野草 于 2000/08/03 15:28:59 发表在 汉英
报上摘下，觉得蛮有意思，其中不少词句要译得地道准确不太容易。贴出求译，活跃空气。
Today's market?
There are eight categories of U.S. consumers, according to Yankelovich Partners:
1. Up & Comers: Young, upbeat and childless. The largest group of Gen-X and likely to "tell the marketers what to do; not to be told what to do," says Yankelovich president J. Walker Smith.
2. Young materialists: Cynical, single, think money equals happiness.
3. Stressed by life: Parents with heavy burdens.
4. New traditionalists: Upscale, family-oriented, progressive; they set the agenda for boomers.
5. Family limiteds: Parents totally concentrated on their families.
6. Detached introverts: Successful but lonely geeks.
7. Renaissance elders: Mature, enjoying life; have deep pockets.
8. Retired from life: Mature, uninvolved. They hear you knocking but you can't come in.
Source: USA Today
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简译加猜译，先来垫个底:-)
作者：px - 2000/08/04 09:43:16
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当今美国消费者，可分为八类。
1.前途光明的有为者：年轻，乐观，尚未为人父母。身为社会上最大的一群高新技术掌握者，喜欢“告诉营销人员应该干些什麽，而不愿被人告之自己该做些什麽”。
2.年轻的享受主义者：单身，偾世嫉俗。此种人认为美元在手就等于幸福全有。
3.背负生活重担者：拖儿带女，不胜生活重负。
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PX妹妹艺勇双全打头阵，俺紧紧跟上，专捡轻担挑在肩
作者：XY - 2000/08/04 10:36:43
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7. Renaissance elders: Mature, enjoying life; have deep pockets.
青春焕发型老年人： 成熟，享受生活，钞票多多。
8. Retired from life: Mature, uninvolved. They hear you knocking but you
can't come in.
退出生活型老年人： 成熟，啥事都不参和。他们听见您敲门儿了，但您甭想迈进门槛一步。
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我只好“将军里拔矬子”了:-)
作者：Honeyfox - 2000/08/04 11:07:26
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5. Family limiteds: Parents totally concentrated on their families.
小家庭主义者：一心一意建立自己幸福小家庭的父母们。
6. Detached introverts: Successful but lonely geeks.
离群索居者：事业成功但却孤独的怪物们。
ps. 记得曾读过一篇文章，专门性地讨论了gen-X一代的特征，似乎不光是指“高新技术的掌握者”，文章很长，具体的内容我也记不住了。恳请能人为我们定义一下gen-X
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找到一点关于gen-X的定义
作者：Honeyfox - 2000/08/04 11:36:25
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Well it's the group of people born between 1961 and 1981. It's that simple.
It seems we have come to be called Xers simply because we represent something negativee to our elders. We may be the one thing that all of the generations who currently precede us have in common. That is--the ability to speak assuredly about our shortcomings. Of course, they overlook the fact theat we are their responsibility, or actually their fault, our generation will be called upon to look after our parents knowing that they failed to look after us. Intergenerational justice failed somewhere along the way and it will be our task to either rectify it or make it worse.
We are a group of individuals who grew up with no one at home after school. It appears we have little hope for the future. No jobs, no homes, and basically no money are almost expected of us. These bleak prospects, along with the fact that we will be forced to support the largest amount of senior citizens ever, do not provide much hope. Some believe that these blockades will be too much for us to handle and we will for the most part fail at life, but many see our individualism and resourcefulness that have been built up through our childhoods as our saviors. We will soon discover who is right and who is wrong.
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Definitions of Generations
Generation X
We are the current 15-35 year olds. We live in the present, like to experiment, and are looking for immediate results. We are selfish, and cynical, and depend a lot on our parents. We question authority and feel like we carry the burden of the previous generations.
Boom Generation
They are the current 36-53 year olds. They have a strong set of ideals and traditions, and are very family oriented. They are fearful of the future, politically conservative and active and fairly socially liberal.
Silent Generation
They are the current 54-71 year olds. They were very hard working, economically conscience, and trusting of the government. They were very optimistic about the future and held a strong set of moral obligations.
Millennial Generation
They are currently age 14 and younger. They are very materialistic, selfish, and disrespectful. They are very aware of the world and very technologically literate. They are trying to grow-up too fast, and have no good role models to look towards.
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若能译成中文，肯定很乐。
作者：XY - 2000/08/04 13:04:38
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只译自个儿
作者：gen-X - 2000/08/05 07:46:49
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Generation X
We are the current 15-35 year olds. We live in the present, like to experiment, and are looking for immediate results. We are selfish, and cynical, and depend a lot on our parents. We question authority and feel like we carry the burden of the previous generations.
生在新社会
长在红旗前
在家靠父母
出家靠要饭
自私又贪玩
前卫又荒诞
权威挨个羞
长辈挨边站
无知加无畏
坏水加坏蛋
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多谢提供有关资料为gen-X“正名”:-)
作者：px - 2000/08/05 05:34:32
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