Baby boomers are Americans born between 1946 and 1964, during a big post-World War II birth surge.
婴儿潮一代是指1946年至1964年出生的美国人，这一时期正值二战后出生高峰。
About 76 million were born, making this generation much larger than the one before.
大约有7600万人出生，使这一代人比前一代大得多。
The boom was partly due to returning soldiers, economic growth, higher marriage rates, and fewer immigrant births at the time.
这次人口激增部分原因是退伍士兵回国、经济增长、结婚率提高以及当时移民出生率下降。
As boomers grew, the U.S. had to adapt—building schools, targeting businesses to teenagers, and expanding colleges.
随着婴儿潮一代成长，美国不得不适应——建造学校、将商业目标瞄准青少年、扩展大学规模。
They shaped culture with rock ‘n’ roll, television, and movies, and influenced politics through protests, the draft, and eventually holding major offices, including the presidency.
他们通过摇滚乐、电视和电影塑造文化，并通过抗议、征兵以及最终担任重要公职（包括总统职位）影响政治。
In the 1980s, boomers dominated business, culture, and politics, founding companies like Apple and Microsoft, and defining music, TV, and movies.
在1980年代，婴儿潮一代主导了商业、文化和政治，创办了苹果和微软等公司，并定义了音乐、电视和电影的发展。
Their scale forced institutions to adjust to their needs.
他们的规模迫使各机构适应他们的需求。
As they retired starting around 2010, younger generations—millennials and Gen Z—began to take a larger role in society, sometimes clashing culturally (“OK boomer”) and politically.
自2010年左右开始退休时，年轻一代——千禧一代和Z世代——开始在社会中扮演更大角色，有时在文化上（“OK boomer”）和政治上产生冲突。
By 2023, boomers were only a fifth of the U.S. population, projected to shrink to a tenth by 2041.
到2023年，婴儿潮一代只占美国人口的五分之一，预计到2041年将缩减至十分之一。
Despite their decline in numbers, the effects of the baby boom on culture, politics, and the economy will last for decades.
尽管人数减少，婴儿潮一代对文化、政治和经济的影响仍将持续数十年。
