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Passage Two
(13) When Alex Godson started his first unpaid internship in Brussels, Belgium, home of the EU's many political institutions, he believed a fulltime position was within his grasp. But it took him another three years of low-paid traineeships until he got his master's degree from Manchester University. He was then offered a permanent job at the European Movement International, a lobby group.
His experience is not unique, as nearly a quarter of all under-25s, more than 19 million people, in the EU are jobless, according to the latest statistics. In Spain and Greece, which have been hardest hit by the recession, youth unemployment now exceeds 50 percent. In Sweden, under-25s account for 38 percent of those in unemployment, and they are taking to the streets in protest.
With fears of a "lost generation" rising, EU leaders met to discuss the details of an action plan to tackle youth unemployment. They agreed to spend 6 billion euros on creating jobs and traineeships, The Guardian reported.
But economists have warned that throwing money at the problem will not necessarily accelerate its resolution. (14) Instead, they stress that the key is economic growth. "It's not possible to create jobs in a recessionary environment—you need growth to pick up," Carsten Brzeski, from the international banking company ING, told Reuters.
(15) Europe's young people, however, are not willing to wait for a miracle to happen; they are finding other ways of dealing with their grim circumstances. Some choose to delay employment by traveling or volunteering, some look abroad for better opportunities, while others stay put and seek to change their fate.
13. What can we learn about Alex Godson?
14. According to economists, what is the key solution to youth unemployment?
15. What will Europe's young people do to cope with unemployment?
文章二
艾利克斯·戈德森的第一份工作是在比利时有着众多政治机构的布鲁塞尔做一名没有报酬的实习生，那时他相信全职工作唾手可得。但他又做了三年低薪实习工作，直到他获得硕士学位才在曼彻斯特大学找到一份全职工作。后来他去了一个游说组织，国际欧洲运动组织工作。
他的经历并不是个例。根据最近数据显示，在欧洲，年龄在25岁以下的青年人当中有四分之一的人，即超过1900万人，是无业游民。在受经济危机打击最大的西班牙和希腊，当前青年失业率超过了50%。而在瑞典失业人群中有38%的人是25岁以下的年轻人，他们正走上街头抗议。
面对着再次出现“迷失的一代”的危机，欧盟领导人召集会议讨论解决青年失业问题行动计划的具体细节。《卫报》报道，他们决定投入60亿欧元用于创造就业和就业培训。
但是有经济学家发出警告称，在青年失业的问题上砸钱未必能加速问题的解决。相反，他们强调解决问题的关键是经济增长。“在经济萧条的大环境下创造就业是不可能的，想要扭转局面需要的是经济增长。”跨国银行荷兰国际集团（ING）的卡斯滕·布莱斯基对《路透社》说道。
但是欧洲的青年们并没有坐以待毙，他们正在想方设法摆脱糟糕的处境。有人选择旅游或当志愿者推迟就业，有人放眼国外寻求更好的机会，还有人选择待在国内，伺机而动。
13.关于艾利克斯·戈德森我们了解到了什么？
14.经济学家认为解决青年失业问题的方法是什么？
15.欧洲年轻人面对失业会怎么做？
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