本篇文章的主題來(lái)自于一個(gè)雅思作文題目。

原題如下：In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will this cause for individuals and society? Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing populations.

在越來(lái)越發(fā)達(dá)的社會(huì)，預(yù)期平均壽命在不斷提高。這對(duì)個(gè)人和社會(huì)分別有什么影響？探討一下對(duì)與老齡化帶來(lái)的影響有什么緩解措施。

正文如下：

Facing ageing society 越活越久會(huì)怎樣

Ageing society, which means the average life expectancy is increasing, is due to technology development. It is a coming event which is certain. People will grow old slowly and die at a very high age. Then what will be different?

老齡化社會(huì)，就是人均壽命越來(lái)越長(zhǎng)的社會(huì)，這是科技的進(jìn)步，是人對(duì)自己的饋贈(zèng)，是必然的。慢慢衰老，離死亡有很長(zhǎng)的距離。這樣會(huì)有什么事情發(fā)生呢？

From the aspect of making a fortune, ageing society means nowadays younger people should be trained better than before to get a job, since people already in work positions are skilled and can work for a long time.

On one hand, the so-called noble jobs are not easy to find, since the growth of white-collars’ salaries are relatively low compared to CPI. On the other hand, young people are piled in the third industries for example delivery, because the work is simple and flexible.

從創(chuàng)造財(cái)富的角度，現(xiàn)在的年輕人找工作門檻越來(lái)越高了，要接受更好的訓(xùn)練，因?yàn)樵邕M(jìn)入職場(chǎng)的人已經(jīng)很熟練并且能工作很久。

所以，有兩個(gè)現(xiàn)象很明顯。一方面是年輕人所謂的“體面”工作不好找了，白領(lǐng)類工作的收入相對(duì)于CPI來(lái)講并不占優(yōu)勢(shì)。而另一方面，年輕人反而是被匯集到做簡(jiǎn)單、靈活的體力勞動(dòng)，特別是快遞這一類的服務(wù)業(yè)。

Due to shortage on endowment insurance，old people start to retire later. Some old people who have bad health situation don't like this. Some old people are occupied by grandsons so even if they have retired from companies, they are still busy in household work. Some old people with good health situation enjoy regular time table and getting progressed, so they retire from work late or find a new job after retiring.

因?yàn)轲B(yǎng)老保險(xiǎn)金的不足，老年人開(kāi)始延遲退休。會(huì)有一部分體力跟不上的老人，覺(jué)得這很難受。也有一部分老人需要帶孫輩，雖然在工作上退休了，生活上不退休，也很辛苦。還有一部分身體比較健康的老人，喜歡規(guī)律的生活，不斷追求進(jìn)步，他們會(huì)延遲退休或者退休之后再去找一份工作。

The good example is that Alibaba is offering highly-paid job vacancies for people who are over 60 years old. The requirement is quite high, including knowing old people’s consuming sentiment and using mobile apps familiarly and so on. So if you are good at making money, ageing is not a problem.

一個(gè)很典型的例子就是，阿里巴巴發(fā)出高薪招聘，只招六十歲以上的員工，要求是相當(dāng)?shù)酶撸私饫夏耆说南M(fèi)主張，熟練運(yùn)用手機(jī)APP等等。所以，只要你掙錢能力優(yōu)秀，年齡不是問(wèn)題。

Then, what can we do?

As for old people, they are sort of lucky since they’ve already had or will soon have retirement pay. So the most important thing should be have an open mind and embrace the new changing world. Being independent and doing some meaningful things to make their life more colorful.

As for young people (including middle-aged), they must save money for their retirement and children’s education fees. If no children, they should prepare even more. I have seen a Korean TV series called* Dear My Friends* which tells different ways to spend time when people are old. it can enlighten young people a lot. Young people are under big pressure but they still have time and energy.

So, what should everybody do no matter you are young or old? I suppose it should be a person with resources, power and plans. Ageing society is probably becoming a society that encourages these people and makes huge difference between individuals.

那，面對(duì)這種現(xiàn)實(shí)，我們有什么可以做的嗎？

對(duì)于年長(zhǎng)者而言，他們其實(shí)有一點(diǎn)幸運(yùn)，已經(jīng)或者即將領(lǐng)到退休金。所以最重要的事情變成擁有開(kāi)放的心胸，擁抱不斷變化的新世界。變得獨(dú)立一點(diǎn)，做一些讓生活多姿多彩的有意義的事情。

對(duì)于年輕的人來(lái)說(shuō)（這里包含了中年），他們必須要為自己的養(yǎng)老金和孩子的教育金做準(zhǔn)備了。如果沒(méi)有孩子，那還要準(zhǔn)備更多的錢。我看過(guò)一部韓劇，名字叫《我親愛(ài)的朋友們》，里面講述了不同形態(tài)的老年人的生活，對(duì)于年輕人來(lái)講非常有啟發(fā)。年輕的人負(fù)擔(dān)是重，但幸好還有時(shí)間還有精力。

所以，無(wú)論老幼，每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該怎么做呢？我想可能就是努力成為一個(gè)有資源、有力量、有計(jì)劃的人吧。老齡化社會(huì)實(shí)際上是在鼓勵(lì)這類人，很可能會(huì)讓人與人之間的差距進(jìn)一步拉大。