VOA标准英语2011.11.30
[audio]http://sound.yywz123.com/tingbbs/voab/voab20111130.mp3[/audio]A new report says African governments are ill prepared to handle the growing number of people over age 65. The African Development Bank is raising concerns over the lack of health insurance and pensions.
最新报导称非洲政府对于65岁以上人数的逐渐增加显得手足无措。非洲发展银行对于该地区医疗保健和养老制度的不健全也深感担忧。
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The African Development Bank says aging is highly linked with long-term physical and mental disability and a number of long-term chronic conditions
非洲发展银行说：“人口老龄化与长期精神和物质上的无作为以及许多长期的慢性条件密切相连。”
Professor Mthuli Ncube is the African Development Bank’s chief economist.“Africa is not well prepared to care for its aging population right now. But…it needs to prepare for this phenomenon,”
非洲开发银行首席经济学家Mthuli Ncube 先生说：“非洲现在还未准备好关注其人口老龄化问题。但是，我们又需要对这种现象做准备。”
**** Hidden Message ***** The report says the population in Africa as a other part in the world is getting older. Currently, there are 36 million people on the confidently? are 65 years above, that is 3.6% population upper from 3.3% ten years ago, and that good arise do for the higher person by 20-30 than 10% by 20-50.
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