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The US tried permanent daylight saving time, but it only lasted less than a year. Can it succeed now?

The US tried permanent daylight saving time, but it only lasted less than a year. Can it succeed now?

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July 16th, 2026

The US tried permanent daylight saving time, but it only lasted less than a year. Can it succeed now?

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The US Congress is pushing for a law to make daylight saving time permanent.

美国国会正在推动永久夏令时的法律

The House of Representatives has passed the bill with a large majority.

众议院已经以高票通过了相关法案

Currently, the US changes its clocks twice a year, moving them forward in spring and back in fall.

目前美国每年调整两次时钟春季拨快秋季拨回

But polls show that only 12% of adults support this practice, while nearly half oppose it.

民调显示只有12%的成年人支持这种做法近半数人反对

Groups that support a single time system include the American Medical Association. They also include the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

支持单一时间制的机构包括美国医学会和美国睡眠医学学会。

They care about people's daily rhythms.

它们关注人们的日常节律

The United States tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s.

美国曾在1970年代尝试永久夏令时

But it was canceled in less than a year because of public protests.

不到一年就因为公众抗议而废除了

At that time, elementary school students had to go to school in the dark, which caused strong anger.

当时小学生不得不在黑暗中上学这引发了强烈不满

Anthropology professor Kevin Birth remembers that going to school felt like midnight. It was dark until class time.

人类学教授凯文·伯斯回忆说他上学时感觉像午夜天一直黑到上课时间

The Senate still needs to pass this bill, and President Trump has already said he supports it.

参议院仍需通过这项法案总统特朗普已经表示支持

But history shows that people do not like changing the clocks or having less morning sunlight in winter.

历史表明人们既不喜欢调整时钟,也不喜欢冬季早晨阳光减少。

Berce points out that we need to change not only the clocks. We also need to change the country's time zones.

伯斯指出,如果再次尝试,不仅需要改变时钟还需调整全国时区

Currently, the four time zones cover too much area. So sunrise times differ a lot between the east and west.

目前四个时区覆盖范围太广东西部日出时间差异很大

July 16th, 2026

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