千禧一代自我评价并不高
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Many millennials - the age group generally defined as those between 18 and 34 - don't think much of their own generation, according to a new poll.


一项新的民调显示,不少千禧一代(年龄在18到34岁之间的人群)对自己这代人的评价并不高。

 

The Pew Research Center study showed that millennials had far more negative views of their generation compared with Generation Xers, baby boomers or other age groups. More than half of millennials, 59%, described their generation as "self-absorbed" while 49% said they were "wasteful2" and 43% said they were "greedy".

 

Around 30% of Generation Xers -- those ages 35 and 50 -- said their own generation was self-absorbed and wasteful, and 20% of the baby boomers said the same about their age cohort.

 

Millennials "stand out in their willingness to ascribe negative stereotypes3 to their own generation" the study said. The older the group, the more positively4 they saw themselves, the Pew study found.

 

The so-called "Silent Generation" -- those ages 70-87 -- overwhelmingly described themselves as hard-working, responsible and patriotic5, at 83%, 78% and 73%. The baby boomers were not far behind, picking those same three words to describe themselves, at 77%, 66% and 52% respectively. But only 12% of millennials and 26% of Generation X said they were patriotic; 24% of millennials and 43% of the Gen Xers said they were responsible; while 36% of millennials and 54% of Generation X said they were hard-working.

 

Many millennials don't even want to be identified as such, with 60% not considering themselves to be part of the "millennial1 generation." Instead 33% say they are part of Generation X.

 

The Silent Generation also didn't want to be pigeonholed6. Like the millennials only 18% considered themselves part of the group. Instead more identified as being with the baby boomers at 34% or the older demographic "Greatest Generation" at 34%.

 

Generational identity was strongest among the baby boomers, with 79% of those within the applicable age group identifying with the "baby-boom" generation.

 

The poll was conducted among 3,147 respondents, initially7 selected over the phone but mostly interviewed online. The margin8 of error is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points, according to Pew.



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1 millennial ef953914f342cb14bd9e488fe460c41e     
一千年的,千福年的
参考例句:
  • Both Russia and America looked to the future to fulfill their millennial expectations. 俄国和美国都把实现他们黄金时代的希望寄托于未来。
  • The millennial generation is celebrating the global commons every day, apparently unmindful of Hardin's warning. 千禧一代显然对哈丁的警告不以为然,每天都在颂扬全球“公地”。
2 wasteful ogdwu     
adj.(造成)浪费的,挥霍的
参考例句:
  • It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
  • Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源,任务已经重新分派。
3 stereotypes 1ff39410e7d7a101c62ac42c17e0df24     
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》
4 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
5 patriotic T3Izu     
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
参考例句:
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
6 pigeonholed 35ddc4a05870d634b45c6d392d733094     
v.把…搁在分类架上( pigeonhole的过去式和过去分词 );把…留在记忆中;缓办;把…隔成小格
参考例句:
  • This document was pigeonholed for quite some time. 这份公文压了不少时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The scheme has been pigeonholed. 这个方案被压下来了。 来自辞典例句
7 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初,开始
参考例句:
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
8 margin 67Mzp     
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
参考例句:
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
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