老龄化社会 The Aging Society — HSK 5 Reading

随着suízhe医学yīxué的de发展fāzhǎn,人们rénmen的de寿命shòumìng越来越yuèláiyuè长cháng,社会shèhuì上shàng的de老年人lǎoniánrén也yě越来越yuèláiyuè多duō。

As medical science develops, people are living longer and longer, and there are more and more elderly people in society.

很多hěn duō国家guójiā正在zhèngzài进入jìnrù“老龄化lǎolínghuà社会shèhuì”,这zhè已经yǐjīng成为chéngwéi一个yí gè重要zhòngyào的de社会shèhuì问题wèntí。

Many countries are entering an "aging society," and this has already become an important social issue.

老年人lǎoniánrén越yuè多duō,需要xūyào照顾zhàogù他们tāmen的de人rén就jiù越yuè多duō,年轻人niánqīngrén的de压力yālì自然zìrán也yě更gèng大dà。

The more elderly people there are, the more people are needed to care for them, so naturally the pressure on young people grows too.

同时tóngshí,退休tuìxiū的de人rén多duō了le,工作gōngzuò的de人rén少shǎo了le,国家guójiā的de经济jīngjì发展fāzhǎn也yě会huì受到shòudào影响yǐngxiǎng。

At the same time, with more people retired and fewer people working, the country's economic development will also be affected.

不过búguò,老龄化lǎolínghuà并bìng不bù完全wánquán是shì坏事huàishì。

However, an aging population is not entirely a bad thing.

许多xǔduō老人lǎorén身体shēntǐ健康jiànkāng、经验jīngyàn丰富fēngfù,退休tuìxiū以后yǐhòu还hái可以kěyǐ继续jìxù为wèi社会shèhuì做zuò贡献gòngxiàn。

Many elderly people are healthy and rich in experience, and after retiring they can continue to contribute to society.

有的yǒude专家zhuānjiā建议jiànyì推迟tuīchí退休tuìxiū年龄niánlíng,有的yǒude建议jiànyì鼓励gǔlì年轻人niánqīngrén多duō生shēng孩子háizi。

Some experts suggest raising the retirement age, while others suggest encouraging young people to have more children.

无论wúlùn用yòng什么shénme办法bànfǎ,我们wǒmen都dōu应该yīnggāi尊重zūnzhòng老人lǎorén,让ràng他们tāmen生活shēnghuó得de幸福xìngfú、快乐kuàilè。

No matter what methods we use, we should respect the elderly and let them live happy, joyful lives.

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Key words 生词

老龄化lǎolínghuàaging (of population)

寿命shòumìnglifespan

退休tuìxiūto retire

压力yālìpressure

推迟tuīchíto postpone

贡献gòngxiàncontribution

随着……

'Along with / as ... (happens)' — indicates that one change accompanies another, usually at the start of the sentence.

随着医学的发展,人们的寿命越来越长。

越……越……

'The more... the more...' — two things increase together.

老年人越多,需要照顾他们的人就越多。

无论……都……

'No matter... (still)...' — the result holds true in every case.

无论用什么办法,我们都应该尊重老人。

1. 为什么人们的寿命越来越长?

2. 有的专家建议什么?

3. 作者认为老龄化完全是坏事吗?