婴儿潮一代1.doc

婴儿潮一代：70岁才算步入老年？Middle age doesnt stop until youre 70! Todays over-50s show no sign of slowing down Their fathers and mothers wound down gently into a quiet retirement. But todays over-50s have no intention of following suit. Baby boomers believe that middle age lasts until they are 70, a study has found. When questioned by researchers, the post-war generation said on average they felt old only after entering their eighth decade. The findings suggest that in advanced years baby boomers retain their determination to cling to their youth. After drawing their pensions they are refusing to quietly see out their days as generations before them have. Baby boomers, or those born between 1945 and 1963, have been called the luckiest generation ever after they enjoyed soaring house values, guaranteed pensions and lives of prosperity. Their me generation values spearheaded the social changes of the Sixties and Seventies that left Britain changed for ever. More recently however they have also been blamed for a self-indulgence that has left the country financially, socially and even morally crippled. The U.S. study found three quarters of all baby boomers considered themselves to be middle-aged or younger, even if they were in their 60s. The average age at which they said they were old was 70. In general, baby boomers found once they reached their sixties it was nowhere near as bad as they thought. With improvements in healthcare they are able to spend more time with their grandchildren, travel and do the things they have been putting off for years because of work commitments. The attitude of a baby boomer at 64, echoed the findings. She said: I wouldnt describe myself as old, I know Im older and obviously not young. The former editor of Cosmopolitan added: When you hit your 50s a new sense of freedom starts to creep in. ? 父母一代在50岁以后正逐渐步入退休时光。 而如今50岁多岁的人却根本不想退休。 必威体育精装版研究发现，婴儿潮一代认为，到70岁他们才步入老年。 二战后出生的这一代人受访时称，他们平均到八十岁之后才有“变老”的感觉。 调查结果显示，婴儿潮一代年迈之后仍不愿承认变老。领取养老金后，他们还是不愿像上辈人一样坐等终老。 婴儿潮一