英国半数年轻人希望出国就业

英国半数年轻人希望出国就业

 The lack of job prospects¹ in the UK is forcing young people to consider a move abroad to look for work, a survey claims.

一项调查称，英国就业前景黯淡，年轻人开始考虑到国外找工作。

More than half of 18 to 25-year-olds questioned said they were 'seriously considering' emigrating².

年龄在18岁到25岁之间的被调查者有超过一半的人说他们正在“认真地考虑”移民一事。

Australia is the most popular destination followed by Canada and China.

澳大利亚是最受英国年轻人欢迎的移居地，其次是加拿大和中国。

It found that nearly 65 per cent of young people are contemplating³ relocating abroad, with 52 per cent saying that it was a ‘serious’ consideration.

调查发现，近65%的年轻人正在考虑移居国外，52%的人说他们在“认真地”考虑此事。

Adrian Jacob, of Student Currency Exchange, which surveyed 1,982 young people, said: ‘Job prospects in the UK are extremely gloomy⁴ for young people with youth unemployment at its highest since records began and things don't look like they're going to improve anytime soon.

开展这一调查的学生外币兑换机构的艾德里安?雅各布说：“英国年轻人的就业前景十分黯淡，青年失业率达到了有记录以来的最高点，而且看上去这一情况也不会在短期内有所好转。”该调查涵盖了1982名年轻人。

‘It makes sense that young people are looking to go where there are more job opportunities and quite probably a better quality of life.’

“可以理解，年轻人想去工作机遇多的地方，寻求更好的生活品质。”

The findings come after figures recently revealed that more 16 to 24-year-olds are out of work than ever before.

在这一调查结果发布之前，有新数据显示16岁到24岁的待业青年人数比以往任何时候都多。

Total unemployment reached a 17-year high, jumping by 27,000 in the three months to January - yet more evidence of the economic slow-down.

失业总人数达到了17年以来的最高点；从去年11月到今年1月，失业人数在三个月内就增加了2.7万。而且，有更多迹象表明，经济衰退还将持续。

The number of young people out of work increased by 30,000 to 974,000, the highest since records began in 1992, with a record rate of 20.6 per cent.

失业青年人数从3万增至97.4万，失业率达20.6%，创下了1992年以来的最高纪录。

The number of people classed as economically inactive also increased - up by 43,000 to 9.33 million, including 2.3 million looking after a family.

非经济活动人口增加了4.3万至933万，其中包括230万照顾家庭的人口。

The total claiming Jobseeker's Allowance⁵ fell by 10,200 last month to 1.45 million, the biggest reduction since last June.

上个月认领求职者津贴的人数降至145万，减少了1.02万，这是自去年6月以来的最大降幅。

1 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

2 emigrating   

移居国外( emigrate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Elinor is thinking about emigrating to the United States. 埃莉诺正在考虑移居美国。
• Many British doctors are emigrating to the United States. 许多英国医生移居美国。

3 contemplating   

深思，细想，仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 )； 注视，凝视； 考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）； 深思熟虑，沉思，苦思冥想

参考例句：

• You're too young to be contemplating retirement. 你考虑退休还太年轻。
• She stood contemplating the painting. 她站在那儿凝视那幅图画。

4 gloomy   

adj.阴暗的，阴沉的，令人沮丧的，阴郁的

参考例句：

• A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。
• When I saw their gloomy faces,I knew something was wrong.当我看到他们沮丧的脸时，我知道出事了。

5 allowance   

n.津贴，补贴，零用钱

参考例句：

• My monthly allowance is 50 yuan.我每月的津贴是50元。
• I have to work to earn my allowance.我非得工作挣零用钱。