Young Chinese take a stand against pressures of modern life — by lying down
中国年轻人通过躺平的方式，向现代生活的种种压力说“不”
Young Chinese are rebelling against society through a simple act of resistance: lying down. Examples of the tangping, or "lying flat," way of life include not buying a house or a car, and refusing to work extra hours or to hold a job at all.
中国年轻人正在以一种简单的抵抗行为来反抗社会——躺下。从不买房、不买车，到拒绝加班、甚至根本不工作，都是“躺平”这种生活方式的例证。
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Tangping has emerged over the last few months as the rallying call of Chinese millennials who have had enough of the rat race. Supporters portray it as a rejection of struggle and endless striving. Critics say it is defeatist.
近几个月，“躺平”一词逐渐兴起，成为了厌倦激烈竞争的中国千禧一代的“战斗口号”。支持者称这是在拒绝卖命和无休止的奋斗。批评者则说这是失败主义。
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Ultimately, observers say, tangping is a reflection of China's disenchanted middle class, faced with stagnant wages in increasingly expensive and competitive cities.
观察家表示，归根结底，“躺平文化”反映出，中国的中产阶级面对城市里日益高昂的生活成本和日趋激烈的竞争，薪资水平却停滞不前，这令他们感到幻灭。
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The term developed a following after an April post on the Tieba forum where the author, unemployed for the last two years, described a low-effort, low-cost lifestyle that consisted of working just a few months out of the year.***
今年 4 月，百度贴吧论坛上出现了一篇帖子，失业两年的发帖人讲述了自己努力少、花销少、一年中只工作几个月的生活方式。“躺平”一词由此受到追捧。
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"Lying flat is my sophistical movement," he wrote, referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known for living in a barrel.
“躺平就是我的智者运动。”他写道。他还提及了古希腊哲学家第欧根尼，后者因居住在一个桶中而闻名。
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For Daisy Zhang in Wuxi, lying flat is not about giving up or withdrawing from society. "It's more an expression of our demands from society. We want systems to be better and for workers to get more protection," she said.
对于无锡的张岱西（音）来说，躺平并不意味着放弃或是退出社会。“它更多的是表达我们对社会的要求。我们希望制度变得更好，劳工得到更多保护。”她说道。
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"Many people want to lie down because 996 is too tiring," she said, referring to the notorious hours common in China's tech industry, where staff are expected to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.
她表示：“很多人想躺下，是因为 996 太累了。”她指的是中国科技行业常见的、臭名昭著的工作时间——公司期望员工每周工作 6 天，从早上 9 点工作到晚上 9 点。
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主编：Jojo
品控：Jojo
审核：桃子
重点词汇
take a stand against sth.
反对，反抗
相关词汇：stand（n. 反对，反抗）
英文释义：a strong effort to oppose something
同义表达：make a stand against sth.
例句：We should take a stand against bullying in schools.（我们应当抵制校园霸凌。）
work extra hours
加班
近义表达：work overtime
rallying call
（团结众人的）战斗口号
相关词汇：rally（v. 召集，集合；n. 集会）
例句：Thousands of environmental campaigners rallied to urge G7 leaders to do far more against climate change.（数千名环保活动人士聚集在一起，敦促七国集团领导人为抵御气候变化采取更多行动。）
搭配短语：election rallies（竞选集会）
相关词汇：call（n. 号召，呼吁）
英文释义：something such as a word or phrase which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea
have had enough of sth.
对某事厌烦透了，受够了
例句：I have had enough of your lies!
rat race
激烈竞争, 你死我活的竞争
defeatist
/dɪˈfiː.t̬ɪst/
adj. 失败主义的
相关词汇：defeat（n. 失败）
词根词缀：-ist（表示“……主义者”）
词性拓展：defeatist（n. 失败主义者）
文化补充：所谓失败主义，是指认为未来注定失败，因此被动接受、放弃改变现状。
disenchanted
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtʃæn.t̬ɪd/
adj. 不再着迷的；幻想破灭的
相关词汇：enchant（v. 对……使用魔法；使陶醉，使入迷）
例句：The audience was enchanted by her performance.
词根词缀：dis-（表否定）
相关词汇：disenchant（v. 使失望；使幻想破灭）
搭配短语：be disenchanted with sth. / sb.
例句：Many voters have become disenchanted with the president.
stagnant
/ˈstæɡ.nənt/
adj. 停滞的，不发展的；（水或空气）不流动的，污浊的
搭配短语：a stagnant pool of water（一潭死水）
搭配短语：to revive the stagnant economy（振兴低迷的经济）
相关词汇：stagnate（v. 停滞，不发展）
例句：His career had stagnated.
following
/ˈfɑː.loʊ.ɪŋ/
n.（一批）追随者，崇拜者
相关词汇：follow（v. 支持，追随）
例句：Which team do you follow?
英文释义：a group of people who admire something or someone
例句："Friends" has a huge following among young Chinese.（《老友记》在中国年轻人中拥有大批粉丝。）
out of
从（某个数量或数字）中
例句：Nine out of ten people said they liked the product.（十分之九的人说他们喜欢这款产品。）
例句：He's the only child out of the whole class who's not going on the school trip.（他是全班唯一一个没去参加学校旅行的孩子。）
notorious
/noʊˈtɔːr.i.əs/
adj. 臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的
英文释义：famous for something bad
搭配短语：notorious for sth.
例句：This airline is notorious for delays.（这家航空公司因延误较多而臭名昭著。）
近义词：infamous
发音：/ˈɪn.fə.məs/
