美國(guó)80后成為“失業(yè)的一代”
你一定聽說過這樣一個(gè)傳言——在美國(guó)俐填，年滿十八歲的孩子都要開始自力更生，經(jīng)濟(jì)獨(dú)立了盏檐∈晃颍可是實(shí)際情況呢痕鳍？大多數(shù)這些“別人家的孩子”成年之后還住在父母的地下室熊响，還清學(xué)生貸款的日子遙遙無(wú)期汗茄，是真真正正的“啃老族”。
誰(shuí)該為這些找不到工作的年輕人負(fù)責(zé)剔难？當(dāng)年那場(chǎng)次貸危機(jī)似乎脫不了干系奥喻。因?yàn)楸藭r(shí)還是學(xué)生非迹，所以大多數(shù)年輕人對(duì)危機(jī)本身記憶已經(jīng)模糊。然而憎兽，他們卻必須面臨金融危機(jī)帶來(lái)的悲劇后果：嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退影響下纯命，年輕人無(wú)法在就業(yè)市場(chǎng)上找到自己的立足點(diǎn)。即便找到工作亿汞，經(jīng)濟(jì)也在緩慢復(fù)蘇，但是他們或許永遠(yuǎn)也無(wú)法企及父輩所經(jīng)歷過的那般繁榮了咆畏。
▍生詞好句
at the best of times: 即使在最好的情況下；在最好的時(shí)代
recession: n. 衰退
nightmarish: adj. 惡夢(mèng)似的旧找；不愉快的
shrink: vi. 收縮；減少
soar: vi. 猛增鞭缭；劇增
particularly: adv. 尤其地魏颓；格外地
vulnerable: adj. 脆弱的；易受傷害的
old-timer: n. 老前輩琼开；老人
boot: vt. 解雇；踢
struggle to do. sth.: 掙扎著去做某事搞动；努力做某事
get one's foot in the door: 半只腳跨進(jìn)了……渣刷；完成了某事的第一步
bury: vt. 掩藏；埋葬
trauma: n. 創(chuàng)傷
earning: n. 收入辅柴；收益
dropout: n. 輟學(xué)學(xué)生；輟學(xué)
amass: vt. 積聚涣旨；積累
aftermath: n. 余波股冗；后果
the Great Recession: 大衰退
▍生詞拓展
1. at the best of times
My car is slow at the best of times.
我的車在狀況很好的時(shí)候也很慢。
Agriculture is a fragile industry at the best of times.
即使經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況很好的時(shí)候烹棉，農(nóng)業(yè)也是一個(gè)脆弱的行業(yè)怯疤。
2.nightmarish
fool-foolish 傻瓜-愚蠢的
child-childish 兒童-幼稚的
3. boot
boot sb. out of…: 迫使某人離開……；禁止某人參與……
4. 經(jīng)典句型：“研究發(fā)現(xiàn)/顯示/指出……”
One study found/ showed/ suggested that…
5. earning
表“收入集峦；收益”時(shí)抠刺，一般以“earnings”形式出現(xiàn)
company earnings 公司收益
6. dropout
drop out of school 輟學(xué)
▍背景知識(shí)
the Great Depression 大蕭條
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. Between 1929 and 1932, worldwide gross domestic product (GDP) fell by an estimated 15%.
the Great Recession 大衰退
The Great Recession was a period of general economic decline observed in world markets during the late 2000s and early 2010s. In terms of overall impact, the International Monetary Fund concluded that it was the worst global recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s. The causes of the recession largely originated in the United States, particularly the real-estate market, though policies of other nations contributed as well.
the Fed 美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)
The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America.
