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高三英语Gettingoldfast,gettingrichslowly中国未富先老，应对老龄化社会的挑战需要我们奉献更多的爱心。ALONGwiththegoldenleavesandchrysanthemumblossoms(菊花)atthistimeofyearcomestheyearlygrandparentsholiday.TheDoubleNinthFestival,whichwecelebratetoday,isadayforyoungpeopletoshowhowmuchtheycarefortheirolderrelatives.Chinahasalonghistoryofrespectingtheold,andthisvirtue(美德)isespeciallyimportantaswehavebecomeanageingsocietysince1999,saidLiBaoku,leaderoftheChinaAgeingDevelopmentFoundation(中国老龄事业发展基金会).Anageingsocietyreferstoonewhere10percentormoreofitspopulationisover60,orover7percentofitspopulationisolderthan65.Bytheendof2004,Chineseover60yearsoldhaveaccountedfor(占)10.97percentofthenation'stotalpopulation,andthoseolderthan65,for7.7percent.Foreveryfivepeopleolderthan60intheworld,oreverytwoinAsia,oneisChinese.Itisexpectedthatin25yearstimetherewillbeoneseniorcitizenforeveryfourChinese.Chinaisgettingoldbeforebecomingrich,saidCaiChuang,aprofessorattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.UnlikethedevelopedcountriesChinahasbecomeanageingsocietyataspeedy(迅速的)pace.Itseconomy(经济状况)isnotasgoodasthedevelopedcountrieshadwhileenteringthisstage.Fightingpovertyremainsabigissueforthecountry.Itdoesnothaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetworktosupporttheoldwhocan'tmakealivingbythemselves.Whentoday'steenagersgrowup,eachofthemwillhaveresponsibilityfortwoparentsandfourgrandparents.Asmorepeoplegrowold,Chinawillexperiencealackoflabourresources.Thishasalreadyoccurredinsomecoastal(沿海的)regionssince2004.CurrentlyChina'seconomicgrowthdependslargelyonlabour-intensivemanufacturing(劳动密集型制造业).Thistrendwillcertainlydull(使黯淡)China'sedge(优势)ininternationaltrade,saidCai.Everyonewillturnoldsomeday.Eachofusshouldtryourbesttotakecareoftheaged.Thisisalsoimportantforourselvesinthefuture,saidDouYupei,Vice-MinisterofCivilAffairs.HongKongdreams高考状元香港求学的自白：忙碌、新鲜而充满希望。INEVERexpectedthatIwouldbesobusy.Whycan'ttherebe25hoursinaday?complainedLiuRaninHongKongasmid-termexamsweregoingon.The18-year-oldwasShandongProvince'stopscorerinthisyear'scollegeentranceexamination.AftergraduatingfromTai'anNo1HighSchool,shechosetheChineseUniversityofHongKong(香港中文大学),althoughbothPekingandTsinghuaUniversitypromisedheraplace.IwanttoexperienceamoreinternationalschoolandsociallifeinHongKong.I'mmajoringin(专业是)journalism,soHongKongwillsurelyhelpwidenmyhorizons(开阔视野),Liusaid.ItistwomonthssinceLiufirstsetfootonHongKong.Shemissedhomealotatthebeginning,becauseofthefoodandlanguageproblems.ThecanteenoffersmostlyWesternorGuangdongfood,butit'sconvenient(方便的)tocookforourselvesinourdormifwelike.PeoplespeakCantoneseandalmostallclassesareinEnglish,Liuexplained.HerEnglishandCantonesearenowbothimproving,butshestillneedsmoretimetoadapttothenewenvironment.I'mhappythatImadetherightdecisiontostudyhere.WithamixoftheEasternandWesterncultures,thereissomuchtodiscoverandlearn,shesaid.Liuhas18credithours(学分)ofclasseseveryweekand23non-credithourseveryotherweek.ShehassignedupforfourassociationsincludingtheChineseLanguangeDebatingTeamandthedramaclub.Essays,bookreportsandpresentations(课堂发言)alsotakeplentyoftimetoprepare.And,ofcourse,therearevariouspartiestoattend.Iwasn'tapartyanimalbefore,butthatmaybetheinterestingpartofcollege.Isensemyselfchanging,Liusaid.Despitethehardwork,LiuRanstillmakestimetopartywithherfriends.ScholarshipsandexpensesFOURyearsofstudyinHongKongisnotcheap,costingatleast400,000yuan,butmanytopstudentsreceivescholarships.Liuisamongtheluckyones.TheChineseUniversityofHongKonggranted(正式给予)Liuafullscholarship-HK$500,000.Notallstudentsaresofortunate.SomepoorerstudentsareforcedtogiveupdreamsofaHongKongeducationiftheydon'twinascholarship.AutumnGuogotadmissionlettersfrombothNanjingUniversityandHongKongPolytechnicUniversity(香港理工大学)thisfall.However,theHongKonguniversitydidn'tofferthe19-year-oldChongqinggirlascholarship.Ihesitatedalotas400,000yuanisahugeamountofmoneyformyfamily.ButHongKongwonmyparentsandmeoverwiththeirEnglishcoursesandchancestovisitforeignuniversitiesoneducationalexchangeprogrammes.Ibelieveitwillbeeasierformetofindjobsorfurthermystudiesabroadthanitwillbeforstudentsonthemainland,shesaid.ItdrivesmeupthewallIFyoufeelEnglishsometimesmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandstrangepronunciation,youarenottheonlyonetostruggle.Doyouknowthatmanycelebrities(明星)havethesamefrustrations(挫折)asyou?ActressZhangZiyi,27,isnownotonlyahouseholdnameinChina,butalsothefaceofAsiancinemainHollywood.AlthoughZhangreceivedpraisesforherworkintheOscar-winningmovieCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon(《卧虎藏龙》),shedidn'tspeakawordofEnglishatthattime.WhenshemetdirectorStevenSpielbergforthetitleroleofAmericanfilm,MemoirsofaGeisha(《艺伎回忆录》),Zhangcouldonlyblurtoutafewwordsheragenthadtaughtherfiveminutesago:Hire(雇佣)me!Shefinallygottherole,whichmeantshehadtospeakonlyEnglishinthefilm.ToimproveherEnglish,ZhanglistenedtoandrepeatedwordsandphrasessheheardonmusicCDs.OneoftheartistsshewaslisteningtowasEminem,whichobviouslyledtosomeembarrassing(尴尬的)momentsforZhang.Ididn'talwaysknowwhatEminemwastalkingabout,soIwrotedownthelyrics(歌词)andrepeatedthem.Later,Iunderstoodhowrudetheywere.Zhangsaidherf