This makes for fantastically efficient commutes .

这使得通勤变得异常高效。

And horrible commutes are common .

而极不方便的通勤也十分常见。

It may have been double-income families : long commutes make suburban living difficult for families with two working parents .

可能是双薪家庭：长时间的通勤使得郊区的生活对于拥有两个工作父母的家庭来说很辛苦。

As residents headed back to work on october 31 , closed or icy roads complicated commutes in multiple states .

当居民们于10月31号返回工作的时候，道路被封闭以及结冰，许多州通勤困难。

Such commutes are made possible by frequent and less expensive flights and by new communications technology , including high-speed internet connections and video-conferencing .

频繁而更为便宜的飞行，包括高速互联网和视频会议在内的新兴通讯技术，令这种通勤形式成为可能。