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America tried permanent daylight saving time before. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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July 16th, 2026

America tried permanent daylight saving time before. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted by a large majority to pass a bill.

美國眾議院以多數票通過了一項法案。

The bill makes daylight saving time permanent.

這項法案讓夏令時間成為永久制度。

The Senate must still pass it before it can become law.

參議院還需要通過它，才能成為法律。

President Donald Trump has said he supports it.

唐納·川普總統曾說他支持這項法案。

The bill would end the twice-yearly clock change in spring and fall.

這項法案將終止每年春季和秋季兩次的時鐘調整。

An AP-NORC poll last year found only 12% of American adults liked the current system.

去年一項AP-NORC民調發現，只有12%的美國成年人喜歡目前的制度。

Almost half of them opposed it.

將近一半的人反對它。

Supporters of one time include the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

支持單一時間的人包括美國醫學會和美國睡眠醫學會。

America tried permanent daylight saving time before, in the 1970s.

美國在1970年代曾經嘗試過永久夏令時間。

Congress passed a law in 1973 for a trial from January 1974 to April 1975.

國會在1973年通過一項法律，試行從1974年1月到1975年4月。

It lasted only until October 1974.

它只持續到1974年10月。

Public outcry led to its repeal.

公眾的抗議導致它被廢除。

A big concern was that schoolchildren would have to go to school in darkness.

一個主要的擔憂是學童必須在黑暗中上學。

Kevin Birth, a professor at Queens College, remembers the experience clearly.

皇后學院的教授凱文·伯斯清楚記得那次經驗。

He said it was "pitch black" into the school day.

他說上課時間「一片漆黑」。

Birth said more than just clocks must change if the U.S. tries again.

伯斯說，如果美國再試一次，改變的不只是時鐘。

The current four time zones would need changes.

目前的四個時區需要調整。

Sunrise times vary greatly within each zone.

每個時區內的日出時間差異很大。

July 16th, 2026

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America tried permanent daylight saving time before. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

America tried permanent daylight saving time before. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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