《跨文化英語報刊選讀》課件 第六單元 Aging and Health

Unit6AgingandHealthReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.吾十有五而志于學(xué)，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不逾矩。

——孔子（公元前551年—公元前479年）

WhenIwasfifteen,Isetmymindonlearning;bythirty,Iwaswellestablished;atforty,Iwasimperturbable;atfifty,Iunderstoodmymissioninlife;atsixty,Icouldeasilyjudgepeoplebytheirwordsandatseventy,Iwasabletoactspontaneouslywithoutevercrossingtheline.——Confucius（551—479BCE）Readthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.Theoldbelieveeverything;themiddle-agedsuspecteverything;theyoungknoweverything.

——OscarWilde(1854—1900)老年人相信一切；中年人懷疑一切；年輕人知道一切。

——奧斯卡·王爾德（1854—1900）TextA:PopulationAginginChina:AMixedBlessing1).Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouexpecttofindinthefollowingpassage?1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1)WhatistakingplaceinChinaconcerningaging?(para.1)2)WhatisthethreefactorscontributingtotherapidaginginChina?(para.2)3)WhataretheeconomicimpactsofaginginChina?(para.3)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerfollowingquestions.4)Whydoesagingposeachallengetothegovernment?(para.4)5)Whatarethepositiveimpactsoftheboomingseniorpopulation?(para.5)6)Whatiskeytotackletheproblemofagingpopulation?(para.6)2.Detailsofthetext.1)HowdoespopulationagingaffectChina'seconomicperformance?

A.Increasesthenumberofyoungworkers

B.Lowerstheaveragewagelevel

C.Raisestheaveragewagelevel

D.Doesnotchangeeconomicperformance2.Detailsofthetext.2)WhymightChinabecomelesscompetitiveinlabor-intensiveindustries?

A.Duetoincreasedautomation

B.Becauseofthedropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce

C.Owingtolowertaxes

D.Asaresultofincreasedexporttariffs

2.Detailsofthetext.3)WhathashistoricallyhelpedChina'scompetitivenessinlabormarkets?A.High-costlaborB.Unlimitedhigh-costlaborC.Almostunlimitedlow-costlaborD.Highimporttariffs2.Detailsofthetext.4)Whatlikelyconsequencedoesashrinkingproductivelaborforcehaveonwages?A.DecreasesdemandforjobsB.ReducesthecostoflivingC.StabilizesthehousingmarketD.Increasestheaveragewagelevel2.Detailsofthetext.5)Whatdoes'itdoesnotbodewellfor'implyaboutChina’sinternationalcompetitiveness?A.ItisapositiveindicatorB.ItsuggestsimprovementovertimeC.ItindicatesalikelydeclineD.Ithasnorealimpact2.Detailsofthetext.6)Whyistheagingpopulationproblematicfortheeconomy?A.ItfostersinnovationB.ItstrengthensinternationalrelationsC.Itaffectsthecountry'seconomicperformancenegativelyD.Itincreasesthebirthrate2.Detailsofthetext1)C解析：人口老齡化導(dǎo)致生產(chǎn)勞動力比例下降，進而提高平均工資水平。（Itleadstoadropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce,whichinturnraisestheaveragewagelevel）2.Detailsofthetext.2)B解析：生產(chǎn)勞動力比例的下降使中國在勞動密集型產(chǎn)業(yè)中的競爭力下降。（Itleadstoadropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce,makingChinalesscompetitiveinlabor-intensiveindustries）2.Detailsofthetext.3)C解析：中國過去能夠依靠幾乎無限的低成本勞動力來維持競爭力。（Chinawasabletorelyonalmostunlimitedlow-costlabor）2.Detailsofthetext.4)D解析：生產(chǎn)勞動力的減少反過來又提高了平均工資水平。（adropintheproportionoftheproductivelaborforce,whichinturnraisestheaveragewagelevel）2.Detailsofthetext.5)C解析：該句暗示中國的國際競爭力可能會下降。（ItdoesnotbodewellforChina’sinternationalcompetitiveness）2.Detailsofthetext.6)C解析：人口老齡化對經(jīng)濟績效有負面影響。（populationagingaffectseconomicperformance）3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1)Areportreleasedbyagovernment(para.1)2)RapidaginginChinahasbeendrivenbythreedistinctivedevelopments.(para.2)3)RobusteconomicgrowthoverthepastdecadeshasbeenassociatedwithincreasedaveragelifeexpectancyinChina(para.2)4)Itcouldquicklyloseitscompetitiveedgetootheremergingeconomies.(para.3)5)

Chinawillnotstandingoodsteadtoadjustitsindustrialstructure.(para.3)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6)Chinaisnotswimmingagainstthepopulationagingtide.(para.4)7)Thespeedandscopeofthechangehascaughtthegovernmentoffguard.(para.4)8)Thiswouldgeneratehugeopportunitiesforinvestors.(para.5)9)Thekeytocopingwiththepopulationagingistoimprovethesenior-carecapacity.(para.6)TextBTheAmericanPerspectiveonAgingandHealth1)American’sideaconcerningagingvariesfromus.Let’shaveadiscussionwithpeoplearoundandfindoutthedifferencesandwhatcontributetothe.1.ReadTextBandthenanswerfollowingquestions.1)WhataretheevidenceofAmericansocietyingeneralglorifyingyouthandfearsorevendespisingoldage?(para.2)2)InAmerica,Whatdopeopledealwithaging?(para.3)3)WhatdoAmericansdoaftertheyretire?(para.4)1.ReadTextBandthenanswerfollowingquestions.4)Whatdoagreatdealofanecdotalandresearchevidencereveal?(para.7)5)InAmerica,whyaredepressionandsuicidemorecommonintheelderlythanintheyoungerpopulation?(para.8)6)Whataretheimpactsofthenegativeattitudetowardaging?(para.9)2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1)Americansocietyingeneralglorifiesyouthandfearsorevendespisesoldage.(para.1)2)Theunderlyingphilosophyismorelikelybasedontheideathatolderworkersarenolonge