2015年职称英语《卫生类B级》完形填空中英对译（8）

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2015年职称英语《卫生类B级》完形填空中英对译（8）

Old And Active

　　It is well—known that life expectancy is longer in Japan than in most other countries. A recent report also shows that Japan has the longest health expectancy in the world．A healthy long life is the result of improvement in social environment.

　　Scientists are trying to work out exactly what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be learnt from their lifestyles for the rest of us. Should we make any changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some secret ingredient in the Japanese diet that is particularly beneficial to the human body?

　　Another factor contributing to the rapid population aging in Japan is a decline in birthrate．Although longer life should be celebrated, it is actually considered a social problem．The number of older people had doubled in the last half century and that has increased pension and medical costs．The country could soon be facing an economic problem, if there are so many old people to be looked after and relatively few younger people working and paying taxes to support them．

　　Raising the retirement age from 65 to 70 could be one solution to the problem. Work can give the elderly a sense of responsibility and mission in life. It’s important that the elderly play active roles in the society and live in harmony with all generations.

　　译文：

老而有用

　　众所周知，与世界大多数国家相比，日本人的预期寿命更长。根据最近的一篇报道，日本人的预期健康寿命亦居世界之首。这样的健旗长寿是社会环境改善的结果。

　　科学家们一直在'探究日本商龄老人得以保持健康的具体原因，以了是否我们可以从他们的生活方式中学习一二。比如说，我们是不是应该改变一下我们的饮食习惯？或者说我们是不足应该在毎天早餐之前慢跑?还是在日本人的饮食中有一些对人体特别有益的神秘原料？

　　日本人口老龄化程度加剧的另一个原因是人口出生率的降低。长奇当然值得庆祝，但这其实 也是一个社会问题。在过去的半个世纪，老年人口数设翻了一番，养老金与医疗费用负担也相应 地增加。如果有越来越多的老年人需要被照料，而可以工作纳税来供养他们的年轻人却没布相应 增加，那么日本即将面临经济危机。

　　将退休年龄由65岁提到70岁可能是解决这一问题的一个方法。工作可以让老年人感受到生活的资任感和使命感。让老年人在社会中扮演积极的炻色，与不同年龄段的人和谐相处是非常要的。