欧美人文风情第228篇:你会怎么形容千禧世代

 Today's youth are selfish, lazy, and ignorant. 现在的年轻人自私、懒散又愚昧。

Okay... 嗯哼...

Crybaby millennials need to stop whinging and work hard like the rest of us. 哇哇叫的千禧世代得停止发牢骚然后像我们其他人一样好好努力。

That's bad! 那样说不太好!

The most obnoxious¹, self-entitled, lazy and willfully ignorant generation ever to pollute the surface of the earth. 最讨人厌、自我感觉良好、懒惰而且顽强无知的世代，污染地球表面的一代。

The me, me, me generation. 我我我的世代。

That's not true. And that's upsetting. 那不是真的。而且那很让人沮丧。

There are a lot of stereotypes². 有很多刻板印象。

We're lazy, entitled, unambitious, disloyal, disconnected. 我们懒、傲骄、没上进心、不忠诚、冷漠疏远。

I'm the founder³ of Stand Tall, which is an organization that helps women and girls get back on their feet after they've been in an abusive relationship. 我是 Stand Tall 的创办人，那是一个帮助女性和女孩们重新站起来的组织，让她们在经历一段暴力关系后能好起来。

Starting one of the largest college safety apps in the U.S. that has over a million users. 建立美国最大的校园安全应用程序之一，用户有超过一百万人。

I raised nearly one million dollars for children with serious illnesses. 我为重症孩童募集将近一百万美金。

I wanna dedicate my space trip to every single person who suffers from mental health issues. 我要把我的太空之旅献给每个受心理疾病所苦的人。

Starting my own business at the same time as completing my GCSEs and now A Levels. 在完成 GCSE 课程同时开创自己的事业，现在在进修 A Level 课程。

Words that come to mind when I think of millennials: opportunity, hope, ambitious, driven, passionate⁴, always looking for the next solution, 当我想到千禧世代时心中出现的词是：机会、希望、有野心、积极、热血、永远找寻下一个解答、

universal, want to make the world a better place, tenacious⁵ and versatile⁶. 万事通、想让世界变得更好、坚韧而且多才多艺。

 

1 obnoxious   

adj.极恼人的，讨人厌的，可憎的

参考例句：

• These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
• He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。

2 stereotypes   

n.老套，模式化的见解，有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
• It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调，我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

5 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

6 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。