Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations.
年轻人和老人都聚焦于一个关键点：这两个群体中绝大多数人都认为，如今的年轻人比早期几代人更难开始自己的生活。
While younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those “just getting started in life” face a tougher climb than earlier generations in reaching such signpost achievements as securing a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.
虽然年轻人比他们的长辈对当前刚开始生活的人的前景稍微乐观一些，但两个群体中的大多数人认为，如今刚开始生活的人要达到诸如找到高薪工作、组建家庭、管理债务和找到负担得起的住房等标志性成就，所面临的挑战比早期几代人更大。
Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum.
强迫学生在满是涂鸦和几代人丢弃的口香糖的课桌上学习几何，未必能带来任何好处。
Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making, not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
然而，官员们还希望获得更大的好处：不仅银行，所有公司都能做出更长远的决策，为未来几代人建设更强大的经济。
how they differ from past generations
他们与过去几代人的不同之处
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。