Practice 4 与此相对的是“啃老族”的出现。作为“80后”的一员,他们选择了逃避。上学时心安理得地花着家里的钱。毕业时却找出各种理由不肯就业,家里托关系给安排了,又以种种借口推托。而他们每天的生活就是中午时才起床,早饭午饭合二为一后,要么上网,要么找同样赋闲的朋友去逛街,还要买回一大堆价格不菲的东西,美其名曰提高生活质量,当然,父母还要为他们埋单。这其中有很多还是普通工薪阶层的家庭,辛苦把孩子养到大学毕业,却还要继续养下去,至于期限,就要看这个孩子何时醒悟了。
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【参考译文】 Contrary to that is the “Dependent Generation”. Born in the late 1980s, they tend to avoid competition. While getting all the money for their daily expenses in school times, they, with various excuses, refuse to work even if they have the job opportunity their parents have tried so hard to obtain. Their lives are characterized by a rather late getting-up at noon time, followed by a whole day spent on Internet over a simple brunch, or on shopping bunches of luxuries with close friends, who similarly do not work. To avoid criticism, they claim they are living a real life, which of course is supported by their parents. Most of this group come from the low-income families, which have no choice but continue their efforts in supporting their children after their college graduation until a day when their children really understand what they are doing.