It may have something to do with the way people go to and from work. Many people in the countryside drive or take public transport for long hours, which leads to the greater need for audiobooks.

这可能与人们上下班的方式有关。在农村，许多人长时间开车或乘坐公共交通工具去上班，这就使得人们对有声读物有着更大需求。

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Some families like to jump in their car and go for a long drive (while the kids sit in the back and say "are we there yet" for the whole journey) while other families go for an overseas vacation.

有些家庭喜欢钻进车里，出去长途旅行(孩子们坐在后座，整个旅程一直在说“我们到了吗？”)

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Researchers found that daughters were most likely to slam doors during an argument, while fathers preferred to go for a long drive to cool off.

调查人员发现，女儿在争吵时最爱摔门而去，而父亲则喜欢开车出去转一圈，让自己冷静下来。

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You can talk about it as much as you like, but as long as you're going to go home and still drive your Hummer and have sixteen hot showers a day, we're still going to have high carbon emissions.

你可以在减排问题上一直高谈阔论,但当你回家时,你仍然会开着你的悍马,每天洗十六次热水澡,我们依然在大量排碳

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