经济学人
Today’s youngsters may resent having to provide for more pensioners, not least because they feel that older generations have it easier than them
The OECD provides qualified support for this complaint
Baby-boomers (mostly born in the 1950s) have accumulated far more wealth (property, shares and other savings) than Generation X (mostly in the 1970s) and millennials (the 1980s and after)
如今的年轻人可能会为不得不供养更多老人而感到不满，尤其是因为他们觉得上几代人过得比自己轻松
经合组织的研究在一定程度上支持了这种抱怨
婴儿潮一代（大多出生于上世纪50年代）积累的财富（房产、股票和其他积蓄）要比X一代（主要出生于上世纪70年代）和千禧一代（出生于上世纪80年代及以后）多出很多
【词汇复习】not least: 特别；尤其▲The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described
那部纪录片引起了许多人的反感，尤其是在片中描写到其生活的工人
qualified ADJ: 有限度的；有保留的；有条件的▲The plan was given only qualified support
这项计划只得到有限度的支持
▲The project was only a qualified success
这个项目只取得了一般的效益
（文中翻译为“一定程度上”）【熟词僻义】baby boomer CN: (尤指第二次世界大战后)生育高峰期出生的人（945年二战结束后，大批军人返回美国，从而使1946年成为美国婴儿潮的开始
1946年，美国出生了三百四十万个婴儿
在此后的1946-1964年间，美国共有7590多万婴儿出生，约占美国目前总人口的三分之一，是当今美国社会的中坚力量
）accumulate wealth: 积累财富accumulate far more wealth: 这里far修饰比较级more
（可修饰比较级的词一般有a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等
）property CN: 不动产，房地产，房产（房地产、房屋：property, real estate, housing, premises【小结】）share CN:股份savings: 银行存款，储蓄金；积蓄generation X：指20世纪60年代到70年代初出生的美国人，而这批人身上有着不同程度的不负责任、冷漠和物质主义等特点
这个词是在加拿大作家道格拉斯-库普朗1991年出版的名为《X一代》的书中出现之后流行起来的
millennial：千禧一代【经济学人高频】【新词习得】•resent /rɪˈzɛnt/ to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fair〔因受委屈而〕对…感到愤恨（不满）▲（resent (sb) doing sth）She resented him making all the decisions
她讨厌什么事都要听他的
▲She resented his making all the decisions
她讨厌什么事都要听他的
（注意：这里的sb可以用宾格也可以用形容词性物主代词或名词所有格，构成动名词的复合结构
用resent him doing是因为“他”和“make”都是resent的宾语，所以用him；而resent his doing是指当动名词的逻辑主语与句子的主语不一致时，需要在动名词之前加上物主代词、名词所有格，同样的结构还有imagine (sb) doing，和mind (sb) doing等）▲bitterly / deeply / strongly resent ▲She bitterly resented his mother's influence over him
她十分讨厌他母亲对他的影响
▲Paul resented the fact that Carol didn't trust him
保罗对卡萝尔不信任他感到很不满
（注意：resent 很少把指人的词做宾语，如通常不说：He resents her
）•complaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/1
CN/UN: a statement in which someone complains about something投诉,抱怨▲The sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner
售货员都受过培训，要以友好的态度处理顾客的投诉
▲I'd like to make a complaint about the noise
我要就噪音问题提出投诉
▲（complaint about/of/against）a complaint of/about unfair dismissal 对不公平解雇的投诉
&a complaint against the police 对警方提出的控告2
CN: something that you complain about投诉的事，不满的事▲Our main complaint was the poor standard of service
我们主要投诉的是服务质量差
▲My only complaint is that the price is rather high
我唯一不满的就是价格很高
（抱怨的事情可以数得过来，所以是可数的
）complain VI: 抱怨，发牢骚▲（complain to sb of/about sth）I'm going to complain to the manager about this
我要就这件事向经理投诉
【语法分析】•Today’s youngsters may resent having to provide for more pensioners, not least because they feel that older generations have it easier than them
如今的年轻人可能会为不得不供养更多老人而感到不满，尤其是因为他们觉得上几代人过得比自己轻松
（“older generations have it easier than them”这句里的it没有指代上文任何
有时候it究竟代替的是什么，说不清楚，只是指一个含糊的概念
如：to have it both ways左右逢源 / to give it a try试一下
