美國(guó)還債新方式:時(shí)間貨幣

       In a time bank, members get credit for services they provide to other members, from cooking to housekeeping to car rides to home repair. For each hour of work, one time dollar is deposited into a member's account。

　　在時(shí)間銀行里，會(huì)員可以通過(guò)為其他會(huì)員提供服務(wù)來(lái)獲得積分，服務(wù)范圍可包括做飯、整理家務(wù)、開(kāi)車接送，以及家庭維修等。每工作一小時(shí)，便會(huì)有一個(gè)時(shí)間貨幣被存入會(huì)員的賬戶。

　　People see time banking as a way to deal with the economic pressures they are feeling, especially in places hit hardest by the recession。

　　人們把這種存儲(chǔ)時(shí)間的方式作為應(yīng)對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力的一種手段，在受經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退影響比較大的地區(qū)，尤其如此。