VOA慢速英语:Older Populations Are a Fact of Life for Many Countries

短语讲解：

 

1. "Steep population aging also means an increased demand for income security, health and long-term care, which creates huge socio-economic and cultural challenges that will need to be addressed with a strong political and appropriate social policy."

need to 需要
例句：I need to talk to you.
我需要和你谈谈。

2. Governments are not really living up to the expectations of their senior citizens and they could do a better job.

live up to 不辜负
例句：We live up to the party's hope.
我们不辜负党的期望。

3. For example, grandparents in rural China increasingly care for grandchildren as their parents move to cities to find jobs.

for example 比如
例句：For example, board games and games consoles understood?
比如说下棋、打游戏机之类的懂了吧？

4. She says a community in Australia talked with its retirees about their transportation needs.

talk with 与…交谈
例句：I'd like to talk with mr. jones or mr. smith.
我想和琼斯先生或者史密斯先生谈谈。

5. One very simple thing that came up, was that people needed more time, pedestrians needed more time, to cross the street.

come up 上来
例句：I've only just come up here.
我才刚刚爬上来的。

6. In recent weeks, Japanese political leaders have been asked how they plan to care for the growing number of older adults.

care for 照顾
例句：You are under obligation to care for her.
你有义务照顾她。

7.  Thailand's family planning efforts have led to much-smaller families.

lead to 导致
例句：This may even lead to death.
这甚至可能导致死亡。

8. So now we start to concern about the sustainability, development of the country because we still have problem in term of, we have, in term of human capital.

concern about 关注
例句：There is widespread public concern about this problem.
公众普遍地关注这个问题。

9. It really depends on adding what some people call the quality dimension in addition to the quantity -- meaning, the focus on human capital, on education and health rather than just the head count.

in addition to 除了
例句：She speaks five foreign languages in addition to english.
除英语外，她还会说五种外语。
focus on 致力于
例句：Please focus on one of the key issues.
请将思绪集中于其中一个关键问题上。

10. So looking at, at how growth in these countries as well as wealth is impacting the poor, the results don't seem that promising.

as well as 以及
例句：She can speak japanese as well as english.
她会说日语和英语。