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1、A:Hi,whataniceday,isn’tit?B:Yes,butwhyyoulooksosad?C:TherearelotsofsocialproblemsfacingChinanowadays,forexample,anagingpopulation.Forthoseelderly,disabledpeople,theyareoftenconsideredasaburdentothefamily&society.Doyouagree?A:Idon’twannaagreewithyou,butItsaysthatfr
2、om2011to2015,elderlypeopleagedover60willincrease221million,anaverageof8.6millionannual.elderlyproportionofthepopulationincreasedfrom13.3%to16%,so,thefactis,theagingmakinghugedemandpressureonsocialinsuranceandpensionservices.B:Asforthissituation,someelderlypeoplear
3、etreatedasburdenbysocietyandtheirfamily.Becausetheycan’tmakemoney,Instead,theymaycostalotofmoneyonfood,clothing,medicalcareandmedication,etc.C:therecouldbeanotherreason,theycan’tlivebythemselfwell,sotheirfamilymenberneedtospendalotoftimetoaccompanythem.Thustheirfa
4、miliesdon'thaveenoughtimetorestandwork.Inaddition,becauseolderpersonoftenfeellonely,theyrequirefamilymemberstospendalotoftimetoaccompanythem,thusrenderingtheirfamiliesdon'thaveenougheventstorestandwork.Asaresult,theymaketoubletotheirfarmily.B:excuseme.Ijustagreewi
5、thyouinsomepart.Inmyeyes,elderlypeopleshouldnotbeseenasburdenonthefamilyandsociety.Atfirst,whenolderpeopleareyoung,theymadegreatcontributionstotheirfamiliesintheirgoldentimes.Withouttheircare,theirchildrencannotmakeanyachievement.withouttheirhardwork,wecan’tseeChi
6、nesesituationnow.Returnisthegiftofpay.So,itisreasonablefoeelderlypeopletogetcarefromsocietyandfamilies.A:ihaveasameviewwithyou,chinaisaritualofceremony,alwaysfocusingonfilialpiety.Asachild,itistheirresponsibletotakegoodcareoftheirparents.InancientChina,thereisaman
7、calledWangXiang.Whenhisstepmotherwouldliketoeatlivecarpinwinter,hetookoffhisclothesandliedontheiceofrivertomelttheice.Inmoderntimes,MovingChinaPeople2011candidateMengPeijielookafterheradoptivemotherfor12yearswhenheradoptivemothercannotmoveanymore.Fromancienttimest
8、othepresent,millionsofpeople’sactionstelluselderlypeopleisnotburden.Itisourdutyandobligationtocaretheelderly.Itisthebasiccriteriainbeingahuman.C:Yes,you
