英语博客-北美风情 226 Adulthood: Someday we all have to grow up

 　　We all have to grow up someday! In this episode¹, we talk about becoming and adult and the different generations of adults in North America, and we discuss some of the slang² terms that describe various types of adults. We talk about it all, up to having kids and going on parental³ leave. Listen in to find out whether Maura really is a yuppie!

　　Harp:A yuppie is a young urban professional. That’s what it stands for.

　　Maura:Right. So the Y-U-P at the beginning of yuppies stands for young urban professionals. This means that the people who are yuppies are young, they’re urban, which means they live in a big city…

　　Harp:And they’re professional. They have some sort of professional career. They’re white collar; they usually work in an office; they have some sort of professional job.

　　Maura:Right. And this also implies that they’re probably making pretty good money.

　　Harp:Yes. Now in terms of young, a yuppie could be anyone who’s 21 who has a professional job, up to 40. There’s no real set age to be a yuppie.

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。

3 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。