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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。
The Oxford Dictionary's word of 2017 is...Youthquake.
《牛津词典》2017年的年度词汇是...青年震荡。
The editors at Oxford Dictionary said
牛津词典的编辑表示，
there was a 400% increase in the use of the word "youthquake" in 2017.
"Youthquake"一词在2017年的使用率增加了400%。
That is because of the large number of young people who voted in elections around the world.
那是因为全球有大量的年轻人参加了选举投票。
In England, their votes gave the Labour Party a surprising increase in their seats in Parliament.
在英国，年轻人的投票使工党在议会的席位大增。
Youthquake comes from two words: "youth" and "earthquake."
"Youthquake"这个词来自两个词汇："youth"和"earthquake"。
It means big changes in culture, politics and society as a result of the actions of
它意味着年轻人的行动和强大的青年文化
young people and a powerful youth culture.
带来了很大的文化、政治和社会变化。
