新奇事件簿 60岁成为中年标志（在线收听）

For the past 100 years, people believed middle age to be around 50 years old. This is when we start to grow 'old'. However, new research says we have to change this. A study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIAS) in Austria and Stony Brook University in New York says middle age now starts at 60 or even 65, or older. Why? The biggest reason is that we are living longer. We are also healthier,we have better diets, we exercise more and we have more money to live a nicer lifestyle. The IIAS said: "Since life expectancies have increased over the past several decades, and are continuing to increase, people once considered 'old' should actually be viewed as more middle aged."

在过去的100年中，人们一直相信中年应该是50岁左右。从这时期开始，我们开始变老。但是，新的研究称我们应对此进行改变。澳大利亚应用系统分析国际研究所和纽约州立大学石溪分校的研究称中年应该开始于60或65岁，或是更老一些。为什么？其中最大的原因是我们生活的时间变长了。我们也变得更加健康，我们的饮食更加健康、体育锻炼有所增强，我们有足够的资金来过好日子。应用系统分析国际研究所称：“在过去的十几年中，人类的寿命正在逐渐增长，目前还在不断增长，我们曾经认为的“老”应该看成是中年年纪。

The study was not a worldwide one so perhaps not everyone in all countries can say they are middle aged when they are 65. The researchers looked at populations in 39 European countries, so this is good news for Europeans. Britain's National Health Service warned against looking at this study and believing it to be 100 per cent true. It said the researchers did not look at things which could reduce life expectancy: "We don't know whether, for example, they factored in the possible impact of being unable to treat infections because of rising antibiotic resistance, or the increased numbers of people with diabetes due to obesity." It recommended healthy living, eating and exercise as a way to live longer.

这项研究并不是在全球范围内进行的，所以或许并不是所有国家都认为65岁是中年。研究人员对39个欧洲国家的人口进行了调查，所以这是一个对欧洲人利好的消息。英国国家医疗服务体系警告称不要相信这一研究。他们认为研究人员并没有将减少寿命的因素考虑在内，我们并不清楚他们是否将无法治愈的传染病也包含在内，无法治愈的原因有抗生素耐药性的增加，或者是因肥胖而逐渐增加的糖尿病人口数。该组织还建议进行健康生活，健康饮食，经常锻炼来维持生命。