VOA常速英语:Report: Africa Not Prepared for Aging Population

短语讲解：

1. The African Development Bank says, “Aging is highly linked with long-term physical and mental disability and a number of long-term chronic conditions.”

link with将…与…连接〔系〕在一起
例句：High unemployment is not necessarily linked with the rise in prices.
高失业率与物价上涨不一定有联系。

2. “Africa is not well prepared to care for its aging population right now. But…it needs to prepare for this phenomenon,” said Professor Mthuli Ncube, the African Development Bank’s chief economist.

care for 照料, 服侍; 牵挂, 注重
例句：We must care for each other and help each other.
我们要互相关心, 互相帮助。

3. The bank’s report says “contributory pension plans” cover very few people due to the nature of many jobs and livelihoods.

due to由于，因为
例句：Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。

4. Ncube said African governments failed to take action on health insurance and pensions because they were busy with economic reforms.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。
be busy with忙于
例句：She's busy with some important work.
她正忙于一些重要工作。

5. All things that are regulatory need to be put in place as the second level of institution building

put in place实施；实现；做到; 把……放到合适的位置
例句：All the money needed has been put in place. 
所需资金已一步到位。 

6. What’s more, there are fewer caregivers because of the millions who’ve died from HIV/AIDS.

die from死于
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。