Aging of the American Population(美国人.docx

AgingoftheAmericanPopulation(美国人AgingoftheAmericanPopulation(美国人口老龄化)          AgingoftheAmericanPopulation      Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsago,only4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today,10outofevery]00Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectAmericansocietyinmanyways-education,medicine,andbusiness.ThegrayingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety---oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehaviorissuitableatvariousages.    Aperson'sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthisorhersocialposition,marriageorhealth.There'snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschool,getajob,orstopworkingisn'tasstrongasitusedtobe.Itdoesn'tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmother,ora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttime.Publicideasarechanging.    Manypeoplesay,"lammuchyoungerthanmymotherormyfatherwasatmyage."Noonesaysanymore,"Actyourage."We'vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.美国人口老龄化   美国正在变老。5()年前，在美国每10()个人里面只有4个人在65岁或65岁以上。现在每100个美国人中有10个超过了65岁。人口老化将会在许多方面影响美国社会 —教育。医药和商业。 美国变老已经使我们成为一个极为不同的社会   这个社会中人们对在不同的年龄适合做什么事情的观点也大相径庭。   一个人的年龄不再能够告诉你他或她的社会地位、婚姻以及健康状况。人们上学，工作，结婚或者组建家庭也不再有确切的时间。使我们按部就班、告诉我们何时上学、工作或退休的社会时钟也不再像从前那样强大。我们听到29岁的大学校长，35岁的祖母或70岁才头次当上爸爸这样的消息时，也不会感到奇怪了。公众的观点正在发生变化。   很多人都说：“我比我父母在我这个年龄时年轻得多。”不会有人再说：“做与年纪相符的事情。”我们已经不再以惊讶的目光注视老年人以年轻人的方式行事。