Millions of Americans will be boarding planes and trains or piling into their cars with one thing on the mind: - a day of touchdowns, Turkey and talk.

数百万美国人会在这一天蜂涌到机场、火车站或者自驾车出行，脑子里唯一的念头就是“感恩节”——一个团聚、吃火鸡和聊天的日子。

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But pessimists rightly point out that Americans face a harder job adjusting to higher energy prices than Europeans, given their dependence on cars and taste for suburban living.

但是悲观者则明智地指出，考虑到美国人对小车的依赖、对郊区生活的喜好，在适应高价能源方面，美国人面临着着比欧洲人更艰巨的任务。

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Americans love their cars and buy more Toyotas than any drivers on Earth.

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If autonomy were fully implemented today, there would be roughly 100 million Americans sitting in their cars and trucks tomorrow, by themselves, with time on their hands.

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As Mr Easterbrook emphasises, most Americans have at least two cars and their own house, and they send their children to college.

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