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WORKBOOK 翻译：练习册

UNIT 1 翻译：第 1 单元

Reading 翻译：阅读

1 Skim the text. Write down the main idea of the text. 翻译：1 快速浏览文章。写出文章的主旨大意。

THE FACE-DOWN GENERATION 翻译：面朝下的一代

If you're reading this, you were probably born in the 2000s. The oh-ohs. 翻译：如果你正在阅读这篇文章，那么你很可能出生在 21 世纪初——也就是我们所说的“00 后”。

The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, global, and no doubt smart. 翻译：你是 21 世纪的一代。你年轻、有创造力、社交广泛且具有全球视野，无疑也是聪慧过人的。

Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation? 翻译：或许还相貌出众。对吧？但其他人对你们这一代人有什么看法呢？

Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. 翻译：有些成年人担心你对眼前的屏幕比对周围的世界更感兴趣。

They think of you as the 'face-down generation' because you use your phone so much and they wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family. 翻译：他们认为你是“面朝下的一代”，因为你经常使用手机，他们想知道你将如何与学校、朋友和家人相处。

Are today's teenagers too busy texting and taking selfies to become successful in real life—or 'IRL', as you would say? 翻译：今天的青少年是否因为忙于发短信和自拍，以至于无法在现实生活中——（或者如你们所说的 “IRL”）取得成功？

Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt and don't want to face the challenges of adult life. 翻译：另一些成年人担心今天的年轻人被宠坏了，不想面对成年生活的挑战。

Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by 'helicopter parents' who were always there to guide and help them with a busy schedule filled with homework and extra-curricular activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. 翻译：许多出生在 20 世纪 90 年代和 21 世纪初的孩子是由“直升机父母”抚养长大的，他们总是在那里指导和帮助他们完成繁忙的日程安排，包括家庭作业和课外活动，如跳舞、画画或运动。

With parents who do everything for them, today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s. 翻译：父母为他们做一切，今天的年轻人似乎更喜欢像青少年一样生活，即使他们已经 20 多岁或 30 多岁了。

Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. 翻译：面朝下的一代需要提高警惕吗？嗯，可能不用。

The fact is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. 翻译：事实上，今天的许多青少年比过去几代人受过更好的教育，更有创造力。

They also seem to be enthusiastic and willing to become leaders. 翻译：他们似乎也很热情，很愿意成为领导者。

More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. 翻译：比以往任何时候都有更多的年轻人自愿帮助他们的社区。

There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school. 翻译：还有一些勇敢的年轻人，比如马拉拉·优素福扎伊，这位青少年因争取女孩上学的权利而获得 2014 年诺贝尔和平奖。

So if you're one of the oh-ohs, there's reason to be hopeful about the future. 翻译：所以，如果你是“00 后”中的一员，有理由对未来充满希望。

Things are looking up for the face-down generation. 翻译：“面朝下的一代”的前景正日益明朗。

Chances are that you will do GR8 (great) and LOL (laugh out loud). 翻译：你们很有机会成就非凡（GR8），并常常开怀大笑（LOL）。