VOA慢速英语:Longer Prison Terms Mean More Seniors Behind Bars

charge with 控告
例句：He met the charge with a plump denial. 
他断然否认对他的指控。 

2. Yet even at the age of eighty-four he is not the nation'soldest prisoner.

at the age of 在...年龄
例句："In Britain, people get the vote at the age of 18." 
在英国，人们到十八岁有选举权。 

3. Older prisoners are a growing group in the United States, andnot because of a crime wave by senior citizens.

because of 因为
例句：Because of their relative rarity, they are often missed. 
因为相对少见，它们常被漏诊。 

4.  At the same time, more people were receiving life sentenceswithout even a chance for parole.

at the same time 同时
例句：He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious. 
他为人兼有傲慢、含蓄和爱挑剔的性子。

5. The federal government along with California and other statespassed laws requiring, in some cases, a life sentence for a thirdoffense.

along with 伴随
例句：Along with the increase of age, then people do not like theillusion. 
随着年龄的增长，人们就不那么喜欢幻想了。

6. So that tended to fill up a lot of the prisons over the years.

fill up　装满
例句：He has filled up the tank with gas.
他已给油箱装满了汽油。
a lot of 许多
例句：I got a lot of mail from Japan. 
我收到许多来自日本的信件。 

7. And there were more than three thousand prisoners age sixty-sixand older.

more than　不只...
例句：It never takes more than an hour. 
所用的时间从不超过一小时. 

8. As people get older, they may not be able to walk as far, orstand as long or hear as well as they once did.

as well as 和...一样;和;也
例句：Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school thesedays. 
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。

9. In a recent report Human Rights Watch expressed concerns aboutthe care and treatment of older prisoners.

concern about 关心；担心
例句：She showed great concern about you. 
她很为你担心。 

10. It is hard for an eighty-year-old to climb up to an upperbunk."

climb up 向上爬
例句：It is easier to descend a mountain than to climb up it. 
下山比上山容易。 

11. So they are kind of at risk in terms of those factors.

at risk 处于危险中
例句: The disease is spreading, and all children under 5 are atrisk.
疾病正在蔓延,所有五岁以下的小孩都有被传染的危险。
in terms of 就...而论;在...方面
例句: In terms of money, he's quite rich, but not in terms ofhappiness.
就钱来说他很富有,但就幸福来说就不然了。

12. Professor Aday says older prisoners have to deal with aging ina difficult environment, especially one that does not necessarilymeet their needs.

deal with 与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。