Housing is a major financial burden for young people in large cities. Even if they earn a decent salary, a big chunk of their income may go toward rent every month. They often have to make compromises, such as living farther away from the city center or moving into a much smaller apartment.
整体翻译: 住房是大城市年轻人的一项重大经济负担。即使他们拿着不错的薪水,每个月也可能有一大笔收入要用来交房租。他们常常不得不做出妥协,比如住得离市中心远一些,或者搬进小得多的公寓。
Sentence 1
Housing is a major financial burden for young people in large cities.
翻译: 住房是大城市年轻人的一项重大经济负担。
重点词汇:
- housing /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ — n. 住房(统称,不可数;不能说 a housing 或 housings)
- financial burden — 经济负担(burden /ˈbɜːrdn/ n. 负担;bear/carry a burden 承受负担)
- major — adj. 重大的、主要的(a major problem/burden,比 big 更正式)
Sentence 2
Even if they earn a decent salary, a big chunk of their income may go toward rent every month.
翻译: 即使他们的薪水不错,每个月也可能有一大块收入用来交房租。
重点词汇:
- even if — 即使、就算(引导让步状语从句:even if + 从句,主句用 may/can 等呼应)
- decent /ˈdiːsnt/ — adj. 相当好的、还不错的(a decent salary = 不错的收入,比 good 更口语、更地道)
- a big chunk of — 很大一部分(chunk 本意"厚块",口语常用:a big chunk of time/money)
- go toward — 用在……上、花在……上(钱花到某个用途:Most of my pay goes toward rent.)
Sentence 3
They often have to make compromises, such as living farther away from the city center or moving into a much smaller apartment.
翻译: 他们常常不得不做出妥协,比如住得离市中心更远,或者搬进小得多的公寓。
重点词汇:
- make compromises — 做出妥协、让步(compromise /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/;make a compromise with sb. 与某人妥协)
- such as — 比如、例如(列举例子,后面直接接名词或 doing,不加逗号误用 for example 的句式)
- farther away from — 离……更远(far 的比较级 farther/further 都可以,farther 多指实际距离)
- much + 比较级 — "……得多"(much smaller 小得多;同理 much better, far more expensive)
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