(单词翻译:单击)
For old people, psychological changes, in fact, are closely connected with physical changes.
对于老年人来说，心理变化事实上与生理变化紧密相关。
Old people become less active in communicating with people and with environment because their organs of senses and vigor decline.
由于器官机能与活力下降，老年人与他人及环境之间的互动减少。
Therefore, old people often feel lonely.
因此，老年人通常会感到孤单。
They do not think that their remaining years are meaningful.
他们认为自己的余生已经毫无意义。
Generally speaking, basic personality characters do not change with aging.
一般而言，随着年龄增长，人们最基本的性格不会发生改变。
Bad-tempered old people were often so when they were young.
脾气暴躁的人少年时如此，老年也会如此。
Cheerful elderly people were most likely cheerful young adults.
性格开朗的老年人，年轻时性格也很可能很活泼。
When obvious changes in personality take place, we can find such causes as the death of one's wife or husband, retirement, disability or change in family roles.
如果性格发生明显变化，原因通常可能是配偶死亡、退休、伤残或者家庭地位变化等。
As a nurse, she must distinguish between what is illness and what is simply old.
作为护士，必须能够分清楚生病和年老的表现。
Illness is a threat to normal aging.
疾病通常是年老的一大威胁。
Illness, together with bad health habits, most certainly interferes with normal, happy aging.
人们能否正常、快乐地步入老龄通常会受到疾病和健康习惯的影响。
However, there are many healthy and active old people.
然而，健康活跃的老年人也有很多。
They are active in politics, in the arts, in education as well as in the community.
他们活跃在政治、艺术、教育以及社区活动等各个领域。
Researchers have recognized a common characteristic of happy, healthy, old people: education.
研究者发现快乐健康的老年人有一个共性：教育程度。
Better educated people are richer, and more psychologically healthy. They also seem to have better medical care.
受过较高程度教育的人家庭较为富裕，心理也相对健康。他们似乎也享受着相对较好的医疗服务。
However, if they have developed hobbies, made friends of all ages, and remained active in some thing throughout their lives, even poorly educated old people will feel confident and content.
但是，如果一些教育程度不高的老年人养成一些爱好，结交各个年龄段的朋友，并在整个人生当中都活跃地从事某些事务，那么他们同样也会感到自信和满足。
There are advantages and disadvantages in each age. Something is lost but something else may be gained. The goal should be to live a happy life in the last half of life.
人生的每个年龄阶段都有利有弊，有得亦有失。目标应当是在后半生过幸福的生活。
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