CATTI 二级笔译每日练习

China is undergoing the largest and fastest process of population ageing in the world. By the end of last year, the number of people aged 60 and above had exceeded 300 million, accounting for more than 21 percent of the total population. This profound demographic shift places strain on the country’s old-age care, medical and social security systems, yet it also gives rise to enormous opportunities for development. In recent years, localities across the country have worked to improve an elderly care service system in which home-based, community-based and institutional care complement one another and in which medical treatment is integrated with health and wellness care. They have also vigorously fostered new forms of the silver economy, such as smart elderly care, rehabilitation aids and senior tourism. We must face up to the challenges squarely, and at the same time be adept at turning the “demographic dividend” into a “talent dividend”, so that hundreds of millions of older people can share in the fruits of reform and development and enjoy a happy life in their later years.

老龄化不只是一个人口统计数字，它更是一种切身的生活现实，重塑着劳动力市场，重塑着公共财政，也重塑着家庭生活。据预测，到2050年，发达经济体65岁以上人口的比例将接近四分之一，而劳动年龄人口则持续萎缩。为此，各国决策者纷纷出台应对之策：延迟退休年龄，鼓励老年人继续就业，加大对长期照护基础设施的投入。然而，最有前景的思路并不止于财政上的精打细算。这些思路认识到，老年人并非只是需要供养的负担，而是可以调动的资源——他们可以是导师，可以是照护者，可以是消费者，也可以是志愿者。凡是在住房、交通和数字服务的设计中充分考虑老龄化因素的城市，往往会变得更加宜居——无论对老年人还是对年轻人，都是如此。