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Young People's Problems

          It's common knowledge that youth is the best time of your life, that being young means romance, love, new discoveries and so on. But it is also the most difficult time because you have to make some very important decisions, which will influence all your future life.

          Things are not easy nowadays even for adults, but for teenagers who have to find their own place in society, they are even more difficult. For your future it is essential to have a good job. And to get a really good job you have to be well educated. So there is a problem of choice, but a great part of young people are far from knowing what exactly they would like to do in their future.

          But even if you have already made your choice and are studying somewhere, you need some money of your own. Your parents will probably provide you with home, food and necessary clothes, but it's obvious that you have your own tastes, and your parents won't pay for them. To pay for extra clothes, tapes, books, things necessary for your hobbies, you have to work, and in our country it is very difficult for a teenager to find a job without any qualification.

          Emotional problems for young people can be far more serious than financial ones. The typical teenager problem is that "nobody understands me". The parents often continue to treat their teenage children as if they were infants when the latter probably consider them to be almost grown up.

          And from this it follows a problem of a generation gap. Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true, but it has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated and informed because of the media. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and don't blindly accept the ideals of their elders. Traditionally, it was that young people turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might be reversed: the old could learn a thing or two from their children. And if a compromise settlement is made then there won't be any generation gap.

          Youth is also a time to meet your first love. It is, of course, wonderful, but, as it is widely known that first love often has an unhappy end, this also increases young people's problems. Even friends can't always stay friends. When young people begin to understand themselves a little bit better, old friends sometimes just go apart.

          Then there is one more problem that has become very urgent nowadays. It's a problem of taking drugs. Information received from opinion polls is saying that more than half of Russian teenagers have ever tasted drugs. Nevertheless there are many ways of keeping away from it. One of them is organized sport, which changes young people's world-outlook and prevents them from the fatal temptation.

          As you see, it is very difficult to be young nowadays, as, indeed, it always was. But you can be young only once, and some wonderful things can happen only when you're young. So, it is better to enjoy your youth while it lasts.

Результаты (русский) 1:

Проблемы молодежи Общеизвестно, что молодежь лучшее время вашей жизни, что молодые означает романтики, любви, новых открытий и так далее. Но это также наиболее трудное время, потому что вы должны сделать некоторые очень важные решения, которые будут влиять на всю будущую жизнь. Вещи не легко в настоящее время даже для взрослых, но для подростков, которые должны найти свое место в обществе, они еще сложнее. Для вашего будущего важно иметь хорошую работу. И получить действительно хорошую работу, вы должны быть хорошо образованы. Так проблема выбора, но большая часть молодых людей являются далеко не зная, что именно они хотели бы сделать в будущем. Но даже если вы уже сделали свой выбор и учитесь где-то, вам нужно немного денег из ваших собственных. Ваши родители будут вероятно предоставить вам дома, питание и необходимую одежду, но очевидно, что у вас есть свой собственный вкус, и ваши родители не будут платить за них. Чтобы заплатить за дополнительную одежду, книги, кассеты, вещи, необходимые для вашего хобби, вы должны работать, и в нашей стране это очень трудно для подростка найти работу без каких-либо оговорок. Эмоциональные проблемы для молодых людей, может быть гораздо более серьезными, чем финансовые. Типичный подросток проблема заключается, что «никто не понимает, меня». Родители часто продолжают лечить своих детей-подростков как если бы они были младенцами, когда последний вероятно считают их почти выросли. And from this it follows a problem of a generation gap. Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true, but it has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated and informed because of the media. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and don't blindly accept the ideals of their elders. Traditionally, it was that young people turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might be reversed: the old could learn a thing or two from their children. And if a compromise settlement is made then there won't be any generation gap. Youth is also a time to meet your first love. It is, of course, wonderful, but, as it is widely known that first love often has an unhappy end, this also increases young people's problems. Even friends can't always stay friends. When young people begin to understand themselves a little bit better, old friends sometimes just go apart. Then there is one more problem that has become very urgent nowadays. It's a problem of taking drugs. Information received from opinion polls is saying that more than half of Russian teenagers have ever tasted drugs. Nevertheless there are many ways of keeping away from it. One of them is organized sport, which changes young people's world-outlook and prevents them from the fatal temptation. As you see, it is very difficult to be young nowadays, as, indeed, it always was. But you can be young only once, and some wonderful things can happen only when you're young. So, it is better to enjoy your youth while it lasts.