英国银发背包客开始流行体验“空档年”
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="itchy">itchy</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> 50-<span word="something">something</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> ‘<span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="gappers">gappers</span>’ <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="backpacks">backpacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="soared">soared</span>。</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="over">over</span>-55<span word="s">s</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span>。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> ‘<span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="A">A</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="students">students</span>’, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="plotting">plotting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="university">university</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ditching">ditching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="school">school</span>。</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> 6,000 18-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="deferred">deferred</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="Ucas">Ucas</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, 20,000 <span word="did">did</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="slump">slump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crippling">crippling</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="from">from</span> £3,290 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> £9,000 <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="of">of</span> £56,000 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="around">around</span> £27,000 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="September">September</span>。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="gapper">gapper</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="void">void</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="travellers">travellers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>。</p>
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