1·Older people should not be treated as second-class citizens.
不应把老年人当二等公民对待。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty.
在那些生活贫困的人中,老年人占有很大的比例。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Older people might say that it flies by.
老年人可能会说它过得很快。
4·Older people and women made the mistake slightly more often, but that may be because grandparents have more grandchildren to mix up than parents have children.
老年人和妇女稍微更容易犯这种错误,但这可能是因为相比起父母照顾自己的孩子,祖父母要照顾的孙辈更多,容易混淆。
5·Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.
根据最近发表的一项关于人口的研究,如果老年人要对社会作出贡献而不是成为经济负担,就必须给他们更多学习机会。