【案例分析题】Marriage is still a popular institution in the United States,but divorce is becoming almost as ’popular’.Nevertheless most American people get married at the present time.Fifty percent of American marriages end in divorce.However,four out of five divorced people do not stay single...
There was a recent survey of millennialsasking them what their most important life goals were,and over 80 percent saidthat a major life goal for them was to get rich.And another 50 percent of those same young adultssaid that another major life goalwas to become famous.And we're constantly ...
80 percent of Americans reported that last year the economy is a huge source of stress; 49 percent said the situation makes them feel nervous or anxious; 48 percent reported that they feel very sad and have developed depression. Nearly twice the risk of heart attack or death was found in...
“In 1790, 90 percent of Americans did agricultural work. Agriculture is now in “shambles” because only 2 percent of Americans have farm jobs. In 1970, the telecommunications industry employed 421,000 well-paid switchboard operators. Today “disaster” ha...
18. A) The loss of identity and self-worth. B) Fear of being replaced or discarded. C) Freedom from pressure and worldly cares. D) The possession of wealth and high respect. 听力原文: For them and some older Americans, their so-called “golden years” are at times not so pleasant, ...
17. Over a 40 year period, 67 percent of first marriages terminate. 18. Among all Americans 18 years of age or older, whether they have been married or not, 25 percent have gone through a marital split. 19. 15 percent of adult women in the United States are divorced or separated today...
It might be hard for those guys to understand why so many young people are not having children these days, why twenty percent of American women reach menopause without becoming mothers. Yes, some choose a childfree life. That is and should be their right. Every child growing up should know...
“Americans deserve to know whether businesses are using detailed consumer data to deploy surveillance pricing, and the FTC’s inquiry will shed light on this shadowy ecosystem of pricing middlemen,” said FTC chair Lina Khan. Of course, inquiries like these take months, if not longer. In the...
The administrative costs of the program are paid through the trust fund, but these costs are relatively low percentage-wise, less than 1 percent of the total money paid into the fund. This low overhead makes Social Security one of the most efficient government programs. ...
What makes Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home? The answers lie in the way Americans live today. During the first few decades of the twentieth century, canned and other convenience foods freed the family cook from full-time duty at the kitchen range. Then,...