北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 24 Language2

[00:00.45]Another concern is that as medical expenses
[00:03.57]increase with age,
[00:05.16]the demands of the growing aged¹ population
[00:08.05]will eventually cause medical schemes
[00:10.33]to face bankruptcy².

[00:12.90]Experts insist that steps should be taken now
[00:15.49]to prepare for the future.
[00:17.63]They suggest that bacause people
[00:19.26]are living longer,they ought to work longer,
[00:21.94]while governments need to establish a sound
[00:24.45]social security system.
[00:26.31]They also suggest that individuals start
[00:28.93]saving as soon as possible to ensure
[00:31.45]a financially secure retirement³.
[00:33.82]People should also develop good health habits
[00:36.17]in their youth to ensure an active
[00:38.91]and productive old age.
[00:41.04]Biomedical research is another tool we can
[00:43.45]use to tackle the problems of ageing societies.
[00:46.86]By finding cures for diseases like Alzheimer's
[00:50.18]and cancer,medical bills and the need for care
[00:53.30]would be drastically reduced.

[00:55.66]Finally, an important step
[00:57.57]to ensuring a bright future for all
[00:59.72]is to do away with negative stereo types,
[01:02.54]that see valuable members of society
[01:04.79]only as pensioners⁴ or patients.
[01:07.99]It's high time we stopped seeing ageing
[01:10.59]as a disease and started playing our parts
[01:13.36]in securing the future of our ageing societies.
[01:15.91]

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

3 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

4 pensioners   

n.领取退休、养老金或抚恤金的人( pensioner的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He intends to redistribute income from the middle class to poorer paid employees and pensioners. 他意图把中产阶级到低薪雇员和退休人员的收入做重新分配。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor. 我自己就是一个我们的高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。 来自辞典例句