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					It is the most prominent example of a huge new "sharing economy", in which people rent beds, cars, boats and other assets directly from each other, co-ordinated via the internet. 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					Bedrooms and cars are the most obvious examples, but you can also rent camping spaces in Sweden, fields in Australia and washing machines in France 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines, too. 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					Airbnb says hosts in San Francisco who rent out their homes do so for an average of 58 nights a year, making $ 9.3000. 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					Car owners who rent their vehicles to others using RelayRides make an average of $250 a month; some make more than $1,000. 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					The same may happen with the sharing economy, which also provides new opportunities for enterprise, Some people have bought cars solely to rent them out, for example 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					People who rent out rooms should pay tax, of course, but they should not be regulated like a Ritz-Carlton hotel. 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					Before the internet, renting a surfboard, a power tool or a parking space from someone else was feasible, but was usually more trouble than it was worth 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					But the core of the sharing economy is people renting things from each other 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					And there are environmental benefits, too: renting a car when you need it, rather than owning one, means fewer cars are required and fewer resources must be devoted to making them. 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					One advantage of sharing is that owners earn money from renting out items not made full use of 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					Last night 40,000 people rented accommodation from a service that offers 250,000 rooms in 30,000 cities in 192 countries. 出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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					The man's apartment is ready for rent. 出自-2014年6月听力原文
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					But check out the cost if renting an apartment first. 出自-2011年12月听力原文
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					But the code to access the program cost $120—a big sum for Harper, who had already put down $450 for textbooks, and had rent day approaching. 2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
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					In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town. 2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
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					Sarina Harper, a 19-year-old student at virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015—pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework. 2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B