【每日经济学人】2019-05-02

2019-05-02

American religion is starting to look less exceptional
To be young is not quite heaven
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-27

Article

https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-05-02/

Notes

the most startling phenomenon
惊人的

identify with no creed.
信念、原则、信仰

identify with sb
to feel that you can understand and share the feelings of sb else 与某人产生共鸣；谅解；同情 SYN SYMPATHIZE WITH
I didn't enjoy the book because I couldn't identify with any of the main characters.
我不喜欢这本书，因为我无法与其中的任何主要角色产生共鸣。

hew to one faith tradition
遵守、坚持

signing up to a church
报名参加

a minority pursuit
小众追求

a vast generational change
代与代之间的

generational conflict
两代人之间的冲突

Younger Americans are more atomised and provisional in everything they do, from work to relationships, and that affects religious behaviour.
碎片化；暂时的

Americans in their 20s
20多岁的美国人

less devout than their seniors
前辈比他们更虔诚

On the face of things,
表面上看