）【经济学人商论|美国的未来】From over 1,400 types of music on Spotify, a music-streaming service, to a swipeable menu of dating options, and rare books available at the click of a button, consumers have never had it so good
从音乐流媒体服务Spotify上提供的超过1400种音乐类型，动动手指就可挑挑拣拣的约会人选，到点一个按钮就可阅览的绝版书籍，消费者从来没有像现在这样优越过
But that is partly because they have had more time to do so
Comparing generations at a similar stage of life paints a different picture
Today’s young adults have a significantly higher disposable income than previous generations had at the same age
OECD citizens now in their early 30s have 7% more than members of Generation X had at that age and over 40% more than boomers enjoyed when they were similarly short in the tooth
Youngsters may sigh with impatience when an old codger tells them how life was tougher “when I was your age”
But it was
但这在一定程度上是因为婴儿潮一代有更多的时间来积累财富
将几代人的同一个人生阶段加以比较，就会得到一幅不同的图景
如今年轻人的可支配收入明显高于同龄时期的上几代人
目前，经合组织成员国30岁出头的公民收入比同龄时的X一代高出7%，比同龄时的婴儿潮一代高出40%
当老家伙对小伙子说“我在你这个年纪”生活要更艰难时，后者也许会不耐烦地叹气
但当时的确如此
【词汇复习】partly because: 一定程度上因为at a/the stage: 在…阶段▲You should read this article at some stage
你应该找个时间读一下这篇文章
significantly higher: significantly是“显著地”意思
这里作副词修饰形容词highercitizen CN: 公民sigh VI: 叹气，叹息（搭配：sigh with relief/impatience/contentment：松了一口气/不耐烦地叹气/满意地舒了一口气）old codger /ˈkɒdʒə/ CN: 老家伙【新词习得】•disposable1
ADJ: made to be thrown away after use用后即丢弃的；一次性的▲disposable gloves / razors 一次性手套 / 剃刀▲disposable diapers 一次性尿布2
ADJ: available for use可动用的；可自由支配的▲disposable assets / capital / resources 可支配资产 / 资本 / 资源▲a person's disposable income 可支配税后收入at your/sb’s disposal: available for use as you prefer/sb prefers 任某人处理；供某人任意使用；由某人自行支配▲He will have a car at his disposal for the whole month
他将有一辆汽车归他使用一个月
▲Well, I’m at your disposal好吧，我听候你的吩咐
•disposition1
N单：the natural qualities of a person's character性格；性情▲to have a cheerful disposition 性情开朗▲people of a nervous disposition 神经质的人2
N单：a tendency to behave in a particular way倾向；意向▲（disposition to/towards| disposition to do）to have / show a disposition towards violence有 / 表现出暴力倾向3
N单：the way sth is placed or arranged排列；布置；安排▲the disposition of furniture in the room
…室内家具的布置
▲the disposition of God上帝的安排，天意【语法分析】•Comparing generations at a similar stage of life paints a different picture
将几代人的同一个人生阶段加以比较，就会得到一幅不同的图景
（主语是动名词“Comparing generations at a similar stage of life”，其中“at a similar stage of life”是介词做“generations”的后置定语
）•OECD citizens now in their early 30s have 7% more than members of Generation X had at that age and over 40% more than boomers enjoyed when they were similarly short in the tooth
目前，经合组织成员国30岁出头的公民收入比同龄时的X一代高出7%，比同龄时的婴儿潮一代高出40%
（划分一下这一句的层次：OECD citizens（主语）/ now in their early 30s（citizens的后置定语）/ have （谓语）7% more（省略了disposal income） /than members of Generation X had at that age/ and over 40% more（省略了disposal income） /than boomers enjoyed /when they were similarly short in the tooth
）•But it was
但当时的确如此
（was后面省略了“tough”，读的时候was要重读
）【好词佳句】•Partly because: 一定程度上因为•Disposal income: 可支配收入【翻译高频】Long in the tooth: to describe how someone or something is long in years年纪大的人或者事物
（ 这个俚语与马有关
有的人只是看下马的牙齿，就可以判断出马的年龄
文中是“short in the tooth”，可以推出来是“年龄没那么大”的意思
