Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasaging,whichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingveryslowly,andaspeopleretirefromtheworkforce,therearenotenoughyoungpeopleenteringittoreplacethosewhoareleavingit.Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasagingwhichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingveryslowlyandaspeopleretirefromtheworkforce,therearenotenoughyoungpeopleenteringittoreplacethosewhoareleavingit.有些时候人口可以用老化来形容，这意味着出生率下降或缓慢增长并且随着人们从劳动力群体中退休，没有足够的年轻人补充并替换那些退休的人们。Whethermostoftheselanguagessurvivewillprobablydependonhowstronglyculturalgroupswishtokeeptheiridentityalivethroughanativelanguage.Whethermostoftheselanguagessurvivewillprobablydependonhowstronglyculturalgroupswishtokeeptheiridentityalivethroughanativelanguage.Translation:这些语言能否幸存将很可能取决于，文化群体通过本土语言维持群体身份的意愿有多强烈。Ford’sannouncementthisweekthatitwouldcutupto30000jobsby2012wasasmuchasignofits“legacy”,healthcarecosts,asoftheillsofthecarindustry．Ford’sannouncementthisweekthatitwouldcutupto30000jobsby2012(announcement)wasasmuchasignofits“legacy”,healthcarecosts,asoftheillsofthecarindustry．Translation:本周福特的公告说，福特将在2012年削减多达30000个岗位。这个公告表明，汽车行业的弊端很大，Ford公司承受的“遗产”，即医疗保险负担，一样很大。Pushedbypollsthatshowhealthcareisoneofhismaindomesticproblemsandbyforecastsshowingthattheretiringbaby-boomer(生育高峰期出生的人)willcrushthegovernment’sfinances,GeorgeBushisexpectedtounveilareformplaninnextweek’sstate-of-the-unionaddress．Pushedbypollsthatshowhealthcareisoneofhismaindomesticproblemsandbyforecastsshowingthattheretiringbaby-boomer(生育高峰期出生的人)willcrushthegovernment’sfinances,GeorgeBushisexpectedtounveilareformplaninnextweek’sstate-of-the-unionaddress．Translation:民意调查表明医疗保健问题是其国内的主要问题之一，并且预测表明在生育高峰期出生的退休人群会压垮政府财政。受到两个因素的影响，GeorgeBush有望在下周的国庆咨文中宣布一项改革计划。Inaddition,thepracticeoftippooling,whichisthenorminfine-diningrestaurantsandisbecomingmorecommonineverykindofrestaurantabovethelevelofagreasyspoon,hasruinedwhatevereffectvotingwithyourtipmighthavehadonanindividualwaiter.Inaddition,thepracticeoftippooling,whichisthenor