Passage Three

短文三

In a new Merrill Lynch/Age Wave survey, a full 70% of the early adults said they received financial support from their parents in the past year and 58% said they couldn't afford their current lifestyles without it.

在美林集团和年龄浪潮( Age Wave)合作的一项新调查中，整整70%的年轻成年人表示，他们在过去一年里从父母那里获得了经济支持，58%的人表示如果没有父母的经济支持，他们无法负担目前的生活方式,]6v&~WsKIy3G8k1dFdN。

The most common types of financial support include cell phone plans, food, school costs and car expenses.

最常见的经济支持方式包括手机套餐、食物、学费和汽车费用2+t6GB!KiWJa@。

Parental financial support of early adults, said Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, is "the new normal".

年龄浪潮首席执行官肯.迪奇瓦尔德表示，父母对年轻成年人的经济支持是“新常态”|JQp0fYcW^wW,])Mi]GL。

But 64% of the young adults surveyed said parents' financial support to children age 25 to 34 is "a bad thing", because it makes those kids dependent.

但是，64%的受访年轻成年人表示，父母给25至34岁的子女提供经济支持是“一件坏事”，因为这会让这些子女产生依赖性43YNlBcwj8s@YS_+x5Pj。

By contrast, only 29% thought supporting men and women age 18 to 24 is bad; the remaining 71% thought that assistance "helps the adult children get ahead".

相比之下，只有29%的人认为给18至24岁的成年男性和女性提供经济支持是坏事;其余71%的人认为这种援助“帮助成年子女获得成功”sith%L0rc7ue^;A。

Dychtwald believes the young women and men surveyed were saying that by 25 younger adults ought to be financially independent.

迪奇瓦尔德认为，受访的年轻男女表示，到了25岁，年轻成年人应该经济独立a&Giep|*i)knF。

In fact, the respondents said, financial independence defines adulthood.

事实上，受访者表示，经济独立定义了成年Y*V86GSf*%lh.8f。

"Financial independence is something they were struggling with and challenged by. And it scared them a bit," Dychtwald said.

迪奇瓦尔德说:“经济独立是他们苦苦挣扎、面临挑战的问题，这让他们有点害怕uql]IAhEoztJW)。”

One big reason they're struggling is attributed to college loans, of which the average amounts to $37,000.

他们苦苦挣扎的一个重要原因是大学贷款，平均贷款额高达37,000美元BWYJ@lh;93。

Many of the parents have taken on college loans for the kids, too, sometimes at the expense of their own finances.

许多父母也为孩子承担了大学货款，有时会以牺牲他们自己的财务为代价q3qGCV&YMue#。

In the survey, 60% of early adults define financial success as being debt-fee.

在调查中，60%的年轻成年人将经济成功定义为没有背负债务Dji3=86x%%|N6dKeg#E。

Whether that's likely, or even possible, anytime soon, is anyone's guess.

至于这是否可能，甚至能否在短期内实现，谁也说不准a2V^*zxhOg68。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

请根据刚刚听到的对话回答问题22至问题25oavwf#h.Z%6+uj。

Question 22. What do we learn from a new survey by Merrill Lynch/Age Wave?

我们从美林集团和年龄浪潮合作的一项新调查中了解到了什么?

Question 23. Why did most young adults in the survey say financial support to children aged 25 to 34 is a bad thing?

为什么调查中的大多数年轻成年人表示给25至34岁的子女提供经济支持是一件坏事?

Question 24. What did the respondents in the survey say regarding financial independence?

调查中的受访者对经济独立有何看法?

Question 25. What is one big reason young adults are struggling?

年轻成年人正在挣扎的一个主要原因是什么?