parasite singles 单身寄生族

时间：2017-06-03 07:55:45

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Millions of middle-aged1 singles in Japan still live with their elderly parents and depend on them financially, research has revealed, contributing to the county's falling birth rate and ageing population. 
调查显示，日本有数百万中年单身族依然与年迈的父母同住，并在经济上依赖父母。这加剧了日本出生率的下降和老龄化负担。
 
The country had an estimated 4.5 million unemployed2 -- or under-employed -- and unmarried 35- to 54-year-olds who still lived at home in 2016. They have been dubbed3 "parasite4 singles" by researchers. 
2016年，有约450万失业或就业不充分的35岁至54岁的单身族与父母同住。他们被称为“单身寄生族”。
 
Sociologist5 Masahiro Yamada coined the term "parasite singles" in 1997. 
社会学家山田正弘在1997年创造出这一词汇。

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1 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句：
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
2 unemployed lfIz5Q     
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
参考例句：
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
3 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 parasite U4lzN     
n.寄生虫；寄生菌；食客
参考例句：
  • The lazy man was a parasite on his family.那懒汉是家里的寄生虫。
  • I don't want to be a parasite.I must earn my own way in life.我不想做寄生虫，我要自己养活自己。
5 sociologist 2wSwo     
n.研究社会学的人，社会学家
参考例句：
  • His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家，研究社会主义。
  • Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。

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