1/4的美國人通過零工經(jīng)濟(jì)賺錢
Nearly one in four Americans made money over the last 12 months by using their personal computers or other devices connected to the Internet.
近1/4的美國人在過去十二個月里通過使用連接到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的個人電腦或其它設(shè)備賺錢。
The Pew Research Center, an independent research group in Washington, found that people are using the Internet to find extra work.
皮尤研究中心是華盛頓一家獨立研究組織，該中心發(fā)現(xiàn)人們開始利用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)尋找額外工作。
They go online to sell things such as used books and furniture or they offer to provide services such as babysitting, house cleaning or computer repairs.
人們上網(wǎng)售賣二手書和家具等物品，或是提供保姆、房屋保潔或電腦維修等服務(wù)。
The Pew Center asked people if they make money from the Internet or computing devices, and, if so, what they do to earn their pay. The answers provided the findings of Pew's new report on what has been called the "Gig Economy."
皮尤研究中心調(diào)查了人們是否通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)或計算機(jī)設(shè)備賺錢，如果答案是肯定的，他們又是做什么工作來賺錢。這些答案為皮尤研究中心這份針對零工經(jīng)濟(jì)的新報告提供了調(diào)查結(jié)果。
Pew found that income earned on the Internet can come in many forms. Many Americans said they used their computers to do extra work.
皮尤研究中心發(fā)現(xiàn)，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)收入有多種形式。許多美國人都表示他們用計算機(jī)做額外工作。
About five percent of Americans said they did online computer work over the last year. Some of these people said they had jobs that paid a few pennies each to take surveys. In these surveys, people are asked for their opinions of different products or well-known people.
大約5%的美國人表示，過去一年他們做了在線計算機(jī)工作。其中一些人表示他們就是參加每次幾個小錢的調(diào)查。在這些調(diào)查中，他們被問到自己對不同產(chǎn)品或名人的意見。
Others typed reports or other information on their home computers.
