年轻人出现躺平英语作文

年轻人出现躺平英语作文

Young Chinese take a stand against pressures of modern life—by lying down.

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.

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.

Ultimately,observers say,tangping is a reflection of China's disenchanted middle class,faced with stagnant wages in increasingly expensive and competitive cities.

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.

\"Lying flat is my sophistical movement,\"he wrote,referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes,who was known for living in a barrel.

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.

\"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.