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Unit1PartII 伟大的一代课文翻译 *****ION Y: THE NEXT “*****T *****ION?” Perhaps the most iconic image to emerge from the devastating Depression of the 1930s is Dorothea Langes photo Migrant Mother, in which a desperate- looking woman, her face heavy with weariness, holds an infant in her arms while her other children cling to her shoulders. Now contrast this image with the latest photo of Paris Hilton dancing on a nightclub table, or Facebook snapshots of college seniors at a party, and you begin to get an idea of how Generation Y (my generation, also known as the millennials) is generally seen as different from other generations C particularly the Greatest Generation, which weathered both the Great Depression and World War II. （新一代人，据说没经风雨，天天玩夜总会，玩facebook， 不干正事！） They were called resilient; were called lazy. They were selfless and sacrificing; were entitled and indulgent. Commentators often point to studies in which 20-somethings have admitted to C horror of horrors C believing in ourselves and our ability to accomplish great things. （专家认为我们一无是处）(评论家在他们研究里一再指 出，认为是最令人恐怖的事就是我们20 多岁的年青一代谁也不信， 就信他们自己，自认为有能力成就一番大事业。) And they insist that our fluency in all things technology means that were more concerned with updating our Facebook profiles than working hard. （认为我们 这一代就是只懂技术，不实干的一代。） Forget the uselessness of writing off an entire generation before its members have even had the chance to do anything with their lives; （意思是“在没有给年青一代展示的机会之前，不要匆忙就否定这代 人。这里的write off = wipe clear ） this underestimation has been happening since kids danced the Charleston, talked about flower- power, or listened to hip-hop. Using one label to describe millions of people from all types of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds is the kind of intellectual shorthand these same pundits are all too happy to ascribe to us millennials and say it comes fro