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双语趣听精彩世界 第171期:孤单寂寞冷的全球效应

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 　　Mail Online: charities have warned that one million elderly people in Britain are chronically1 lonely, with many not seeing or even speaking to someone every day.

　　孤单寂寞冷的全球效应
　　Almost a quarter of those aged2 over 75 who live alone go whole days without any human contact – face-to-face or over the phone.
　　In total, one in ten men and women aged 65-plus – equivalent to around 1 million people – are always or often lonely.
　　But, as the population ages, the problem will blight3 the lives of even more with 1.5 million pensioners4 set to be affected5 by 2028.

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1 chronically yVsyi     
ad.长期地
参考例句：
  • Similarly, any pigment nevus that is chronically irritated should be excised. 同样，凡是经常受慢性刺激的各种色素痣切勿予以切除。
  • People chronically exposed to chlorine develop some degree of tolerance. 人长期接触氯气可以产生某种程度的耐受性。
2 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
3 blight 0REye     
n.枯萎病；造成破坏的因素；vt.破坏，摧残
参考例句：
  • The apple crop was wiped out by blight.枯萎病使苹果全无收成。
  • There is a blight on all his efforts.他的一切努力都遭到挫折。
4 pensioners 688c361eca60974e5ceff4190b75ee1c     
n.领取退休、养老金或抚恤金的人( pensioner的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • He intends to redistribute income from the middle class to poorer paid employees and pensioners. 他意图把中产阶级到低薪雇员和退休人员的收入做重新分配。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor. 我自己就是一个我们的高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。 来自辞典例句
5 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

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