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青年危機(jī) Quarter-Life Crisis

They may still be in the prime of their lives - but for many young adults, their 20s and 30s are now a time of panic and self-doubt as they suffer a 'quarter-life crisis'.

很多20和30多歲的年輕人也許還處于人生的黃金時(shí)期，但因?yàn)樵庥?ldquo;青年危機(jī)”，他們正在恐慌和自我懷疑中掙扎。

Faced with too much choice, they are experiencing the traditional symptoms of a mid-life crisis earlier, research suggests.

研究指出，由于面臨太多選擇，他們正提早經(jīng)歷中年危機(jī)的一些傳統(tǒng)癥狀。

Today's young adults often struggle with the multitude of options available, driving them to feel anxiety, depression and a sense of being trapped or 'locked into' a marriage or a job that doesn't feel right.

現(xiàn)在的年輕人時(shí)常要在眾多可能性中作出艱難的選擇，這讓他們感到焦慮和抑郁。他們感覺(jué)自己陷入或“被鎖進(jìn)了”錯(cuò)誤的婚姻或工作。

And the phenomenon appears to be more common than in the past, according to Greenwich University researcher Oliver Robinson.

格林威治大學(xué)的研究人員奧利佛•羅賓森說(shuō)，和過(guò)去相比較，現(xiàn)在“青年危機(jī)”的現(xiàn)象更普遍了。

Dr Robinson, who interviewed 50 people aged between 25 and 35 about their difficulties coping, said: 'You are now more footloose to make changes in early adulthood than I think you once were.'

在調(diào)查了50位年齡在25歲到35歲之間的人應(yīng)對(duì)危機(jī)的情況后，羅賓森博士說(shuō)：“如今在剛步入成年期時(shí)作出改變比以前要自由。”

'There is greater fluidity in the job world, greater fluidity in marriage or alternatives to marriage. This fluidity has meant major life changes are more acceptable.

他說(shuō)：“職場(chǎng)和婚姻的流動(dòng)性更大，替代婚姻的生活方式也更多。這一流動(dòng)性意味著人們比以往更容易接受重大的人生改變。

'In the past if a major life change were to occur it would happen in mid-life.'

“在過(guò)去，重大的人生改變一般在中年時(shí)期發(fā)生。”

Pressure to meet parents' demands can add to the sense of crisis among today's young adults, he said.

他說(shuō)，為了實(shí)現(xiàn)父母期望而產(chǎn)生的壓力增加了現(xiàn)在年輕人的危機(jī)感。

'It is about people feeling a frenetic need to get a job, make money and be successful quickly,' said the researcher.

研究人員說(shuō)：“這種危機(jī)感體現(xiàn)在急迫地要找到工作、賺錢(qián)以及迅速成功。”

'It links to the demanding nature of people in their 20s and 30s who want it all. They are not happy with a mediocre, ploddy, conventional life.'

“二三十歲的年輕人的危機(jī)感和他們想要得到一切的苛求心態(tài)有關(guān)。他們無(wú)法滿足于平庸、枯燥的平凡生活。”

And those who have suffered – or are in the midst of – a 'quarter-life crisis' will be glad to know that it cuts their odds of suffering a 'proper' mid-life crisis later on.

有一點(diǎn)會(huì)讓那些曾經(jīng)經(jīng)受過(guò)或正在經(jīng)受“青年危機(jī)”的人感到安慰，那就是“青年危機(jī)”會(huì)降低他們以后遭受真正的中年危機(jī)的可能性。