中国人常说:“三岁一代沟,五岁一鸿沟。”
“代沟”,指年轻一代与老一代由于经验、观点、习惯和行为等的不同而存在心理距离或心理隔阂(a situation in which older and younger people do not understand each other because of their different experiences, opinions, habits, and behavior)。
实际上,“代沟”一词是由英文“the generation gap”直译而来,这个概念是美国人类学家M.米德提出的。由于译法贴切而新颖,加上易于记忆,所以马上成了汉语常用语。
作为一个年轻的政治家,她设法弥合了新老两代政治家之间的代沟。
She’s a young politician who manages to bridge the generation gap.
“代沟”,指年轻一代与老一代由于经验、观点、习惯和行为等的不同而存在心理距离或心理隔阂(a situation in which older and younger people do not understand each other because of their different experiences, opinions, habits, and behavior)。
实际上,“代沟”一词是由英文“the generation gap”直译而来,这个概念是美国人类学家M.米德提出的。由于译法贴切而新颖,加上易于记忆,所以马上成了汉语常用语。
作为一个年轻的政治家,她设法弥合了新老两代政治家之间的代沟。
She’s a young politician who manages to bridge the generation gap.