generation 若用作主语，谓语动词可用单数(视为整体)或复数(考虑其个体)。如：

The younger generation smoke(s) less than their parents did. 年轻一代比他们的父辈抽烟抽得少。

The older generation is [are] always complaining about the younger generation. 老一代人总是抱怨下一代。

My generation behaves [behave] differently from my father’s and grandfather’s. 我这一代人和我父辈及祖辈表现不同。

The second generation of parachutes made in China is [are] going to be used to equip Chinese paratroops. 中国制造的第二代降落伞将用于装备中国伞兵。