2021考研英语长难句复习（五十三）

　　

　　Steelworkers, airline employees, and now those in the auto industry are joining millions of families who must worry about interest rates, stock market fluctuation, and the harsh reality that they may outlive their retirement money.

　　①During the same period, families have been asked to absorb much more risk in their retirement income.

　　②Steelworkers, airline employees, and now those in the auto industry are joining millions of families who must worry about interest rates, stock market fluctuation, and the harsh reality that they may outlive their retirement money.

　　③For much of the past year, President Bush campaigned to move Social Security to a saving-account model, with retirees trading much or all of their guaranteed payments for payments depending on investment returns.

　　④For younger families, the picture is not any better.

　　⑤Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen – and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to Wal-Mart workers, with much higher deductibles and a large new dose of investment risk for families’ future healthcare.

　　⑥Even demographics are working against the middle class family, as the odds of having a weak elderly parent – and all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance – have jumped eightfold in just one generation.

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　　①与此同时，家庭被要求承担更多的退休收入方面的风险。

　　②钢铁工人、航空公司雇员以及现在汽车企业的员工都正在加入上百万家庭的行列，这些家庭必须担忧利率、股票市场的波动以及退休金不够用的严峻现实。

　　③去年的大半年之中，布什总统致力于将社会保障体系变成个人储蓄账户模式。在这种模式下，退休人员将他们的大部分或全部有保障的退休金变为依赖回报率的投资。

　　④对于较年轻的家庭来说，境况也不比老年人家庭更好。

　　⑤医疗保健的绝 对成本以及其中家庭承担的份额都已提高，而且新近流行的健康储蓄计划正从议会大厅流传到沃尔玛超市的员工那里。此计划意味着未来家庭的医疗保健将需要支付更高的预付额并面临大量新增的投资风险。

　　⑥甚至人口统计学的统计结果(人口结构变化)都对中产阶级家庭不利，家庭中出现一个年老力衰的父(母)亲——以及随之而来的精力和经济援助的需要——的几率在一代人的时间里增加了八倍。