专题06 人与社会（社会热点）时文阅读与题型训练（专项训练）（教师版）.docxVIP

专题06人与社会（社会热点）时文阅读与题型训练

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Likemostoldpeople,Idespairattheyoungoftoday.Ilookatthemwiththeirannoyingwaterbottles,protestingabouteverydamnthingandidentifyingasdogsandclaimingthey’vegotamentalhealthissueso?debilitating?thattheycouldn’tpossiblygetsomethingastimeconsumingasajob.

Wehearthat,rightnow,twoinfivepeopleagedbetween16and24are“economicallyinactive”.Theyareliterallydoingnothingconstructivewiththeirlives.Andtheybelievethatifthenation’sbillionairesweretaxedmoreheavily,theycouldcontinuetodonothingfortherestoftheirdays.

It’sall?preposterous,ofcourse,butinarecentmomentofquietreflectionIstartedtowonderif,actually,weshouldn’tfeelsorryforthem.BecausewhenIwas25,theaveragehousecostthreetimesmorethantheaveragepersonearnedinayear.Whereastoday,it’s7.7timesmore.Whichmeans?it’sgonefrombeingdifficulttobuyahouse.Tovirtuallyimpossible.

Andwhat’sthepointof?strivingtogetonthebottomrungofthepropertyladder?whenyoujustcan’t??It’sthesamestorywitheverything.WhenIstartedworking,onalocalnewspaper,Iwason￡22aweekplus￡5expenses.Itwasn’tmuchbutevensoIcouldaffordmyrent,andpetrolformycar,andIstill?hadenoughleftoverfor?theoccasionaltriptothepuborthecinema.

Worse,manytellmethattheycan’taffordtohavechildren.Becauseonehalfofthecouplewouldhavetostopworkingandthentheywouldn’tbeableto?affordthemortgage.Childcare?Yeah,right.Soit’seasytoseewhysomanykidsarechoosingnottoworkatall.Becausewhat’sthepointof?beingawageslave?whenitmeansyouliterallyhavenolifeatall.

Iwonderifthisiswhythey’vebecomesoannoying.Theyconvincethemselvesthatalcoholisbadfortheirhealth,thatcarownershipisbadfortheplanetandthatit’smorefuntoliveinavanthanahousebecausethatmakesthemselvesfeelbetter