美国流行文化从A到Z——Quarter-life crisis
<p><span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>是美国人<span word="Abby">Abby</span> <span word="Wilner">Wilner</span>于1997年率先提出的概念。2001年，她参与合著的畅销书<span word="Q">Q</span>“<span word="arterlife">arterlife</span> <span word="Crisis">Crisis</span>: <span word="TheUnique">TheUnique</span> <span word="Challenges">Challenges</span> <span word="ofLife">ofLife</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Twenties">Twenties</span>(《四分之一生命的危机：二十多岁人的特殊挑战》)让这个概念彻底红火了起来。跟许多经得起时间考验的新词一样，<span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>因为引起大众的强烈共鸣而被广泛使用，时至今日已经融入主流英语。</p><p>顾名思义，<span word="quarter">quarter</span>.<span word="life">life</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>是人在生命走到四分之一时(通常是2字头的年龄，在21至29岁之间)因为种种原因而出现的危机感。症状主要包括：不喜欢自己的工作。对前途失去了信心。</p><p>不清楚自己的身份到底是什么。害怕考虑将来。《开始怀疑自己现有的成就。怀念学生时代的种种。朋友都已经有男/女朋友(或已经结婚生子)，感觉自己越来 越孤独。</p><p>经济方面有压力，不知道什么时候才能掘到“第一桶金”。觉得似乎所有人都比自己“混”得好。</p><p><span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>在流行文化中曾被多次提及：获得三项托尼奖(<span word="Tony">Tony</span>)的百老汇音乐剧<span word="Avenue">Avenue</span> <span word="Q">Q</span>(《<span word="Q">Q</span>大道》)，主要讲述的就是一群背景各异的纽约人在这座大都市里经历<span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>的故事。剧中的许多歌曲都是<span word="QLC">QLC</span>的典型征兆，比如：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="Wishi">Wishi</span> <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="College">College</span>、<span word="It">It</span> <span word="Sucks">Sucks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="Me">Me</span>、<span word="i">i</span>'<span word="mGonna">mGonna</span> <span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Purpose">Purpose</span>、<span word="What">What</span> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="d">d</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Englishl">Englishl</span></p>
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