经济学人296:年轻人与失业 年轻人就业

 　　Young and workless

　　年轻人与失业

　　Youth employment

　　年轻人就业

　　Recent figures confirmed that government labour-market policies, such as the age discrimination act of 2006 and the equality act of 2010, have enabled older workers to stay in the labour market longer. Two-thirds of the increase in employment since May 2010 has been among those aged¹ 50 and over. Younger workers meanwhile experienced the biggest relative drop in employment during the recession and have not yet recovered to pre-2008 levels. Youth unemployment is still higher than pre-recession levels even though participation² for the age group is lower.

　　如上图所示，近期的一些调查数据已经证实了政府的一系列劳务市场政策（如2006年的年龄歧视政策还有2010年的平等政策）确实保证了老一辈从业者们能在市场中‘生存’更长的时间。从2010年5月份之后，就业率增长的人群中有三分之二集中在50岁及以上的从业者中。与此同时，年轻的职场人士在经济危机中则面临相对来说最大的就业困难，就业率一直未能恢复到2008年前的水平。在入职年龄降低的前提下，年轻人的失业率依然还是超过了经济衰退前的水平。

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　　A recent report found that young people might be held back by a lack of “employability” skills including literacy, numeracy and self-management and that a positive, proactive approach to work was lacking. Attitude and ability appear to hinder them more than age.

　　一份近期的报告发现，当代年轻人正因缺少就业技能（包括读写，计数，自我管理，积极性以及工作中的前瞻性）而受阻。 同时相对于年龄，就业态度和才能也阻碍了他们前进。

　　1.such as 例如；譬如；诸如

　　例句:Some economists³ emphasise⁴ structural⁵ factors such as labour costs.

　　有些经济学家较为强调人力成本等结构性因素。

　　2.drop in 愿意参加；顺便拜访

　　例句:The drop in chinese imports weighed on commodities markets.

　　中国进口下降对大宗商品市场构成下行压力。

　　3.even though 即使，纵然

　　例句:Even though it's like putting your face against a wall.

　　尽管这像是把你的脸贴着墙壁。

　　4.lack of 缺乏

　　例句:Another problem is the lack of good animal models.

　　另一个难题是缺少良好的动物模型。

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

3 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 emphasise   

vt.加强...的语气，强调，着重

参考例句：

• What special feature do you think I should emphasise? 你认为我该强调什么呢？
• The exercises heavily emphasise the required readings.练习非常强调必须的阅读。

5 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。