）This millennial privilege is, however, smaller in America, which tends to set the tone for the generation wars
(Indeed Americans in their early 30s are slightly worse off than the preceding generation was at a similar age
) The gap also appears to close as the later generations get older
Gen-Xers were far more comfortable in their 30s than the people born a decade or two before them
But now they are in their 40s, their incomes have stopped rising, whereas their seniors enjoyed strong gains at the same age
不过，千禧一代的这一优势在美国却没那么显著，而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
（事实上，30岁出头的美国人比上一代人同龄时要稍穷一些）
随着后面几代人年龄渐长，差距似乎同样趋于消失
比起那些比他们早出生一二十年的人，X一代在30多岁时生活要更宽裕得多
但现在他们已经40多岁了，收入已经停止增长，而其前辈在同一年龄段的收入却增长强劲
【词汇复习】tend to: 往往，常常tone N单：基调▲（set the tone: 定下基调）Her enthusiastic speech set the tone for the day’s conference
她热情洋溢的演讲为今天的会议定下了基调
whereas conj: (用以比较或对比两个事实)然而，但是，尽管▲Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not
有一些研究结果令人满意，然而其他的则不然
（除了在法律和合同等文件里以外，whereas 不可用作“因为……”或“鉴于……”解）senior CN: 较…年长的人（to be one's senior可以是“年龄比某人大”（要附上年龄差距）
年龄差距可以放在senior之前，不用介词，也可以用by放在senior之后
▲His friend was 10 years his senior
他的朋友比他大十岁
▲He is my senior by three years
或He is three years my senior
他比我大三岁
gain CN: 尤指靠计划或努力得到的〕好处，利益；改进▲No pains, no gains
不劳不获【新词习得】•worse off1
ADJ: if you are worse off, you have less money更穷的▲The rent increases will leave us worse off
租金提高会使我们更加拮据
2
ADJ: in a worse situation〔情况〕更糟的▲People in rural areas are even worse off, as they have no regular bus service
住在郊区的人情况更糟，因为他们享受不到班车服务
▲Other sports are much worse off than athletics
其他体育项目比田径运动处境要糟得多
反义词：better offbetter off adj: having more money than some one else or than you had before; happier, improved, more successful etc 更加富裕的；更好的 (原型是well off)▲Overall well-off society 全面小康社会▲She will be better off without him
没有他，她会过得更好
•precede /prɪˈsi:d/1
VT: to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series先于…（发生或存在）▲a type of cloud that precedes rain下雨前出现的一种云▲Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman
午餐开始之前主席会发表一段简短的讲话
▲His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation
在他辞职之前，有关的猜测已持续了几个星期
▲She preceded me in the job
她是我这工作的前任
2
VT: to go somewhere before someone else走在…之前▲She preceded him out of the room
她先于他走出屋子
3
precede sth with sth :to do or say sth to introduce sth else以…开始(或引导)▲She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee
她讲话的开头是对委员会的鸣谢
preceding ADJ: happening or coming before the time, place, or part mentioned在前的，在先的; 前面的▲preceding days / weeks / months / years ▲preceding chapter / paragraph / page etc【翻译技巧】•This millennial privilege is, however, smaller in America, which tends to set the tone for the generation wars
不过，千禧一代的这一优势在美国却没那么显著，而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
（按照中译英看，中文由两个逗号连接，后两句是并列句，看看他们之间有什么关系
两句都有“美国”，所以我们不妨把“美国”设为先行词，把“而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
”设为定语从句，先行词“美国”在从句中做地点状语
也就是“This millennial privilege is, however, smaller in America, where the tone for the generation wars is set
”文中把先行词“美国”用在定语从句中做主语，转换一下中文“而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
