Bright lights, big cities
光亮的大城市
Recently, there has been a boom in population movements,
最近,移动人口激增,
and according to the national population survey, 12.5 percent of the population moves every year.
最近,移动人口激增,根据全国人日普查,每年有12.5%的人口流动。
Many of these more mobile people are moving to large cities,
其中许多是搬到大城市去,
of these, most are young adults, who are flexible and can adapt to new places and situations well.
这些人中,大多是年轻的成年人,他们更灵活并能很好的适应新的地方和环境。
"Where are all the young people?" asks Frank Smith, owner of Oceania Inn in a small Midwestern town.
“年轻人都到哪里去了啊?”法兰克·史密斯问,他是中西部一个小镇的大洋洲客栈的老板。
"Twenty years ago, young people moved here and locals stayed after graduation.
“二十年前,年轻人搬到这里来,本地人在大学毕业后呆在这里。
Now, young people - even my own flesh and blood - move away."
现在,年轻人——甚至我自己的亲人——都搬走了。”
Across the USA, people are noticing the same thing: young people are electing to live in cities.
整个美国,人们都注意到同样的事:年轻人选择住在城市里。