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1、HowAmericanstravel美国人通常是如何出行的呢？他们的乘车付费方式和我们有哪些不同呢？让我们来了解一下吧！IntheU.S.A.,ifpeopleonlyneedtotravelashortdistance,thequickestwayinmostcitiesiswalking.Duringworkinghours(betweenabout9:00a.m.and5:00p.m.,fromMondaytoFriday),thetrafficisveryheavyonmostcitystreets.Somanypeopleprefertowalk.H

2、owever,itisthebusthatpeopleoftentaketogofromplacetoplaceinthecity.Passengersmusthavetheexactchangeinmanycities.Thismeansthattheymusthavetheexactamountofthefareastheygetonthebus.Inmanyareas,peoplemaybuytokens,whicharesmallcoinsusedinsteadofmoney.Peoplemaybuythematseveralplacesaroundt

3、hecity.Formanyyears,busdrivershadtwomainduties.Theynotonlydrivetheirbusesthroughtheheavycitytrafficbutalsogivepassengerschange.Nowpeoplehavetheexactchange,anditmakesdrivers’jobeasierandtheycanprovidequickerserviceforallpassengers.Usually,thebusfaredependsondistance:thefartheryoutrav

4、el,thehigherthefareis.Insomecities,peoplemustpayasmallextrafareiftheyneedtochangefromonebustoanotherinthecourseoftheirride.