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在中国以房养老可行吗?

2011-11-09来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. You can still live in your house, but the ownership belongs to the company or the bank.

belong to属于
例句:Does this house belong to Mr. Winter?
这幢房子是温特先生的吗?

2. Currently, the Laws relating to Ownership Rights in China stipulate that the leasehold ownership of homes can automatically be extended.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句:He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把与这件事有关的全部信件都给我看了。

3. Whether we can push forward the pension scheme depends on whether people need to pay for additional fees and the amount of money they need to pay, or whether they won't be required to pay anything.

push forward推进
例句:They were pushing the work forward.
他们正在推进工作。
depend on取决于
例句:Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。
pay for为…付钱
例句:I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

4. Besides that, there are also other obstacles in China for carrying out the house-for-pension scheme.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句:He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

5. As a supplementary pension method, not everyone who owns a house can be qualified to apply for such pension.

apply for申请
例句:He applied for a passport.
他申请护照。
be qualified to有资格; 能胜任
例句:He is qualified to be an engineer.
他有资格当工程师。

6. For example, the local policy in Shenzhen requires that applicants need to be in procession of at least two properties since the local banks also want to dodge potential risks in case the value of property shrinks sharply in the future.

in case免得, 以防
例句:Keep the window closed in case it rains.
把窗户关好, 以防下雨。

7. Second, elderly people worry about their children complaining about high housing prices.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句:He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

8. The third reason is that elderly people worry that the financial institutions may take advantage of them and devaluate their property.

take advantage of欺骗;占...的便宜
例句:He has always been taking advantage of me.
他老是占我的便宜。

9. Plus, they are concerned about whether they could rely on their property given the ups and downs of the real estate market.

be concerned about关心,挂念
例句:We are concerned about his welfare.
我们关心他的健康。
rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句:Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on foreign businesses.
香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于外国商行。

10. However, its one-child policy has resulted in limited number of young laborers in each family.

result in导致,结果是
例句:The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。