Aging of the Population

1. 我国人口老龄化现象日趋明显

2. 人口老龄化带来的问题

3. 如何妥善解决人口老龄化问题

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Aging of the Population

Population officials and demographers have much to worry about China’s increasingly aging population. It is estimated that the proportion of people aged 60 or older in China will rise to 11.8 percent in 2020. By the middle of this century, people aged beyond 60 will take up 27.4 percent of the total population — that means one out of every four people will be senior!

The aging population poses a serious challenge to families and the society. On the one hand, with families becoming smaller and living pace escalating, it is even graver for families to care for aged members adequately. On the other hand, aging causes a relative decline in working force. Consequently, the productivity of the whole society will be affected to some extent.

The rapidity of the population’s aging has made it more urgent for the adoption of countermeasures. There is no doubt that the key is to build a solid economic foundation. Meanwhile, importance should be attached to overall social progress by

changing the backward situation in social security, welfare and service. What’s more, family care and community-based services should also be encouraged.

第二篇：人口老龄化 作文

人口老龄化作文

In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Does this trend have more positive or negative effects on society?

Some people think it is acceptable to use animals for the benefits of humans. Other people think it is wrong to exploit animals for human purposes. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

在越来越多的发达国家中，我们看到了以下趋势：收入增长了，人们却开始变得晚婚晚育了。这种结果表明人口统计变化了，人们变老了。 尽管拥有更多的老年人看起来像是件好事，（比如他们善良，热心），但不管这本身内在的价值有多少，这都将会对经济和社会产生严重的影响。

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In an increasing number of developed countries, we have seen the following trends: incomes rise, but people get married later and have few kids. The result shows / reveals / suggests / demonstrates / indicates / denotes that the demographic changes, the population ages. While having more old people sounds like a good thing (like they tend to be kind and warm-hearted), whatever its intrinsic / inner merits, it will have severe impacts on economics and societies.

首先，为了增加一个国家的GDP, 每年需要生产出更多的产品和服务。随着人口老龄化以及更多的人退休，剩下工作的人变少了，并且产生出经济空白.结果是诸如此类的国家不得不依靠移民来填补这一空缺，尽管这可能在某种层面上起作用，这将是不尽如意的解决措施。

First, in order to grow a country’s GDP, more products and services are needed to produce each year. It needs to produce more products and services each year. With the population ageing and more people retiring, fewer are left to work, creating an economic hole. The result is that such countries have to / are forced to rely on immigration to fill the gap, though it may work to some extent / in a sense, this is a less-than-desirable solution.

economic hole

immigration fill the gap

less-than-desirable solution

其次，随着更多的人进入到老年，他们将会面临健康问题，这会对医疗和其他社会项目带来巨大压力。在大多数国家里，政府至少要为医疗的某些费用买单，更不用说像是养老金之类的费用了，这都意味着有一大笔费用要支付。

Second, as more people reach their twilight years, they will face health problems and this puts huge pressure on health care and other social programs. In most countries, governments / the authorities concerned should pay for at least some of the costs of health care, not to mention things like pension, all of which means a big

bill has to pay for.

仅仅看到其不利的一面是目光短浅的。我们不应该直接把愤怒强加在老人身上。老人依然能够对社会做出有价值的贡献，无论这意味着帮着照看第三代，从事兼职还是做义工。从个体层面上说，老人是一笔真正的财富。impose on Only focus on its negative / positive aspects would be short-sighted.

Yet, there is a bright / dark side to this picture. We should not directly impose our anger on the aged. Senior citizens still can make a worthwhile contribution to the society, whether it means helping looking after their grandchildren, working part time or doing voluntary job. From the individual level, the elderly can be a real treasure.

总之，政府应该认识到老龄化社会所带来的挑战，并采取有效的措施。但是除了解决老龄化社会所产生的短期影响外，政府还应该从长计议，尽全力在将来实现年龄平衡。

In an increasing number of / more and more developed countries, we have seen the following trends: incomes rise, but people get married later and have fewer kids. The result depicts / demonstrates / shows / suggests that the demographic changes, the population ages. While having more old people sounds like a good thing (as they tend to be kind and warm-hearted), whatever its intrinsic merit, it will have a negative impact on economics and societies.

First, in order to increase / grow a country’s GDP, it needs to produce more products and services each year. With the population ageing and more people retiring, fewer are left to work, and creating an economic hole. The result is that such countries are forced to rely on immigration to fill the gap, which can work to some extent, will generally be a less-than-desirable solution.

Second, as more people reach their twilight years, they will face increasing healthy issues / problems and this puts much pressure / stress on health care and other social programs / items. In most countries, governments / the authorities concerned pay for at least some of the costs of health care, not to mention items such as pension, and so forth, all of which means a big bill to pay for.

Only focus on its negative / positive aspects should be short-sighted.

Yet, there is a bright side to this picture.

We should not directly impose / put our anger on old people themselves / per se. The aged can also make a worthwhile contribution to societies, whether it means helping looking after their grandchildren, working part-time job and doing self-willingness-work volunteering job. From the individual level, senior citizens can be a real treasure.

Grandiloquence

Aggrandize

Yet, there is a dark side to this picture.

Absorb its essence

Resist its dark side

To sum up, the authorities concerned should recognize the challenges of the ageing society and take drastic measures / steps / actions to combat this tough issue. But in addition to addressing the short-term impact of the older society, the governments are also supposed to look at the bigger picture and make every endeavor / effort to achieve the age balance in the future.

in conclusion

in a sum

Some people believe that time spent on Tv, video and computer games can be beneficial to children. others think this has negative effects on a child. Does this trend has more positive or negative impacts on kids?