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For taxi drivers, there’s now a reason to enjoy sunny days even more: Sunshine drives up cab tips, according to research published this month. The study tracked weather and nearly 14 million taxi rides in New York City over a 10-month period and found that a shift from a dark sky to full sunshine was linked to a 0.7% increase in tipping. That’s no big deal for one ride, but over dozens of trips a day, it adds up—accounting for an estimated daily increase of $17,466 in cab tips citywide.

对出租车司机而言,这个夏天更有理由来好好享受了:根据本月发布的一项研究,晴天会增加出租车的小费。这项研究追踪了在各种天气情况下,纽约市1400万出租车司机10个月以来的载客记录,发现天气的改变与0.7%的小费增加有关 。这对一次载客来说可能无关紧要,但是对一天的几十次载客而言,加起来——全市出租车小费收入每天预计能增长17466美元。

With taxi trips being a fairly standardized1 experience--unlike restaurants, which range dramatically in food quality and atmosphere--the researchers argue that taxicabs are a great model for understanding general tipping behavior, a practice that makes up billions of dollars for the U.S. economy. Researchers couldn’t definitively2 say why sunshine drove up tips, but suggested it was linked to better moods, which have previously3 been shown to improve with sunlight.

出租车与饭店不同,各个饭店的食物质量和氛围相差很大,但是乘坐出租车的体验相对而言比较一致,所以研究人员认为出租车行业是了解总体小费行为的最佳领域,美国人付小费的行为每年都能为经济贡献数百万美元。研究人员并不确定为什么晴天小费会增加,但是暗指它可能跟好心情有关,此前有研究表明晴天能改善人们的心情。


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1 standardized 8hHzgs     
adj.标准化的
参考例句:
  • We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
  • The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。
2 definitively bfa3c9e3e641847693ee64d5d8ab604b     
adv.决定性地,最后地
参考例句:
  • None of the three super-states could be definitively conquered even by the other two in combination. 三个超级国家中的任何一国都不可能被任何两国的联盟所绝对打败。 来自英汉文学
  • Therefore, nothing can ever be definitively proved with a photograph. 因此,没有什么可以明确了一张照片。 来自互联网
3 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。

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