Unit 1 Great scientists导读:常言道,人生七十古来稀,在中国,随着生活质量的提高和医疗保障的健全,活到 70 岁已不算新鲜事,但新的社会问题——空巢(empty nest)现象也随之出现
中国人开始惧怕变老
Task:What do you know about the social problem — aging
Fear aging process According to a new global survey among 12,262 people in 12 countries about their attitudes toward aging, 28 percent of the Chinese polled said they feel depressed when they think about getting old
People in China are among the most fearful of getting old
About 30 percent of Chinese respondents said they worry about who will look after them in later years, while 91 percent agreed the government of the world's most populous nation should improve care for the elderly
However, people inChina think about their future earlier
About one third of Chinese respondents — more than double the global averag