【读新闻学英语】有钱有闲的爸妈们开始环球旅行了
By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2017年01月18日 02:05
新西兰先驱报中文网 Sara 编译 咱们爸妈年轻时流行过一首歌，叫《我想去桂林》。歌词有两句是这么唱的：“我想去桂林，有时间的时候没有钱，有钱的时候没时间……”
可能从年轻时开始，“六零后”心里也种下了一个环游世界的梦想。还以为父母就应该心甘情愿的devote（献身，致力于）在帮你养娃的事业上？too young too simple（图样图森破）！
最新的研究表明，越来越多的50岁以上的老年人把钱花在了旅游上。父母开始更注重自身的体验和精神享受——是不是一件值得开心的事？那就要看儿女是不是足够独立了。
Over-fifties spending more money than ever before on travel
“六零后”旅游开销空前增多
Over-fifties：年过五十的人，按照中国新闻的表述习惯也可以说“六零后”。
Younger generations relying on their parents' bank balance for a secure future might have to look elsewhere for financial support.
依靠父母的钱获得有保障的未来的年轻一代，可能要到其他地方找财政保障了。
Rather than carefully saving their pennies for a rainy day, the over-fifties are spending more money than ever before - and many prefer to invest their hard-earned cash in holidays rather than friends and family.
50岁以上的老年人不再节约每一分钱以备不时之需或是帮助家人朋友，而是更喜欢把来之不易的钱投资到假期旅行上。
save pennies for a rainy day：节约钱，以备不时之需
hard-earned cash：血汗钱
The number of older travellers in the market place is rapidly growing, with more people choosing adventurous long-haul destinations rather than conservatively sticking to safe and easy short breaks. Destinations such as Antarctica and the Amazon, for example, are fast becoming accessible holiday options.
年纪较长的旅行者越来越多，而且很多人选择的是有些冒险的长途旅行，而非传统又安全的短途游玩。像南极、亚马逊河这样的目的地越来越受青睐。
long-haul：远程、长途
Antarctica：南极
Amazon：亚马逊河
According to research by AllClear, a specialist in travel insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions, nearly 45 per cent of over-fifties hope to spend their retirement money on exotic adventures, compared to just 25 per cent who want to make friends and family their priority.
根据AllClear——专为已有疾病的游客提供旅游保险的公司——的调查，50岁以上的老年人中，大约45%希望把退休金花在异国冒险上，仅有25%的人把优先级放在家人和朋友上。
Exotic：异国情调的、外国的
Priority：优先级
Healthier lifestyles and longer life expectancy are allowing retirees to take up new hobbies in later years and experiment in a way their own parents could never have imagined.
更健康的生活方式和更长的预期寿命让退休者可以养成新的爱好，尝试他们自己的父母难以想象的新生活。
Expectancy：期望值
take up：拿起；举起；拾起
The shift in attitudes demonstrates a move away from safe and cautious financial planning in favour of more spontaneous and carefree living.
这种态度的改变，展现了安全小心的家庭财政计划，正在被自然、无忧无虑的生活方式所取代。
Shift：改变
Spontaneous：心血来潮的，自然的
Carefree：无忧无虑的；无牵无挂的
Younger travellers may have sufficient energy to visit exotic locations, but with parents and grandparents willing to accept greater challenges, age is becoming less of an obstacle.
年轻的旅行者去国外游玩肯定精力充沛，不过父母和爷爷奶奶们也愿意接受更多挑战，年龄已经不是太大的障碍了。
less of an obstacle：已不是太大的障碍
去南极、亚马逊流域……真的让人羡慕嫉妒没有恨啊！努力工作，尽早退休，做一个酷炫的老年人！
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