Nearly 20% ofwomen inmates in Japan’s prisons are seniors 日本监狱中近20%的女囚犯是老年人 Shoplifting has become something of a lifeline for Japan’s elderly population. 在商店行窃已经多多少少成为日本老年人口的一条生命线。 shoplifting: [ˈʃɑ:plɪftɪŋ] 在商店偷窃 lifeline :[ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn] 生命线;救生索; As Bloomberg reports, nearly one in five women in prison is 65 or older. These elderly women commit minor crimes in order to escape poverty and solitude. Often, women are repeat offenders so that they can return to prison once they are released. To serve this group, the government is constructing prison wards specifically for elderly inmates and increasing nursing staff. 据彭博新闻社(Bloomberg)报道, 近1/5的在监妇女是65岁或以上。这些老年妇女犯下小罪, 以逃避贫穷和孤独。通常, 这些妇女是累犯, 这样一旦被放了,她们就又可以回到监狱。为了照顾这一群体, 政府正在兴建专为年老年犯人而建的监狱病房, 同时增加医护人员。 poverty:[ˈpɑ:vərti] 贫困,贫穷 solitude :[ˈsɑ:lətu:d] 独处,孤独 repeat offenders:累犯,屡次犯罪 A 78-year-old inmate referred to as Ms. O has stolen energy drinks, coffee, tea, a rice ball, and a mango. She told Bloomberg: “Prison is an oasis for me—a place for relaxation and comfort. I don’t have freedom here, but I have nothing to worry about, either. There are many people to talk to. They provide us with nutritious meals three times a day.” 一名78岁的被称为O女士的囚犯偷了能量饮料、咖啡、茶、米团和芒果。她告诉彭博: “监狱是我的绿洲-是一个放松和舒适的地方。我这里没有自由, 但我也没什么可担心的。我有很多人可以聊天。他们每天给我们提供充满营养的三餐。 oasis – 绿洲,乐土,宜人之地; The country has undergone a demographic shift so extreme that more than a quarter of its population are senior citizens. This is reflected as well in the overall prison population where nearly 20% are seniors. 这个国家已经进入了人口的极端化,超过1/4的人口都是老年人。这也反映在整个监狱人口比率中,其中近20% 是老年人。 Yet a disproportionate number of elderly women (25%) are expected to live below the poverty line compared to men (10%). Unmarried women won’t receive enough of a pension to prevent them from living in poverty. 然而,在贫困线以下的老年妇女 (25%)的人数与男性(10%)相比不成比例。未婚妇女不会得到足够的退休金,也无法保障她们不生活在贫困中。 disproportionate :不成比例的;不相称的;不均衡的;打破平衡 Pension – 退休金 It’s not likely the government wants to encourage prison as a solution for elder care. But there is a shortfall between the projected elderly population and the number of caregivers needed to serve them. It’ll use robots to add to the ranks of companions, which Quartz has reported is also happening in China. 政府虽不可能鼓励以监狱当作老年护理的解决方案,但是, 预计老年人口数量将会比提供看护服务的人数要多。政府或将使用机器人来补充照顾老人的人员空缺,而这个现象根据Quartz的报告说,在中国也正在发生。 shortfall:亏空;缺少;不足之数 👇 |
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