Some Americans are willing to work for much less than people from other countries, according to the results of an online experiment conducted by Newsweek.

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Some Americans are willing to work for much less than people from other countries, according to the results of an online experiment conducted by Newsweek.

The magazine used a website run by Amazon that acts as a marketplace for freelance work. The results show that no one in Italy, the Netherlands, or Egypt would accept less than US$5 for an hour of work. In Germany the lowest bid was US$3, in Australia and Britain US$2, and in Canada US$1.25. Americans accepted by far the lowest figure: just 25 cents.

The minimum wage in the U.S. is US$7.25 per hour. But given the current downturn, many Americans will work for a whole lot less.（點擊美國《新聞周刊》網站查看原文）

美國人愿為25美分折腰

?????? 美國《新聞周刊》雜志進行的在線實驗表明，美國人比其它國家的人更愿意為很少的工資工作。

?????? 該雜志用亞馬遜旗下一個網站來征集愿意做兼職工作的人。結果顯示：意大利人、荷蘭人和埃及人對于一小時薪酬少于5美元表示不能接受，德國人可以接受的薪酬底限是3美元，澳大利亞和英國人是2美元，加拿大人的底限是1.25美元，而美國人可接受的報酬最低，僅僅25美分。

?????? 美國的最低工資標準是每小時7.25美元。但現在由于經濟不景氣，許多美國人愿意為遠低于這個數的報酬而工作。

(China.org.cn June 22, 2011)