【学习笔记】懂你英语 核心课 Level 6 Unit 2 Part 3（V）阅读 Urban Elderly Care in India
Lack of adequate care for senior citizens is a real issue in India that cuts across economic and social strata. Many of us have personally lived through and experienced it with our parents and elders. Most senior citizens, especially those who live independently, are unable to get the care and trusted support they need. As a result, they compromise on their needs and lifestyle【跟读】. Their children or caregivers are forced to spend disproportionate time, and/or resources to support them. so much so that many women are forced to stay away from the workforce to take care of elders at home.
The imminent demographic,economic,and social changes that accompany the growing population of senior citizens, together with the rising aspirations of the young, leading to more women in the workforce, are rapidly driving up the magnitude of this problem （填空）. If we look at numbers, India is home to 115 million elderly, which is more than 8% of the population. Many of us don't realize it, but that puts India into the category of "aging' countries. While India's overall population will grow by about 40% from 2006 to 2050,the population of the oldest elderly,80 plus, will grow 500 % over the same period. This should be enough to make one take notice【跟读】. Engagingwith the elderly will become one of the biggest areas of work in the country. Some may see this as a challenge and some as a huge opportunity （填空）.
Businesses have attempted to address this only sporadically, with emotional advertising that features a poignant conversation involving an elderly grandparent （填空）. But there has been very little effort to provide products and services. The reasons for such apathy, especially among entrepreneurs, are not difficult to guess. Many feel that the elderly are cynical,not open to experiment and not willing to spend. Investors see bigger opportunities for exponential growth in addressing young, upwardly mobile consumers. Still, I'm left with the question of why aren't more products and services designed for the elderly? I sense a problem looking for a solution.
【选择】The author's purpose in writing this article is probably... to show that there is a huge business opportunty.
【选择】The author seems puzzled because... he sees an opportunity that isn't being addressed.
【选择】-What has forced many women to stay away from the workforce? -They have to take care of the elderly.
【选择】An adequate amount of something is... just enough.
adequate 英 /ˈædɪkwət/ 美 /ˈædɪkwət/ adj. 充足的；适当的；胜任的
【选择】In an event is imminent, it...is about to happen.
imminent 英 /ˈɪmɪnənt/ 美 /ˈɪmɪnənt/ adj. 即将来临的；迫近的
【选择】-What sector of India's population will grow the fastest between 2006 and 2050? -those who are 80 or older
【跟读】Social strata refers to layers of status within a society, such as upper an lower class.
【跟读】A person with aspiration has hopes and dreams of reaching goals.
【选择】-What happens businesses done to address this demographic? -But there has been very little effort to provide products and services.
【选择】-Why do many elderly compromise on their needs or lifestyle? -Most senior citizens, especially those who live independently, are unable to get the care and trusted support they need.
【跟读】There is a growing opportunity to provide products and services to the elderly.
【跟读】The author thinks there is a significant business opportunity.