BACK in the 1970s, a third of Britons routinely tuned into the "Generation game", a heroically drab television game show.

回顾20世纪70年代，三分之的英国人都收看“世代游戏”一个具有英雄的、让人感到沉闷的电视游戏节目。

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Austerity has its own cultural codes: the "Generation Game" was loved precisely because it was cheap.Britain's mood has changed.For now, Mr Miliband does not seem to get it.

厉行节约是自身的文化符号：珍爱世代游戏，是因为它便宜，现在英国人的心态已发生变化，爱德先生似乎未察觉到。

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Austerity has its own cultural codes: the "Generation Game" was loved precisely because it was cheap. Britain's mood has changed. For now, Mr Miliband does not seem to get it.

厉行节约是自身的文化符号：珍爱世代游戏，是因为它便宜，现在英国人的心态已发生变化，爱德先生似乎未察觉到。

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Lee appeared in shows including The Generation Game, Celebrity Squares, Live from the Palladium, and hosted his own golfing series.

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The report, Winning The Generation Game, revealed that employment rates among over 50s had fallen dramatically for men over the last 20 years - from 84% to 67%.

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The game is also credited with inspiring a whole generation of game designers, just as the computer revolution took root.

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