”也是可以的
注意“tend to”的在经济学人中经常使用，是“往往，常常”的意思
）This may reflect the lingering influence of the global financial crisis
But if this trajectory persists, a time may soon come when old folk sigh with impatience as youngsters tell them how much easier life was “when you were my age”
这可能反映了全球金融危机那挥之不去的影响
但如果这个趋势持续下去的话，那么用不了多久，就会出现年轻人对老年人说“你在我这个年纪”生活多么轻松，而老年人不耐烦地叹气的情景了
【词汇复习】trajectory /trəˈdʒektəri/CN:〔事物的〕发展轨迹▲My career seemed to be on a downward trajectory
我的事业似乎在走下坡路
【新词习得】•lingering /ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ/ADJ: slow to end or disappear拖延的；缠绵的；缓慢消失的；迟迟不去的▲He suffered a painful and lingering death
他痛苦地脱了很久才咽气
▲a last lingering look 依依不舍的最后一瞥▲lingering doubts 挥之不去的疑虑▲Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared
不曾放弃的夺冠希望很快就破灭了
▲a lingering smell of machine oil 飘浮不散的机油味•persist /pəˈsɪst/1
VI: to continue to do sth despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable顽强地坚持；执着地做▲（persist in sth/doing sth; persist with sth）She persisted in her search for the truth
她执着地追求真理
▲She persisted with her studies in spite of financial problems
尽管经济拮据她还是坚持学业
2
VI：to continue to exist维持；保持；持续存在▲If the pain persists, you must see a doctor
如果一直痛，你就必须去看医生了
【语法分析】•But if this trajectory persists, a time may soon come when old folk sigh with impatience as youngsters tell them how much easier life was “when you were my age”
但如果这个趋势持续下去的话，那么用不了多久，就会出现年轻人对老年人说“你在我这个年纪”生活多么轻松，而老年人不耐烦地叹气的情景了
（“a time may soon come when old folk sigh with impatience”中，when引导定语从句，修饰先行词“a time”，把它带入到从句中就变成“old folk sigh with impatience at that time”
）
The OECD provides qualified support for this complaint
Baby-boomers (mostly born in the 1950s) have accumulated far more wealth (property, shares and other savings) than Generation X (mostly in the 1970s) and millennials (the 1980s and after)
如今的年轻人可能会为不得不供养更多老人而感到不满，尤其是因为他们觉得上几代人过得比自己轻松
经合组织的研究在一定程度上支持了这种抱怨
婴儿潮一代（大多出生于上世纪50年代）积累的财富（房产、股票和其他积蓄）要比X一代（主要出生于上世纪70年代）和千禧一代（出生于上世纪80年代及以后）多出很多
【词汇复习】not least: 特别；尤其▲The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described
那部纪录片引起了许多人的反感，尤其是在片中描写到其生活的工人
qualified ADJ: 有限度的；有保留的；有条件的▲The plan was given only qualified support
这项计划只得到有限度的支持
▲The project was only a qualified success
这个项目只取得了一般的效益
（文中翻译为“一定程度上”）【熟词僻义】baby boomer CN: (尤指第二次世界大战后)生育高峰期出生的人（945年二战结束后，大批军人返回美国，从而使1946年成为美国婴儿潮的开始
1946年，美国出生了三百四十万个婴儿
在此后的1946-1964年间，美国共有7590多万婴儿出生，约占美国目前总人口的三分之一，是当今美国社会的中坚力量
）accumulate wealth: 积累财富accumulate far more wealth: 这里far修饰比较级more
（可修饰比较级的词一般有a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等
）property CN: 不动产，房地产，房产（房地产、房屋：property, real estate, housing, premises【小结】）share CN:股份savings: 银行存款，储蓄金；积蓄generation X：指20世纪60年代到70年代初出生的美国人，而这批人身上有着不同程度的不负责任、冷漠和物质主义等特点
这个词是在加拿大作家道格拉斯-库普朗1991年出版的名为《X一代》的书中出现之后流行起来的
millennial：千禧一代【经济学人高频】【新词习得】•resent /rɪˈzɛnt/ to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fair〔因受委屈而〕对…感到愤恨（不满）▲（resent (sb) doing sth）She resented him making all the decisions
她讨厌什么事都要听他的
▲She resented his making all the decisions
她讨厌什么事都要听他的
（注意：这里的sb可以用宾格也可以用形容词性物主代词或名词所有格，构成动名词的复合结构
