“银色屋顶”(silver ceiling)指工作单位中存在的阻止上年纪的员工升职或者承担更多工作责任的那种歧视的态度。
Silver ceiling is a set of attitudes and prejudices that prevent older employees from rising to positions of power or responsibility in a workplace.
“银色屋顶”的英文表达silver ceiling是由肯•迪特沃德首创的,他曾经写过一些关注婴儿潮一代的书,其中包括《年龄波动》(1989)和《年龄力量》(1999)。
The term “silver ceiling” was coined by Ken Dychtwald, the author of several books on the baby boom generation, including Age Wave (1989) and Age Power (1999).
现在更高了,穿过这些见证人(我认为星星就是见证人),我们生命的屋顶闪烁着银色的眼睛。
Higher now, through the witnesses, which I think the stars are, the roof of our life bright with silver eyes.
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