kippers 奇葩族_时尚英语

kippers 奇葩族

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2016-06-23 07:33 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The combination of high property prices and laziness has left many parents with the surprise -- one that is not always welcome -- of finding their thirtysomething children are not in a rush to leave.

高企的房价和惰性使得很多父母面临一个不太乐观的境地，家里三十多岁的孩子并不着急出去独立生活。

They are "kippers", an acronym¹ for "kids in parents' pockets eroding² retirement³ savings⁴".

这些孩子就是“奇葩族”，英文kippers就是kids in parents' pockets eroding retirement savings（在父母兜里蚕食他们退休金的孩子）的缩略形式。

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1 acronym
n.首字母简略词，简称
参考例句：
That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。 TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

2 eroding
侵蚀，腐蚀( erode的现在分词 )；逐渐毁坏，削弱，损害
参考例句：
The coast is slowly eroding. 海岸正慢慢地被侵蚀。 Another new development is eroding the age-old stereotype of the male warrior. 另一个新现象是，久已形成的男人皆武士的形象正逐渐消失。

3 retirement
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。 I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

4 savings
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。 By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

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