用resent him doing是因为“他”和“make”都是resent的宾语，所以用him；而resent his doing是指当动名词的逻辑主语与句子的主语不一致时，需要在动名词之前加上物主代词、名词所有格，同样的结构还有imagine (sb) doing，和mind (sb) doing等）▲bitterly / deeply / strongly resent ▲She bitterly resented his mother's influence over him
她十分讨厌他母亲对他的影响
▲Paul resented the fact that Carol didn't trust him
保罗对卡萝尔不信任他感到很不满
（注意：resent 很少把指人的词做宾语，如通常不说：He resents her
）•complaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/1
CN/UN: a statement in which someone complains about something投诉,抱怨▲The sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner
售货员都受过培训，要以友好的态度处理顾客的投诉
▲I'd like to make a complaint about the noise
我要就噪音问题提出投诉
▲（complaint about/of/against）a complaint of/about unfair dismissal 对不公平解雇的投诉
&a complaint against the police 对警方提出的控告2
CN: something that you complain about投诉的事，不满的事▲Our main complaint was the poor standard of service
我们主要投诉的是服务质量差
▲My only complaint is that the price is rather high
我唯一不满的就是价格很高
（抱怨的事情可以数得过来，所以是可数的
）complain VI: 抱怨，发牢骚▲（complain to sb of/about sth）I'm going to complain to the manager about this
我要就这件事向经理投诉
【语法分析】•Today’s youngsters may resent having to provide for more pensioners, not least because they feel that older generations have it easier than them
如今的年轻人可能会为不得不供养更多老人而感到不满，尤其是因为他们觉得上几代人过得比自己轻松
（“older generations have it easier than them”这句里的it没有指代上文任何
有时候it究竟代替的是什么，说不清楚，只是指一个含糊的概念
如：to have it both ways左右逢源 / to give it a try试一下
）【经济学人商论|美国的未来】From over 1,400 types of music on Spotify, a music-streaming service, to a swipeable menu of dating options, and rare books available at the click of a button, consumers have never had it so good
从音乐流媒体服务Spotify上提供的超过1400种音乐类型，动动手指就可挑挑拣拣的约会人选，到点一个按钮就可阅览的绝版书籍，消费者从来没有像现在这样优越过
But that is partly because they have had more time to do so
Comparing generations at a similar stage of life paints a different picture
Today’s young adults have a significantly higher disposable income than previous generations had at the same age
OECD citizens now in their early 30s have 7% more than members of Generation X had at that age and over 40% more than boomers enjoyed when they were similarly short in the tooth
Youngsters may sigh with impatience when an old codger tells them how life was tougher “when I was your age”
But it was
但这在一定程度上是因为婴儿潮一代有更多的时间来积累财富
将几代人的同一个人生阶段加以比较，就会得到一幅不同的图景
如今年轻人的可支配收入明显高于同龄时期的上几代人
目前，经合组织成员国30岁出头的公民收入比同龄时的X一代高出7%，比同龄时的婴儿潮一代高出40%
当老家伙对小伙子说“我在你这个年纪”生活要更艰难时，后者也许会不耐烦地叹气
但当时的确如此
【词汇复习】partly because: 一定程度上因为at a/the stage: 在…阶段▲You should read this article at some stage
你应该找个时间读一下这篇文章
significantly higher: significantly是“显著地”意思
这里作副词修饰形容词highercitizen CN: 公民sigh VI: 叹气，叹息（搭配：sigh with relief/impatience/contentment：松了一口气/不耐烦地叹气/满意地舒了一口气）old codger /ˈkɒdʒə/ CN: 老家伙【新词习得】•disposable1
ADJ: made to be thrown away after use用后即丢弃的；一次性的▲disposable gloves / razors 一次性手套 / 剃刀▲disposable diapers 一次性尿布2
ADJ: available for use可动用的；可自由支配的▲disposable assets / capital / resources 可支配资产 / 资本 / 资源▲a person's disposable income 可支配税后收入at your/sb’s disposal: available for use as you prefer/sb prefers 任某人处理；供某人任意使用；由某人自行支配▲He will have a car at his disposal for the whole month
