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1、-Generation-XYZ-第 14 页 GenerationX/GenerationY A few months ago as I wandered through my parents house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, rea
2、dy to settle down and buy the house Id still be living in almost 30 years later. It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, theres no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon. More importantly, I wouldnt want to. Im not sure where Ill be living in two years, or what kind of job Ill have. And
3、I dont think Ill be ready to settle down and stay in one place. So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age, theyd gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives. My friends a
4、nd I “Generation Y” still arent sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure were happy doing it. Wed rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. Wed rather spend our money on travel th
5、an put it in a savings account.This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a worl
6、d full of technological innovation: cellphones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games. Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)-starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesnt apply to my generation.
7、 Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But thats not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our
8、parents generation did. By Ariel Lewiton 当我们在阅读报刊杂志(尤其有关美国的新闻报道)时,常遇到“X代”(generation X)或“X代人”(Gen Xers)和“Y代”(generation Y)或“Y代人”(Gen Yers)的称谓。 那么“Y代”源自何处?“Y代人”与“X代人”有何区别?“Y代人”的特点是什么? “The members of Generation Y were born anywhere from 1979 to 1995”“generation Y:people born in or after 1980;the gene
9、ration of people born approximate in or after 1980 in Western countries,especially in the United States(informal)”(Encarta Dictionary Tools)据上述释意:“Y代人”为19791995(或1980年以后)出生的人。又据“X代人的父母是生育高峰前或早期出生的人,这就是说要比真正在生育高峰期出生的人(这些人是Y代人的父母)更略为倾向于守旧和保守”(英语文摘2003年第4期,P8)及“So,for want of a better label,Generation
10、Ywas a simple,unimaginative extension ofX”(21st Century)得知, 美国人常以某一特定称谓泛指某一时代出生的、有着诸多共性和整体影响的人群。林肯一代人被称为 Blundering Generation (粗鲁的一代);生于19世纪60至80年代初的美国人因其在国外苦心传播基督教而得 Missionary Generation (传教士的一代)之名;年龄在40岁以下的公司创始人、所有者或控股人则被称为 Generation E (年轻企业家一代,E为entrepreneur的缩写)。 GI Generation 这个名称指美国“军人一代”或“大
11、兵一代”。GI是Government Issue的缩写形式,原意是“政府所颁(士兵的装备等)”,后来被用来指(美国)军人、大兵。GI Generation共产生了肯尼迪、约翰逊、尼克松、福特、卡特、里根、老布什七位总统。Lost Generation (迷惘的一代)指第一次世界大战后感到悲观失望和精神空虚的美国青年一代,尤指20世纪20年代的美国作家。当时这些作家的理想因战争而破灭,对20年代美国的实利主义感到格格不入,因此其中的很多人在巴黎过着豪放不羁的自我流放式生活。 Baby Boom 指第二次世界大战后美国出生率的陡然激增。Baby Boomer 或 Baby Boom Generat
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