Educated young seek work-play balance 1

In the online forum CityData.com, a senior US university student is trying to decide where to live after graduation.

 

"I just visited New York City for the first time and realized that big city life is not for mei!" the user "Megad00lde" wrote. "I can't deal with the crowds, traffic, dependence on public transportation. But I don't want to live in a small town either. Any suggestions for a mid-sized city that has good nightlife scene and a good amount of young professionals?"

 

A 2006 Associated Press analysis of US census statistics found that new graduates are increasingly looking for fun along with salary and comfort when picking their first job.

 

短语学习：

 

seek work-play balance 寻找工作和玩乐之间的平衡

 

online forum 网上论坛

 

big city life 大城市的生活

 

dependence on ... 对……的依赖

 

public transportation 公共交通工具

 

Associated Press 美联社

 

analysis of census statistics 对人口普查数据的分析

 

look for fun 找乐子

 

after graduation 毕业后

 

for the first time 第一次

 

单词学习：

 

increasingly adv. 日益，越来越多地

 

dependence n. 依赖

 

nightlife n. 夜生活

 

census n. 人口普查

 

traffic n. 交通

 

online adj. <计>在线的

 

forum n. 论坛，讨论会

 

realize v. 了解，实现

 

suggestion n. 建议

 

professional n. 专业人员

 

analysis n. 分析

 

statistics n. 统计，统计数字

 

salary n. 薪水

 

comfort n. 舒适

 

senior n. 大四学生

 

graduation n. 毕业

 

transportation n. 交通工具