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Fifty million of us, for example, live in intergenerational households.
例如，我們一共有5000萬人是兩代人住在同一屋檐下。
This number exploded with the Great Recession, but it turns out people actually like living this way.
這個數(shù)字在大衰退期間內(nèi)激增，但是人們喜歡這種生活方式。
Two-thirds of those who are living with multiple generations under one roof say it's improved their relationships.
好幾代人住在同一屋檐下的情況下，有三分之二的人認為，他們的關系更加緊密。
Some people are choosing to share homes not with family,
有些人不和家人住在一起，
but with other people who understand the health and economic benefits of daily community.
而是和懂得社會和經(jīng)濟利益一致的人住在一起。
CoAbode, an online platform for single moms looking to share homes with other single moms, has 50,000 users.
CoAbode為單身母親提供了一個網(wǎng)上平臺，和其他單身母親合住，共有50000名用戶。
And people over 65 are especially prone to be looking for these alternative living arrangements.
并且65歲以上的人更傾向于這種非傳統(tǒng)的生活方式。
They understand that their quality of life depends on a mix of solitude and solidarity.
他們明白，生活質(zhì)量的提高依靠的是獨處與共處的結(jié)合。
Which is true of all of us when you think about it, young and old alike.
其實想一想，我們所有人都是這樣，年輕人和老人都一樣。
For too long, we've pretended that happiness is a king in his castle.
長久以來，我們認為國王住在城堡中就是幸福。
But all the research proves otherwise. It shows that the healthiest, happiest and even safest
但是所有研究結(jié)果都是相反的，在美國，最健康、最快樂以及最安全的生活方式
in terms of both climate change disaster, in terms of crime, all of that--are Americans who live lives intertwined with their neighbors.
包括氣候變化災害、犯罪活動，諸如此類，就是睦鄰友好。
