人们常说,“美国是建筑在车轮上的。一个美国家庭,乃至一个独居的美国人,如果没有一辆汽车,就等于没有双腿,寸步难行。”然而,事情也有例外。本文介绍一个美国家庭,当他们的家用小面包车因车祸而毁损后,全家五口人,在随后的半年中,没有车生活仍过得很充实,很有意义。 在美国威斯康星州的依奥·克莱尔市,有一个五口之家——韩德逊夫妇和他们的三个孩子。供他们全家作为代步工具的那辆小面包车,在一次撞车事故中毁损了。但是,他们将这场不幸转变为一种有意义的尝试。 People often say, “The United States is built on wheels, and an American family or even a single American living alone, without a car, has no legs and no solution.” However, there are exceptions. This article describes a family in the United States. When the family car was damaged in a car accident, the whole family had five people. In the ensuing six months, it was meaningful to have a car without a full life. In Iowa, Wisconsin, USA, there is a family of five - the Henderson couple and their three children. The minivan for their whole family as a means of transport was damaged in a crash. However, they turned this misfortune into a meaningful attempt.