1、 “人只有一輩子”：一場疫情，讓美國后浪更敢冒險了【導(dǎo)語】近期，一股“活在當(dāng)下，及時行樂”的YOLO風(fēng)潮正影響著美國的年輕人。一些人辭去了勞碌的工作，開始專注搞副業(yè)；或者放棄了安穩(wěn)的美差，開始為夢想放手一搏。疫情中的這一年，讓他們開始意識到，工作不是最重要的，是時候開始步入轉(zhuǎn)變生活形態(tài)的新篇章了。YOLO是什么意思？它究竟象征著一個什么樣的趨勢？ 【挖空練習(xí)】Welcome to the YOLO _“你只能活一次”：歡迎來到冒險經(jīng)濟By Kevin Roose_ strange is happening _ the exhausted millennial workers _ America

2、. After a year _ hunched _ their MacBooks, enduring back-to-back Zooms, they are flipping the carefully arranged chessboards of their lives and deciding _ risk it all.在疲憊不堪的美國千禧一代職場人士中，有一種奇怪的現(xiàn)象正發(fā)生。在過去的一年里，他們彎腰擺弄著蘋果筆記本，忍受一個接一個的Zoom視頻會議。而現(xiàn)在，他們掀翻精心安排的人生棋盤，決定賭上一切去冒險。Some are abandoning cushy and stable

3、jobs to start a new business, turn a side hustle _ a full-time gig or _ work on that screenplay. _ some of _ are just _ jobs, others are stepping _ the career treadmill altogether.有些人放棄了舒適穩(wěn)定的工作，開始了新的事業(yè)；有些人開始全身心搞副業(yè)，或者終于開始創(chuàng)作劇本。一些人只是換了工作，但也有人完全放棄了枯燥無味的打工生涯。If this movement has a rallying cry, its YOLO

4、you only live _, an acronym deployed _ cheerful risk-takers. It has come to characterize the attitude that has captured a _type _bored office worker in recent _.如果說這個運動有什么口號的話，那就是“YOLO”（你只能活一次），這個首字母縮略詞經(jīng)常被興奮的冒險人士拿來用。最近幾個月，它已經(jīng)成為某類無聊的辦公室職員的典型態(tài)度。Not everyone can afford _throw caution to the wind. But f

5、or a _number of people _financial cushions and in-demand skills, the dread and anxiety of the _year are giving way to a new _professional fearlessness. The pandemic changed their priorities, and they _they didnt have to live _this.不是所有人都能把謹(jǐn)慎置之腦后。越來越多人因為坐擁財務(wù)緩沖能力，或者掌握著稀缺技能，對于他們來說，一種新的無懼失業(yè)精神，正在代替過去一年的恐

6、懼和焦慮。疫情改變了他們看重的事的優(yōu)先級，他們意識到，沒有必要像過去一樣生活?！癐t feels like weve been so _into careers for the past decade, and this is our opportunity _switch it up, said Nate Moseley, 29, a _at a major clothing retailer. “The idea of _right back to the pre-Covid setup sounds so unappealing _this past year, he said. If

7、not now, when will I _do this?29歲的內(nèi)特莫斯利是一家大型服裝零售商的采購員，他說：“感覺在過去的十年里，我們都被職業(yè)束縛住了，這是我們改變的機會?！彼€說：“經(jīng)過這一年，回到新冠之前的生活聽起來并不那么有吸引力了。如果現(xiàn)在不去做，我什么時候才能改變？”答案：Welcome to the YOLO Economy“你只能活一次”：歡迎來到冒險經(jīng)濟By Kevin RooseSomething strange is happening to the exhausted millennial workers of America. After a year spent

8、 hunched over their MacBooks, enduring back-to-back Zooms, they are flipping the carefully arranged chessboards of their lives and deciding to risk it all.在疲憊不堪的美國千禧一代職場人士中，有一種奇怪的現(xiàn)象正發(fā)生。在過去的一年里，他們彎腰擺弄著蘋果筆記本，忍受一個接一個的Zoom視頻會議。而現(xiàn)在，他們掀翻精心安排的人生棋盤，決定賭上一切去冒險。Some are abandoning cushy and stable jobs to star

9、t a new business, turn a side hustle into a full-time gig or finally work on that screenplay. While some of them are just changing jobs, others are stepping off the career treadmill altogether.有些人放棄了舒適穩(wěn)定的工作，開始了新的事業(yè)；有些人開始全身心搞副業(yè)，或者終于開始創(chuàng)作劇本。一些人只是換了工作，但也有人完全放棄了枯燥無味的打工生涯。If this movement has a rallying c

