美国习惯用语-第130讲:dinks/sandwich generation
<p>美国习惯用语-第130讲:<span word="dinks">dinks</span>/<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span></p><p>我们上次给大家介绍了<span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boomers">boomers</span>和<span word="yuppies">yuppies</span>。 这是两个反映美国社会变化的习惯用语。今天我们再给大家讲两个这方面的俗语。在第二次世界大战结束后的二十年内，美国人口急剧上升。在这段时间里出生的人现在都已经是三、四十岁了。美国人把他们叫做<span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boomers">boomers</span>。这些人当中有不少人在工作方面很出色，生活很富裕，人们把他们称为<span word="yuppies">yuppies</span>。但是，<span word="yuppies">yuppies</span> 除了年轻，富裕，住在城市里，都有专业性工作外，他们还有一个特点。那就是，他们当中有些人不要孩子。美国人把这些人叫做：<span word="dinks">dinks</span>。</p><p><span word="Dinks">Dinks</span>和<span word="yuppies">yuppies</span>一样也是缩略字。 不过，<span word="Dinks">Dinks</span>代表的是<span word="double">double</span> <span word="Income">Income</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Kids">Kids</span>.</p><p><span word="Double">Double</span> <span word="Income">Income</span>就是夫妻两人都工作，有两份收入；<span word="no">no</span> <span word="Kids">Kids</span>就是没有孩子。这就意味着，这样的夫妇比起有孩子的家庭来他们有更多的钱。下面是一个<span word="yuppy">yuppy</span>在说他和他妻子的家庭生活：</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dinks">dinks</span> -- <span word="we">we</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>. <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> \'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>."</p><p>这个<span word="yuppy">yuppy</span>说："玛丽和我都工作，因此有两份工资，可是我们没有孩子。我们两都有很好的专业性工作。为了工作方便，玛丽结了婚还是用她自己的姓。平时要是我先回家，晚饭就由我来做。我们的这栋房子很漂亮，但是买房子借了很多抵押贷款，每个月要付不少钱来还这笔贷款，所以我们没有能力生孩子。"</p>
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