【新地平線英語】(第二冊)年輕人對人生期望什么(4/6)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2013-07-18 21:00
概述:
最新的一項估計表明,美國所有14至24歲的人當中有六分之一──大多數(shù)為男性──現(xiàn)在已“心存不滿,與社會格格不入”…
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We already see that. One recent estimate is that 1/6 of all 14 to 24-year-olds in America - mostly males - are currently "disaffected and disconnected". They are not associated with any formal role in society, nor are they in any formal relationship with another person. These are the folks who are joining the gangs in inner cities and swelling the ranks of the rural military gangs. They see no roles for themselves in an Information Age society, and they are angry about their empty future.
So this is a very pregnant moment, not only for the future of America, but also for all of the mature industrial economies and, ultimately, for the world at large.
我們已經(jīng)看到了這一點。最新的一項估計表明,美國所有14至24歲的人當中有六分之一──大多數(shù)為男性──現(xiàn)在已“心存不滿,與社會格格不入”。他們不擔當任何社會角色,和其他人也沒有正常的關系。這些人正是那些參加老城區(qū)流氓幫派以及使鄉(xiāng)村武裝匪幫隊伍擴大起來的人。他們看不到在信息時代的社會里自己該擔當什么角色,因而對前途茫茫而感到憤憤不已。
因此這是個至關重要的時刻,這不僅僅對美國的未來、而且對所有成熟的工業(yè)化國家,并且最終對整個世界來說都是至關重要的時刻。