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Story of the Post-80s in the Mainland

Alice Poon
Feb 25, 2010
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The passage in classical Chinese:-

“夫80後者, 初從文, 未及義務教育之免費, 不逮高等學校之分配, 適值擴招, 過五關, 斬六將, 碩博相繼, 數年乃成, 負債十萬. 覓生計, 十年無休, 披星戴月, 秉燭達旦, 蓄十萬. 樓市暴漲, 不足購房, 遂投股市, 翌年縮至萬餘, 抑鬱成疾. 入院一週, 傾其所有, 病無果, 因欠費被逐院門. 醫保曰, 不符大病之條例, 拒賠. 友憐之, 賒三鹿一包, 沖而飲, 卒.”

Here is my translation:-

“This is a broadbrush description of the life of a typical post-80 youth. He is someone who was educated…

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