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大行其道的“拼爹游戏”

时间:2013-05-08 00:22:54

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   Competition of family background, competition:比赛,竞赛;family background 是家庭背景的意思。那么仅从字面意思,我们就可以理解 competition of family background 拼爹游戏了。

  大家一起看下面的解释:
  Some young people of poor families who are usually very frugal1 and work hard to help their dependents overcome impoverished2 conditions complain that they are currently being judged in society on their family background rather than capability3 and knowledge。
  They believe the children of rich families, known as the "second rich generation," can always get decent jobs and social status ahead of the poor。
  这个“拼爹游戏”可不是我们平常说的拼车、拼房这样拼的意思,而是指比拼老爹,“拼爹游戏”,它不是一种游戏,而是指当今青年在上学、找工作、买房子等方面比拼的不是自己能力,拼的是各自父母。
  在现在这个贫富差距越来越明显的社会,子女的贫富意识也越来越明显,这就造成了子女比拼各自的自己的父母,例如:经济能力、社会地位等等,这些人认为自己学得好,有能力,不如有个“成功”的老爸。这个词和富二代、穷二代这两个词紧密相连。

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1 frugal af0zf     
adj.节俭的,节约的,少量的,微量的
参考例句:
  • He was a VIP,but he had a frugal life.他是位要人,但生活俭朴。
  • The old woman is frugal to the extreme.那老妇人节约到了极点。
2 impoverished 1qnzcL     
adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化
参考例句:
  • the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
  • They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 capability JsGzZ     
n.能力;才能;(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
参考例句:
  • She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
  • Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。