10、ry, its YOLO you only live once, an acronym deployed by cheerful risk-takers. It has come to characterize the attitude that has captured a certain type of bored office worker in recent months.如果說這個運動有什么口號的話，那就是“YOLO”（你只能活一次），這個首字母縮略詞經(jīng)常被興奮的冒險人士拿來用。最近幾個月，它已經(jīng)成為某類無聊的辦公室職員的典型態(tài)度。Not everyone can afford to

11、 throw caution to the wind. But for a growing number of people with financial cushions and in-demand skills, the dread and anxiety of the past year are giving way to a new kind of professional fearlessness. The pandemic changed their priorities, and they realized they didnt have to live like this.不是

12、所有人都能把謹(jǐn)慎置之腦后。越來越多人因為坐擁財務(wù)緩沖能力，或者掌握著稀缺技能，對于他們來說，一種新的無懼失業(yè)精神，正在代替過去一年的恐懼和焦慮。疫情改變了他們看重的事的優(yōu)先級，他們意識到，沒有必要像過去一樣生活?！癐t feels like weve been so locked into careers for the past decade, and this is our opportunity to switch it up, said Nate Moseley, 29, a buyer at a major clothing retailer. “The idea of going

13、right back to the pre-Covid setup sounds so unappealing after this past year, he said. If not now, when will I ever do this?29歲的內(nèi)特莫斯利是一家大型服裝零售商的采購員，他說：“感覺在過去的十年里，我們都被職業(yè)束縛住了，這是我們改變的機會。”他還說：“經(jīng)過這一年，回到新冠之前的生活聽起來并不那么有吸引力了。如果現(xiàn)在不去做，我什么時候才能改變？”【拓展】英國著名教育家Thomas Huxley的著名演講Life is a chessboard節(jié)選：The player o

14、n the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.生詞好句1.YOLO你只能活一次（You Only Live Once 的縮寫）拓展:YOLO economy 冒險經(jīng)濟2.millennial英 mleniladj. 千禧年的（Millen

15、nial Generation指20世紀(jì)末，1980年代和1990年代初期出生的這樣一群人，又被稱為Generation Y）拓展:Generation ZZ世代（90年代后期，尤其是2000年以后出生的這批美國人）3.hunch英 hnt 美 hntv. 弓背，彎腰4.endure英 nd 美 ndrvt. 忍受，忍耐5.back-to-back英 bktbk 美 bktbkadj. 一個接一個的（coming one after another）6.risk it all賭上一切7.a cushy job沒什么挑戰(zhàn)、待遇還不差的工作拓展:cushyUK /ki/ US /ki/adj. 輕

16、松的；容易的；輕松又容易賺錢的cushy來自于cushion（靠墊）8.side hustle副業(yè)拓展:hustleUK /hsl/ US /hsl/n. 精力充沛的活動（energetic activity）bustle n. 走來走去忙忙碌碌的狀態(tài)hustle and bustle 城市生活中熙熙攘攘、熱鬧擁擠的狀態(tài)9.gig英 美 n. 零活兒拓展:full-time gig 副業(yè)當(dāng)主業(yè)，全身心投入的副業(yè)gig economy 零工經(jīng)濟10.step off the career treadmill告別枯燥無味的職場生涯拓展:mill n. 磨坊tread n. 踏板 v. 行走，步行t

17、readmill n. 漫長而枯燥的工作或者生活方式；跑步機11.rallying cry運動口號拓展:rally v. 集合，召集cry n. 呼喊，呼叫，口號12.deploy英 dpl 美 dplv. 利用拓展:deploy vs useuse所表示的用，單純指一個動作，一個行為。deploy所表示的用，是指有目的、有策略地來調(diào)用或者利用某個東西。【常見搭配】fully deploy resources 充分利用資源deploy ones skills 發(fā)揮、利用自己的技能deploy a strategy 利用某個策略13.characterize英 krktraz 美 kerktra

18、zvt. 通常表現(xiàn)為，呈現(xiàn)特征拓展:A characterizes BA是B的典型特征（A is a characteristic of B）characteristic n. 特征，特點Poor concentration, decreased creativity, and worse temper characterize work fatigue.Work fatigue is characterized by poor concentration, decreased creativity and worse temper.工作疲勞通常表現(xiàn)為注意力下降、創(chuàng)造性減弱、以及脾氣變差。Chinese education is still characterized by an emphasis on exam results.中國的教育制度仍舊是以強調(diào)考試結(jié)果為特征的。14.capture英 kpt 美 kptrvt. 占據(jù)，俘獲（人的心智）15.afford to do something能