Kids of rural workers reluctant to go back home

时间：2007-03-08 03:24:42

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Chinanews, Beijing, Mar1. 7 – Inspired by the achievements made by their fathers, the children of migrant workers yearn2 for the city life. They adapt their behaviors and ways of thinking to those of townspeople and they want to make a living with their intelligence instead of physical strength, just like those living in cities. In fact, the children of many migrant workers were born and raised in cities and are used to city life. It is impossible for them to return to the countryside, the Market News reported.

 

The Zhejiang Provincial3 Academy of Labour and Social Security recently issued the "Employment Report for Migrant Workers in Zhejiang for the Year of 2007". The report gives its attention to a special group in society, the children of Chinese migrant workers who were born in the 1980s.

 

The behaviors and ways of thinkings of the children of Chinese migrant workers diverge4 from those raised in rural areas. These children are very different from their parents in that they have already become city dwellers5, said Chen Shida, president of the Zhejiang Provincial Academy of Labour and Social Security.

 

However, compared with city children, the children of migrant workers do not have much skill and most of them don’t have a chance to access higher education. Many of them start to work after graduating from middle school. They are spoiled by their parents and therefore unable to endure hardships like their parents did. They are unwilling6 to do tiring physical work with a low income. On the other hand, work that pays well requires much skill and is unsuitable for them to do.

 

Unsatisfied with their current status, the children of migrant workers shift between different jobs frequently. While such shift is the result of market force, it should be noted7 that since these children haven't acquired any skills, the shift does not bring them any chance to raise their living conditions.

 

These children hope very much that the government can provide them with more training so that they can learn some skills. With the new skill, they can not only earn more money, they can even realize their dreams by starting a new business. To them, learning a new skill is much more important than Hukou, or permanent residence permit.

 
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1 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
参考例句：
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
2 yearn nMjzN     
v.想念；怀念；渴望
参考例句：
  • We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
  • Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。
3 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
4 diverge FlTzZ     
v.分叉，分歧，离题，使...岔开，使转向
参考例句：
  • This is where our opinions diverge from each other.这就是我们意见产生分歧之处。
  • Don't diverge in your speech.发言不要离题。
5 dwellers e3f4717dcbd471afe8dae6a3121a3602     
n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 unwilling CjpwB     
adj.不情愿的
参考例句：
  • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
7 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

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