读者文摘:照料爸爸生活的电脑程序(6)

Some critics, such as Sherry Turkle, PhD, a professor of social studies, science, and technology at MIT, view roboticized eldercare as a cop-out.

一些批评人士，如麻省理工学院的博士、社会研究和科学技术教授雪莉·特克认为，机器人化老年护理是一种逃避。

"This kind of app is making us forget what we really know about what makes older people feel sustained," she says—caring interpersonal relationships.

她说：“这种应用程序让我们忘记了那些让老年人感到持续的东西——关爱的人际关系。”

For many families, though, providing long-term, in-person care is simply unsustainable.

然而，对许多家庭来说，提供长期的个人护理是不可持续的。

Between 2010 and 2030, the population of those older than 80 is projected to rise 79 percent,

从2010年到2030年，80岁以上的人口预计将增长79%，

but the number of family caregivers available is expected to increase just 1 percent.

但是家庭护理人员的数量预计只增加1%。

Among eldercare experts, there's a resignation¹ that the demographics of an aging America will make technological² solutions unavoidable.

在老年护理专家中，有一种观点认为，老龄化美国的人口结构将使技术解决方案不可避免。

Joseph Coughlin, PhD, director of MIT's AgeLab, is pragmatic.

麻省理工学院老年实验室主任——约瑟夫·考夫林博士的想法很务实。

"I would always prefer the human touch over a robot," he says.

“比起机器人，我更喜欢人的触摸，”他说。

"But if there's no human available, I would take high tech in lieu of high touch."

“但如果没有人的话，我会选择高科技来代替高接触。”

1 resignation   

n.放弃，辞职，反抗

参考例句：

• He handed in his resignation right after the cabinet meeting.内阁会议一开完，他就提出了辞呈。
• They asked for his resignation with one voice.他们一致要求他辞职。

2 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。