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英语博客-北美风情 226 Adulthood: Someday we all have to grow up

时间：2013-09-12 06:24:00

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 　　We all have to grow up someday! In this episode1, we talk about becoming and adult and the different generations of adults in North America, and we discuss some of the slang2 terms that describe various types of adults. We talk about it all, up to having kids and going on parental3 leave. Listen in to find out whether Maura really is a yuppie!

　　Harp:A yuppie is a young urban professional. That’s what it stands for.
　　Maura:Right. So the Y-U-P at the beginning of yuppies stands for young urban professionals. This means that the people who are yuppies are young, they’re urban, which means they live in a big city…
　　Harp:And they’re professional. They have some sort of professional career. They’re white collar; they usually work in an office; they have some sort of professional job.
　　Maura:Right. And this also implies that they’re probably making pretty good money.
　　Harp:Yes. Now in terms of young, a yuppie could be anyone who’s 21 who has a professional job, up to 40. There’s no real set age to be a yuppie.

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1 episode Titzy     
n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一
参考例句：
  • The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
  • This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。
2 slang 2Thz2     
n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂
参考例句：
  • The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
  • Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。
3 parental FL2xv     
adj.父母的；父的；母的
参考例句：
  • He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
  • Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

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