中英對照讀新聞》Gen-Z is now spending more than it did before the pandemic Z世代現在比這場大流行疫情發生前花更多錢

五月東京街頭的人。（路透檔案照）

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OK boomer, you may have money, but you’re not spending it.

好啦，老人，你們或許有錢，但是你們不花錢。

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Younger consumers, even though they have less saved than older Americans, are the ones opening their wallets as the U.S. economy recovers.

在美國經濟復甦之際，年輕一輩的消費者儘管存款比老一輩的人還少，卻是掏出荷包花錢的一群人。

Millennials and members of Generation Z are spending even more than they did before the pandemic as vaccines proliferate around the world, American Express Co. Chief Executive Officer Steve Squeri said during a virtual investor conference.

隨著疫苗在全球普及，千禧世代和Z世代現在比疫情前花更多錢，「美國運通」公司執行長史奎利在一場投資人視訊會議上說。

"We assumed there was such pent-up demand － not only for travel, but such a pent-up demand for consumer goods － that the U.S. recovery would be like it is right now," Squeri said.

「我們之前就推測會有這種被壓抑的潛在需求——不僅是對旅遊，也是對消費性商品的需求被壓抑——讓美國經濟復甦會如現在所見」，史奎利說。

"They’re at "125% spending of what their pre-Covid levels were in 2019." (Bloomberg)

「他們現在花的錢，是疫情前的2019年的125%。」（彭博）

新聞辭典

boomer：俚語，二次世界大戰後嬰兒潮世代。OK boomer，年輕人反諷前一代人的網路迷因。例句：The pandemic has forced baby boomers to rethink their retirement plans.（這場疫情已迫使嬰兒潮世代三思退休計畫。）

proliferate：動詞，大量激增，普及。例句：Mobile games have proliferated in the last five years.（過去5年手機遊戲大量湧現。）

pent-up：形容詞，被壓抑的。例句：You need to release your pent-up emotions.（你需要宣洩壓抑的情緒。）

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