Millennials Are Economically Divided

经济分化的千禧一代

popular culture流行文化
entitled有权的，使享有特权的
Great Recession大萧条
debt负债
loan贷款
struggle努力

You can find a lot in popular culture about the generation of young people called millennials.

Millennials are often described in movies and television shows as feeling entitled. They act as if they have a right to the good things in life. Many millennials also are identified as jobless and more likely than other young people to be living with one or both parents.

The youngest members of this generation are in their middle 20s, while the oldest are nearly 40 years old. They lived through the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009. Many are weighed down with debt from student loans and have a hard time finding a good job in their field of study.

Some were strong candidates for such jobs, but instead accepted a lower-paying position. Today, those decisions and experiences continue to affect millions of millennials.

However, some young adults within the millennial age group have been able to succeed and done very well. There is a name for these young men and women: "mega-llennials."

Jason Dorsey is president and researcher at the Center for Generational Kinetics, a group based in Texas. He told VOA mega-llenials kept working and tried pulling themselves forward in the work force during hard economic times.

Dorsey added that mega-llenials are now further ahead compared to the rest of their generation "because they were still out there, producing...doing what they could do to make it happen."

There is a big difference between the mega-llennials and what have been called "me-llennials." Me-llennials are members of the generation that have still struggled professionally and are still working on finding their place in life.

新闻来源：VOA