230725 "全职儿女"现象引发外媒关注
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Overworked and exhausted, Julie gave up her job as a game developer in Beijing to be a "full-time daughter".
Julie is part of a growing cohort that call themselves "full-time children" who are driven back to the comfort of home either because they are craving a break from their exhausting work lives, or they simply cannot find a job.
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overworked /oʊvərˈwɜːrkt/ adj. 工作过度的，过分劳累的 · overwork /ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk/ 工作过多，劳累过度(work too much)
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exhausted /ɪɡˈzɑːstɪd/ adj. 极其疲惫不堪的(extremely tired) · 拓展：加ed形容的是人的感受，表示感到如何，加ing结尾形容的是某件事给人带来如何的感受
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give up 放弃；辞职(if you give up your job, you leave it) · She gave up her job and started to write poetry. 她辞去工作，开始创作诗歌。
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full-time adj./adv. 全职的，全职地 · full-time job 全职工作 · work full-time 全职工作
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cohort /ˈkoʊhɔːrt/ n. 有相同特征的一批人(人口学中的一个术语)
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drive /draɪv/ v. 迫使 · be driven back to 被迫回到
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the comfort of home 舒舒服服地待在家中(in the comfort of your own home) · You can sit back in the sofa and watch some films in the comfort of your own home. 你可 以在家舒舒服服地坐在沙发上看电影。
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either because A or B 要么是因为A，要么是因为B
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crave a break from 渴望从……当中放个假，休息放松一下 · crave /kreɪv/ v. 渴望 · break /breɪk/ n. 休息 · have a break 休息一下
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exhausting /ɪɡˈzɑːstɪŋ/ adj. 让人疲倦的