去过亚利桑那州的大峡谷。 研究表明，只有 30% 的人去过纽约的帝国大厦。 只有 22% 的人去过华盛顿特区的国家广场。 Many Americans say they would like to travel more. More than half of those questioned said they would like to get out more. Forty-nine percent reported being creatures of habit. By that, they mean they generally do the same things in the same way. That would leave little time to visit local or national landmarks. 许多美国人说他们想多旅行。 超过一半的受访者表示，他们想多出去走走。 49% 的人报告说是“习惯的产物”。 这么说，他们的意思是他们通常以同样的方式做同样的事情。 那将几乎没有时间参观当地或国家地标。 The researchers found that the main reasons keeping Americans from exploring their cities or the country were money, lack of time and a lack of good transportation. 研究人员发现，阻止美国人探索他们的城市或国家的主要原因是金钱、时间不够和交通不便。 On social media, one Twitter user reacting to the study named a few reasons for not visiting famous places. The writer noted that “most of us don’t get paid days off, get punished for taking a day off, or simply can’t afford to visit anything or go anywhere anymore. 在社交媒体上，一位对这项研究做出反应的 Twitter 用户列举了一些不去著名景点的原因。 作者指出，“我们中的大多数人都没有带薪休假，也没有因