It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it).
如果人们能缩短上下班通勤时间，多花时间与朋友和家人相处，少花时间看电视（美国人平均每年竟花去整整两个月看电视，但因此变得更快乐却很难说），那么大多数人会过得更好。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。