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1、Unit12Americansworklongerhoursthannearlyanyoneinthedevelopedworld,eventheJapanese.Formanyprofessionalsandcorporatemanagers,the40-hourworkweekishistory;60-to80-hourworkweeksarenowthenorm.美国工作时长是最长的。每周工作40个小时已是过去，现在每周工作60-80小时很正常Signsofouraddictiontoworkareeverywhere.For
2、one,rushhoursarestartingearlierandendinglater.When 60Minutes firstbroadcastthisstoryafewmonthsago,thefirsttrainforcommutersfromthesuburbsintoNewYorkhadjustbeenpushedbackto4:45a.m.,bypopulardemand.我们工作狂的迹象到处都是，每天很早就开始忙碌到很晚。几个月前我们第一次播这个故事，纽约第一班往返的地铁推到了to4:45a.m，应大众的要求。Wh
3、ydoAmericansworksomuch?Thesimplestanswerisbecausewecan. 为什么美国人要工作这么久，因为我们可以TheDigitalRevolutionmeanscellphones,wirelessInternetandhandheldcomputersliketheBlackBerryallowustoworkanywhere,anytime,24/7.Andwedo,as correspondentLesleyStahl reports.电话，无线网络让我们可以随时工作It's7a.m.P
4、acifictime,andJoeHurdisstillinbed.Butthis36-year-oldSiliconValleyentrepreneurhasalreadymadetwophonecallsovertheInternettoclientsoverseas.Hehascheckede-mailsonhisBlackBerryandsentahalf-dozeninstantmessagesfromhislaptop.现在是早上7点。Joe还在床上。但他已经打了2个电话给海外的顾客。他已经检查了邮件，还发了一打短信Fo
5、rJoeandhiswife,ChristinaMireles,newtechnologymeanstheirworkdayisn't9to5.It's5to9.高科技对他们来时不是工作从9-5点，而是5-9点"Becausewehavewirelessaccess,youcanworkwherever,"saysJoe.无线网络允许我们在任何地点工作"Wecanbeinthekitchen.Wecanbeinourbedroom,wecanbehereinthelivingroom,"Christinapointsout.With
6、amastersandalawdegreeeach,they'renotexactlyunderachievers.Joelogs12-to15-hourdaysasvicepresidentofanInternettravelWebsite. Sometimes,Joeadmitshegetsupatnighttosende-mails. joe承认晚上起来发邮件"SometimesIcan'tsleepandI'llgetupat2or3(a.m.),yeah,todoe-mails,definitely,"hesaid,whi
7、lehiswifewasshakingherhead.有时我没法睡觉，会在2,3点起来。"Oryou'llsetyouralarm,youknowtowakeupatone,twointhemorning,"sheadded. 或者你就设个闹钟，在凌晨1,2点起来"Ido,Ido,"hereplied.Christina,avicepresidentofacharterschoolcompany,worksafewhourslessthanJoe.Shesayssheisnomatchforherhusbandintermsofga
8、dgets.Christina,是一所特许学校公司的副主席，比joe工作时间少，她说就那些小工具就无法和他相比"Oh,Ihavetheabsolutebareminimum,Ithink.Ihavetwocellphones,aper
