职称英语考试全文翻译-Youth Emancipation in Spain

Youth Emancipation in Spain西班牙年轻人的解放

The Spanish Government is so worried about the number of young adults still living with their parents that it has decided to help them leave the nest.西班牙政府正担心他们国家的大龄青年一直跟他们父母住一起，政府已经决定帮助他们离开家。

Around 55 percent of people aged 18～34 in Spain still sleep in their parents' home, says the latest report from the country's state-run Institute of Youth.大约55％的18〜34岁的人在西班牙还睡在自己的父母家，根据国家青年协会的最新报告。

To coax(劝诱)young people from their homes, the Institute started a "Youth Emancipation(解放)” programme this month. The programme offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs.为了哄年轻人离开他们的家，这个月研究所开始了“青年解放”。此项活动为年轻人寻找客房和工作提供指导。

Economists blame young people's family dependence on the precarious(不稳定的)labour market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year since 2,000.经济学家指责年轻人的家庭受困于不稳定的劳动力市场和住房价格上升。2000年以来，房屋价格已经上涨了17％。

Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem, say sociologists(社会学家).Family ties in south Europe — Italy, Portugal and Greece — are stronger than those in middle and north Europe, said Spanish sociologist Almudena Moreno Minguez in her report "The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth: Key for Understanding"，文化因素也有利于解释问题，社会学家说，在南欧洲的意大利、葡萄牙和希腊的家庭关系强于在欧洲中部和北部，西班牙社会学家阿尔穆德纳，莫雷诺Minguez在她的报告中写道，“晚解放的西班牙青年---关键在于理解“

“In general 2, young people in Spain firmly believe in 3 the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez.“一般情况下，在西班牙，年轻人认同在家庭为主体的组织萦绕着他们的私人生活”Minguez说。

In Spain — especially in the countryside, it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews(外甥/侄子)all living on the same street. They regularly get together for Sunday dinner.在西班牙，特别是在农村，这是不难发现，整个群体的阿姨，叔叔，表兄弟姐妹，侄女和侄子都生活在同一条街上。他们经常聚在一起周日晚餐。

Parents' tolerance is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of 4 set-ting bedtime rules.家长的耐受性是另一个因素。西班牙接受父母深夜开派对和警惕的设置睡前规则。

“A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants. If parents complain he'll put up a fight and call the father a fascist,” said Jose Antonio Gomez Yanez, a sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid.“孩子可以在任何时间回家。如果家长抱怨，他们就会抗争并认为父母是个法西斯，在马德里卡洛斯三世大学的社会学家何塞·安东尼奥·亚涅斯·戈麦斯说。

Mothers' willingness to do children's household chores(家务)worsens the problem. Dionisio Masso, a 60-year-old in Madrid, has three children in their 20s 6. The eldest 28, has a girlfriend and a job. But life with mum is good.母亲们的情愿做孩子的家务使得问题恶化。今年60岁，生活在马德里，有三个孩子在20多岁的Dionisio Masso，

最年长的儿子28岁，有一个女朋友和一个工作。但是她儿子说与妈妈一起生活是不错。

“His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end 7, he lives well,” Masso said.最后他说，他妈妈为他洗碗做饭，他过的很好。

注释：

1.contribute to:造就;捐献;有助于;贡献

2.in general: 一般而言，总的来说

3 believe in：相信，信任 4. be wary of:提防，留神 5.put up a fight:打架，奋勇战斗

6.in their 20s:在他们20多岁时

7.in the end:最后，结果

问题：

1. The "Youth Emancipation" programme aims at helping young people

A. live in an independent way.

B.fight for freedom.

C. fight against social injustice.

D. get rid of family responsibilities.

2. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that family ties are stronger in Portugal than in

A. Greece.

B.Finland.

C.Spain.

D.Italy.

3. Young people's family dependence can be attributed to all the following factors EXCEPT

A. parents' tolerance.

B.housing problems.

C. unwillingness to get married.

D. cultural traditions.

4. Which of the following. statements is NOT true of Dionisio Masso?

A. She has a boyfriend.

B.She is 60 years old.

C. She has three children.

D. She lives in Madrid.

5. The phrase “wary of” in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by

A. tired of.

B.afraid of.

C.worried about.

D.cautious about.

答案与解析：

1.A【解析】题意：“年轻人解放”计划旨在帮助年轻人独立地生活。

第三段提到“为了劝诱年轻人离开家，西班牙青年协会启动了‘年轻人解放’计划”，短文多次提到了该计划的做法是帮助年轻人自己独立生活，故选A。

2.B【解析】题意：从第五段可以推断出葡萄牙的家庭联系比芬兰更加紧密。

短文第五段第二句提到“欧洲南部国家的家庭联系比欧洲中部和北部的国家更紧密”，作者列出了意大利，葡萄牙和希腊三个南部国家，可知葡萄牙位于南部，而芬兰位于北部，故选B。

3.C【解析】题意：年轻人对家庭的依赖主要归因于以下因素，除了不愿意结婚。

有关导致年轻人过分依赖家庭的原因需要从原文几个段落中找到答案，短文第五段提到了“文化原因”，第八段指出“父母的容忍为另一个因素”，倒数第二段指出“母亲愿意为孩子做家务也是这个问题恶化”，只有不愿意结婚这项因素没有提及，故选C。

4.A【解析】题意：关于迪奥尼西奥·马索的说法，下面哪一个是不正确的?她有一个男朋友。

短文倒数第二段第二句提到了“迪奥尼西奥·马索住在马德里，是一个60岁有3个20多岁孩子的母亲”，并没有提到她有一个男朋友，故选B。

5. D【解析】题意：第八段的短语“wary of”可被cautious about替换。

短文第八段提到“父母对孩子的容忍是另一个因素。西班牙的父母可以接受孩子们的深夜派对，小心翼翼地制定就寝时间”。A项意为“厌倦了”，B项意为“害怕”，D项意为“谨慎于”，C项意为“担忧，担心”，故选D。