F2F Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Vocabulary

migrant  (n): 1-a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work:
E.g.: The cities are full of migrants looking for work.
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migration (n): 1-the process of a person or people travelling to a new place or country, usually in order to find work and live there temporarily or permanently:
E.g.: Higher housing prices will probably slow the migration of workers.

residence permit-户口

university entrance exam－高考－College entrance examination

origin (n):where a person was born:
E.g.: He is of North African origin.
E.g.: What is your country of origin?
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Migration of young people to Shanghai

I am a a young migrant, actually it’s difficult for the most of the young migrants to live in Sh because of the high rent and the heavy stress of the workload. I’m the lucky one cause I live with  my parents but I also worry about the future of my child because I don’t have the SH hukou. I’m afraid that my child will go back to the hometown to attend    the College entrance examination. Most of the young  migrants in Shanghai that I know don’t have extra money to enjoy the life but they debt in their credit card. Because most of my friends are like this

I am  a young migrant myself, actually it’s difficult for the most of the young migrants to live in Sh because of the high rent prices and the heavy workload. I’m the lucky one, cause I live with  my parents but I also worry about the future of my future-child because I don’t have the SH hukou. I’m afraid that my child will have to go back to the town of my origin  to attend   the College entrance examination. Most of the young  migrants in Shanghai that I  personally know don’t have any extra money to enjoy the life and actually  they are in debt on their credit cards. I know this because most of my friends are like this/ have a similar life/ are in a similar situation