尽管英国首相大卫•卡梅伦最近刚前往美国访问,但超过四分之三的美国人不知道他是何许人也。27%的人以为他是电影导演,可能是把他和电影《阿凡达》的导演詹姆斯•卡梅伦混淆了。
该调查的完整结果在《名利场》杂志上刊登,也可登陆60MINUTES.com和VF.com网站查看。
Vocabulary:
Generation Y: the generation of people born in the 1980s and 1990s, also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Next or Net Generation, describes the demographic cohort following Generation X.(在20世纪80年代和90年代出生的一代人,也称为“新千年一代”或“网络一代”)
baby-boomer: someone who was born during a baby boom, especially during the years after the end of the Second World War 婴儿潮一代,(尤指英国和美国)生育高峰期(1945-1952)出生的人。
romance: to tell stories that are not true or to describe something in a way that makes it seem more exciting or interesting than it really is 虚构(故事);渲染