他将有一辆汽车归他使用一个月
▲Well, I’m at your disposal好吧，我听候你的吩咐
•disposition1
N单：the natural qualities of a person's character性格；性情▲to have a cheerful disposition 性情开朗▲people of a nervous disposition 神经质的人2
N单：a tendency to behave in a particular way倾向；意向▲（disposition to/towards| disposition to do）to have / show a disposition towards violence有 / 表现出暴力倾向3
N单：the way sth is placed or arranged排列；布置；安排▲the disposition of furniture in the room
…室内家具的布置
▲the disposition of God上帝的安排，天意【语法分析】•Comparing generations at a similar stage of life paints a different picture
将几代人的同一个人生阶段加以比较，就会得到一幅不同的图景
（主语是动名词“Comparing generations at a similar stage of life”，其中“at a similar stage of life”是介词做“generations”的后置定语
）•OECD citizens now in their early 30s have 7% more than members of Generation X had at that age and over 40% more than boomers enjoyed when they were similarly short in the tooth
目前，经合组织成员国30岁出头的公民收入比同龄时的X一代高出7%，比同龄时的婴儿潮一代高出40%
（划分一下这一句的层次：OECD citizens（主语）/ now in their early 30s（citizens的后置定语）/ have （谓语）7% more（省略了disposal income） /than members of Generation X had at that age/ and over 40% more（省略了disposal income） /than boomers enjoyed /when they were similarly short in the tooth
）•But it was
但当时的确如此
（was后面省略了“tough”，读的时候was要重读
）【好词佳句】•Partly because: 一定程度上因为•Disposal income: 可支配收入【翻译高频】Long in the tooth: to describe how someone or something is long in years年纪大的人或者事物
（ 这个俚语与马有关
有的人只是看下马的牙齿，就可以判断出马的年龄
文中是“short in the tooth”，可以推出来是“年龄没那么大”的意思
）This millennial privilege is, however, smaller in America, which tends to set the tone for the generation wars
(Indeed Americans in their early 30s are slightly worse off than the preceding generation was at a similar age
) The gap also appears to close as the later generations get older
Gen-Xers were far more comfortable in their 30s than the people born a decade or two before them
But now they are in their 40s, their incomes have stopped rising, whereas their seniors enjoyed strong gains at the same age
不过，千禧一代的这一优势在美国却没那么显著，而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
（事实上，30岁出头的美国人比上一代人同龄时要稍穷一些）
随着后面几代人年龄渐长，差距似乎同样趋于消失
比起那些比他们早出生一二十年的人，X一代在30多岁时生活要更宽裕得多
但现在他们已经40多岁了，收入已经停止增长，而其前辈在同一年龄段的收入却增长强劲
【词汇复习】tend to: 往往，常常tone N单：基调▲（set the tone: 定下基调）Her enthusiastic speech set the tone for the day’s conference
她热情洋溢的演讲为今天的会议定下了基调
whereas conj: (用以比较或对比两个事实)然而，但是，尽管▲Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not
有一些研究结果令人满意，然而其他的则不然
（除了在法律和合同等文件里以外，whereas 不可用作“因为……”或“鉴于……”解）senior CN: 较…年长的人（to be one's senior可以是“年龄比某人大”（要附上年龄差距）
年龄差距可以放在senior之前，不用介词，也可以用by放在senior之后
▲His friend was 10 years his senior
他的朋友比他大十岁
▲He is my senior by three years
或He is three years my senior
他比我大三岁
gain CN: 尤指靠计划或努力得到的〕好处，利益；改进▲No pains, no gains
不劳不获【新词习得】•worse off1
ADJ: if you are worse off, you have less money更穷的▲The rent increases will leave us worse off
租金提高会使我们更加拮据
2
ADJ: in a worse situation〔情况〕更糟的▲People in rural areas are even worse off, as they have no regular bus service
住在郊区的人情况更糟，因为他们享受不到班车服务
▲Other sports are much worse off than athletics
其他体育项目比田径运动处境要糟得多
