日本社会普遍存在的“单身寄生族”
<p> 关注2014双语读两会</p><p> 未婚成年子女跟父母同住在日本是普遍的现象，这样，住房、吃饭、洗衣以及日常各种开销基本就省了，爱玩的孩子们手里可支配的资金自然就多一些。所以，日本社会学家管他们叫<span word="parasite">parasite</span> <span word="singles">singles</span>（单身寄生族）。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Parasite">Parasite</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="late">late</span> 20<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carefree">carefree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Unmarried">Unmarried</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="negatively">negatively</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p> <span word="Parasite">Parasite</span> <span word="single">single</span>（单身寄生族）指27、8岁还跟父母住在一起的单身人士，做出这样的选择是为了确保生活舒适无忧。未婚的日本成年子女多与父母同住，这样就可以节省家庭开销，子女们花在自己的娱乐活动方面的钱就能多一些。在日本文化中，这个词多用于对未婚女子的贬损评述。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Masahiro">Masahiro</span> <span word="Yamada">Yamada</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Gakugei">Gakugei</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bestselling">bestselling</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parasite">Parasite</span> <span word="Singles">Singles</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> 1999. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="catchy">catchy</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p> 这个表达最早由东京学艺大学的正弘山田教授在他的《单身寄生族》一书中使用，这本书于1999年10月出版。这个吸引人的表达迅速被媒体采用并在日本成为流行词汇。</p>
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