Busters

Chinese translation: 婴儿谷一代

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English term or phrase:Busters
Chinese translation:婴儿谷一代
Entered by: Weiping Tang

11:51 Jul 18, 2008
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English term or phrase: Busters
people born during 1969-1980
Weiping Tang
China
Local time: 15:46
婴儿谷世代
Explanation:
未见到普遍接受的译法,正好与“婴儿潮世代”相对应,即婴儿潮之后出生率相对大幅下降时期出生的人,具体起止年份有不同理解,大致为始于上世纪60年代,止于1980年左右,也称为“X世代”,不妨就称之为“婴儿谷世代”吧。如果与“X世代”不同时出现,也不妨直接称为“X世代”。
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orientalhorizon
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1婴儿谷世代
orientalhorizon
5生育低谷儿
clearwater
3 +1垮掉的一代 or 后婴儿潮世代
Jason Young
3新人類 世代
karcsy


  

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baby busters
婴儿谷世代


Language variant: X世代

Explanation:
未见到普遍接受的译法,正好与“婴儿潮世代”相对应,即婴儿潮之后出生率相对大幅下降时期出生的人,具体起止年份有不同理解,大致为始于上世纪60年代,止于1980年左右,也称为“X世代”,不妨就称之为“婴儿谷世代”吧。如果与“X世代”不同时出现,也不妨直接称为“X世代”。

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agree  Jingjing Yu (X): 同意可翻成”X世代“
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busters
垮掉的一代 or 后婴儿潮世代


Explanation:
FYI

Jason Young
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agree  Jingjing Yu (X): 也同意“后婴儿潮世代”的译法
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busters
新人類 世代


Explanation:
http://ec2006.atisr.org/proceeding/Paper/ec1417.doc
新人類 (Baby Busters) 為1965~1980 。

[DOC] 国立中兴大学企业管理研究所博士班- 繁File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
1950~2000 战后婴儿潮时期(Boomers) ,第十三世代(Thirteeners) ,. 千禧年(Millennial) 世代。 综合以上不同作者,本研究采用战后婴儿潮(Baby Boomers) 是指1946~ ...
ec2006.atisr.org/proceeding/Paper/ec1417.doc - Similar pages

English website
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/octnews/oc020804.html

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busters
生育低谷儿


Language variant: FYI

Explanation:
相对于生育高峰儿(boomers)

clearwater
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