美媒：中国年轻人找工作靠啃老拼爹
<p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> 7.27 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 2.5 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span>: <span word="low">low</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="harsher">harsher</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span>-<span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exorbitant">exorbitant</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="connected">connected</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ruthless">ruthless</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Shaomei">Shaomei</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="master">master</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="an">an</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="grads">grads</span> <span word="vying">vying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="telemarketing">telemarketing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. "<span word="Everywhere">Everywhere</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tires">tires</span>."</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="glut">glut</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="grads">grads</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="orchestrated">orchestrated</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="fairs">fairs</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="earn">earn</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Recession">Recession</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="funemployment">funemployment</span>," <span word="but">but</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="term">term</span>: "<span word="gnawing">gnawing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> "<span word="gnawing">gnawing</span>" <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>' <span word="savings">savings</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> $400 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="grads">grads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="resembling">resembling</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>.</p>
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