CNN新闻：美国有52%的年轻人与父母同住

燕山大学 刘立军 供稿

【TRANSCRIPT】

More than half of all the young adults in America are now living with their parents. This is according to a new report by the Pew Research Center, an organization that looks at demographic trends and public opinion. Pew defines young adults as people who are between 18 and 29 years old and never before have 52% of them been recorded as living at home with at least one of their parents.

Historic data for this is incomplete. It's possible that more young people were doing it during the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s' but info on that doesn't exist. The last time the recorded number was this high was in 1940 near the end of the Depression when 48% of young adults were living with their parents.

Overall though, this percentage has been increasing since 1960. At that time it was at 29%. By February of this year, it had risen to 47%. And by July it was at the record 52%. So why the recent jump? Probably because of the coronavirus pandemic according to the report.

Pew Research says that young adults in particular have been hit hard by the shutdowns and closures and they're more likely to move. A senior economist at Zillow, a real estate information company, says because most 18- to 25-year-olds tend to be renters, this is having an effect on that market with an increasing number of rental homes coming available.

【VOCABULARY】

1. demographic adj. 人口统计学的; 人口统计的

2. info n. （不可数名词）(informal) information 信息；消息；资讯。例如：Have you had any more info about the job yet? 关于这份工作你有进一步的消息吗？

【QUESTIONS】

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

More than half of all the young adults in America are now living with their (Q1) ______________. This is according to a new report by the Pew Research Center, an organization that looks at demographic trends and (Q2) __________________________. Pew defines young adults as people who are between (Q3) ______________________ years old and never before have 52% of them been recorded as living at home with at least one of their parents.

(Q4) ___________________________ for this is incomplete. It's possible that more young people were doing it during the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s' but info on that doesn't exist. The last time the recorded number was this high was in 1940 near the end of the Depression when 48% of young (Q5) ______________________ were living with their parents.

Overall though, this (Q6) ____________________ has been increasing since 1960. At that time it was at 29%. By February of this year, it had risen to 47%. And by July it was at the record 52%. So why the recent jump? Probably because of the (Q7) ______________________________ according to the report.

Pew Research says that young adults in particular have been hit hard by the (Q8) ________________ and they're more likely to (Q9) _________________. A senior economist at Zillow, a real estate information company, says because most 18 to 25 year olds tend to be (Q10) ___________________, this is having an effect on that market with an increasing number of rental homes coming available.

【KEY】

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

More than half of all the young adults in America are now living with their (Q1) parents. This is according to a new report by the Pew Research Center, an organization that looks at demographic trends and (Q2) public opinion. Pew defines young adults as people who are between (Q3) 18 and 29 years old and never before have 52% of them been recorded as living at home with at least one of their parents.

(Q4) Historic data for this is incomplete. It's possible that more young people were doing it during the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s' but info on that doesn't exist. The last time the recorded number was this high was in 1940 near the end of the Depression when 48% of young (Q5) adults were living with their parents.

Overall though, this (Q6) percentage has been increasing since 1960. At that time it was at 29%. By February of this year, it had risen to 47%. And by July it was at the record 52%. So why the recent jump? Probably because of the (Q7) coronavirus pandemic according to the report.

Pew Research says that young adults in particular have been hit hard by the (Q8) shutdowns and closures and they're more likely to (Q9) move. A senior economist at Zillow, a real estate information company, says because most 18- to 25-year-olds tend to be (Q10) renters, this is having an effect on that market with an increasing number of rental homes coming available.