2/5/2026

unprecedentedly rich

= rich → wealthy → affluent

labour shortage

= lack of workers → worker shortage

youth unemployment

= young people without jobs → unemployment among young people

household income

= family income

wage growth

= salary increase → pay rise

economic context

= economic situation → economic conditions

vocational qualifications

= job training → vocational training

financial independence

= having your own money → financial freedom

social isolation

= loneliness → being isolated

mental well-being

= mental health → emotional health

excessive screen time

= using phones too much → too much screen time

anxiety-driven generation

= stressed generation → anxious generation

enter the workforce

= start working → join the job market

employment opportunities

= job chances → job opportunities

career advancement

= job promotion → career growth

be disproportionately affected by

= be badly affected by → be strongly affected by

bear the brunt of

= suffer the most → be badly affected

exert pressure on

= put pressure on → create pressure

foster growth

= help growth → support growth → promote growth

take a toll on

= harm → negatively affect → damage

reshape attitudes toward

= change opinions about → change attitudes toward

profound implications

= big effects → serious effects → significant consequences

pivotal

= important → very important → crucial

detrimental

= bad → harmful → negative

facilitate

= help → support → assist

Detest

= Hate / Dislike

Uncompromising

= Hard / Strict

Outstrip

= Be more than / grow faster

Destabilise

= Make unstable

Wind down

= Slowly ending

Tight labour market

= Few workers available

Exploding cost of

= Rising prices

pervade

= be common in = exist in = spread through (dùng với các từ trừu tượng và khó tránh như culture, feeling, influence, atmosphere, inequality, corruption, technology,….)

skirt the bottom of

ở gần cuối bảng xếp hạng.

= rank near the bottom = be among the lowest

opt out of

chủ động rút khỏi / không tham gia.

= avoid = leave

be replete with

đầy rẫy, tràn ngập.

= full of = filled with

convey

truyền tải/thể hiện.

= show = express

dejected attitude

thái độ chán nản, mất tinh thần.

= negative attitude = discouraged mindset

faltering economy

nền kinh tế chững lại/suy yếu.

= weak economy = slowing economy

industrial inaction

không hành động trong môi trường lao động (ví dụ quiet quitting, disengagement)

= passivity at work = lack of action

rise to prominence

= become popular → gain popularity → become well-known