反义词：better offbetter off adj: having more money than some one else or than you had before; happier, improved, more successful etc 更加富裕的；更好的 (原型是well off)▲Overall well-off society 全面小康社会▲She will be better off without him
没有他，她会过得更好
•precede /prɪˈsi:d/1
VT: to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series先于…（发生或存在）▲a type of cloud that precedes rain下雨前出现的一种云▲Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman
午餐开始之前主席会发表一段简短的讲话
▲His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation
在他辞职之前，有关的猜测已持续了几个星期
▲She preceded me in the job
她是我这工作的前任
2
VT: to go somewhere before someone else走在…之前▲She preceded him out of the room
她先于他走出屋子
3
precede sth with sth :to do or say sth to introduce sth else以…开始(或引导)▲She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee
她讲话的开头是对委员会的鸣谢
preceding ADJ: happening or coming before the time, place, or part mentioned在前的，在先的; 前面的▲preceding days / weeks / months / years ▲preceding chapter / paragraph / page etc【翻译技巧】•This millennial privilege is, however, smaller in America, which tends to set the tone for the generation wars
不过，千禧一代的这一优势在美国却没那么显著，而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
（按照中译英看，中文由两个逗号连接，后两句是并列句，看看他们之间有什么关系
两句都有“美国”，所以我们不妨把“美国”设为先行词，把“而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
”设为定语从句，先行词“美国”在从句中做地点状语
也就是“This millennial privilege is, however, smaller in America, where the tone for the generation wars is set
”文中把先行词“美国”用在定语从句中做主语，转换一下中文“而美国往往是为世代战争定下基调的地方
”也是可以的
注意“tend to”的在经济学人中经常使用，是“往往，常常”的意思
）This may reflect the lingering influence of the global financial crisis
But if this trajectory persists, a time may soon come when old folk sigh with impatience as youngsters tell them how much easier life was “when you were my age”
这可能反映了全球金融危机那挥之不去的影响
但如果这个趋势持续下去的话，那么用不了多久，就会出现年轻人对老年人说“你在我这个年纪”生活多么轻松，而老年人不耐烦地叹气的情景了
【词汇复习】trajectory /trəˈdʒektəri/CN:〔事物的〕发展轨迹▲My career seemed to be on a downward trajectory
我的事业似乎在走下坡路
【新词习得】•lingering /ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ/ADJ: slow to end or disappear拖延的；缠绵的；缓慢消失的；迟迟不去的▲He suffered a painful and lingering death
他痛苦地脱了很久才咽气
▲a last lingering look 依依不舍的最后一瞥▲lingering doubts 挥之不去的疑虑▲Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared
不曾放弃的夺冠希望很快就破灭了
▲a lingering smell of machine oil 飘浮不散的机油味•persist /pəˈsɪst/1
VI: to continue to do sth despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable顽强地坚持；执着地做▲（persist in sth/doing sth; persist with sth）She persisted in her search for the truth
她执着地追求真理
▲She persisted with her studies in spite of financial problems
尽管经济拮据她还是坚持学业
2
VI：to continue to exist维持；保持；持续存在▲If the pain persists, you must see a doctor
如果一直痛，你就必须去看医生了
【语法分析】•But if this trajectory persists, a time may soon come when old folk sigh with impatience as youngsters tell them how much easier life was “when you were my age”
但如果这个趋势持续下去的话，那么用不了多久，就会出现年轻人对老年人说“你在我这个年纪”生活多么轻松，而老年人不耐烦地叹气的情景了
（“a time may soon come when old folk sigh with impatience”中，when引导定语从句，修饰先行词“a time”，把它带入到从句中就变成“old folk sigh with impatience at that time”
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