美国共产主义村——艾蔻伍德的日常生活
翻译:沧海(仅供参考)
At Echowood, no person gets stuck doing one job day in and day out. There are no time clocks or strict regimes. Everyone knows what has to be done and naturally pitches in. People tend to find that certain areas interest them more than others and are enjoyable, and there is always the opportunity to explore new areas and learn new skills. This flexibility has the added benefit of breaking up any sense of endless routine or day in day out drudgery.
在艾蔻伍德,没有人天天被固定在一个工作上。这里没有出勤纪录也没有严谨的制度。每个人都知道做什么并自然地努力投入。人们倾向于寻找比其它更有兴趣和令人愉快的特定领域,这里通常有探寻新领域和学习新技巧的机会。这种灵活性具有打破任何没有尽头的例行公事或日复一日苦工感觉的额外好处。
Work is just one aspect of living at Echowood. We believe in having plenty of time to relax, socialize, create art, or simply be alone. In addition, we strive not to become completely isolated from the rest of the world. Although it's very rural here, we live just an hour from Austin and two hours from San Antonio, and plan to take advantage of the many opportunities those vibrant urban areas provide.
工作只是艾蔻伍德生活的一方面。我们信仰用许多的时间来放松、社交、创造艺术、或单纯的独处。此外,我们努力使不与外界彻底隔绝,尽管这里很乡下,我们距奥斯汀市和圣安东尼奥市分别只有一小时和两小时的路程,而且打算利用那些繁华市内区域所提供的许多机会。
As a developing community we are dealing with the realities of surviving and building a workable situation. This means that, although we strive to use sustainable technologies wherever possible, we work on a lot of projects and have to compromise at times. As Echowood develops, our practices will become increasingly sustainable and ‘off the grid.’
作为一个成长中的社区,我们正在维持和建造一种可经营形势的现实。这就是,尽管我们为在任何可能情况下使用可持续技术奋斗,我们继续从事许多的项目,但有时不得不妥协。由于艾蔻伍德的发展,我们的实践会变得日益可持续和“远离牢笼”。
Also, the people who live here have varying lifestyles. For example, we have some vegetarians and some non-vegetarians (we accommodate both groups), and some people here smoke while others do not. Unlike some communities, we are not rigid about diet, etc. but we do cook and serve healthy meals and accommodate people's tastes and preferences whenever possible. It is our goal to create an environment of individual freedom within a functioning and cooperative social structure.
同时,生活在这里的人们拥有多元化的生活方式。例如,我们有些是素食者、有些是非素食者(两者我们都供应),有些人吸烟而其他人不吸烟。不像其他社区,我们在食物等方面并没有硬性规定。不过我们确实烹饪和供应健康膳食,并在任何可能的时候满足人们的口味和选择。创建一种机能型的个体自由环境和和谐的社会结构是我们的目标。
信息来源:http://www.echowood.org/life.html
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