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1. 【中文】1900 年以来，人类比其他历史时期都活得更长，起初是通过降低孩童死亡率，后来是通过延长寿命。长寿是人类的伟大成就之一。
   【翻译】Since 1900, more years have beed added to human life in the rest of history conbined, initially by reducing child mortality and lately by stretching lifespan. Longevity is one of humanity's great accomplishments.

2. 【中文】随着世界老龄化，经济增长、税收和劳动力都将下降，然而养老金和医疗的花销会增加。
   【翻译】As the world greys, economic growth, tax revenues and workforces will decline while spending on pensions and health care will increase.

3. 【中文】世界范围内，出生率的降低和寿命的延长将使扶老比（65岁以上人口数和15到64岁人口数的比例）从16%（2015年）提升到38%（本世纪末）。
   【翻译】Globally, a combination of falling birth rates and increasing lifespans will increase the "old-age dependency ratio"(the ratio of people aged 65 or over to those aged 15-64) from 13% in 2015 to 38 by the end of the century.

4. 【中文】悲观者说：老龄化不仅仅会导致劳动力短缺，还会致使经济停滞、资产市场崩盘、巨大的财政压力和创新枯竭。
   【翻译】To listen to the doomsayers, the ageing population could lead not just to labor shortages but to economic stagnation, assetmarkets meltdowns, huge fiscal strains and a death of innovation.

5. 【中文】从精力、健康程度和活跃度的层面上来看，现今的老年人事实上并不老。现在的65岁的人比他们祖父母65岁那会儿要健康得多。
   【翻译】Many old people today are not in fact "old" in the sense of being worn out, sick and inactive. Today's 65-year-olds are in much better shape than their grandparents were at the same age.

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公众号：英语写作菌 2020.11.16