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InBiz: Growing Old: 05 Apr 12

Thu, 5 Apr 12

As Baby Boomers start turning 65, many countries are quite suddenly growing old. The trend means big changes for the economy, healthcare, social life … and a challenge to the assumptions¹ by which we have lived life for the past two centuries. Peter Day explains why. Producer: Sandra Kanthal Editor: Stephen Chilcott

1 assumptions   

假定，臆断( assumption的名词复数 )； （责任的）承担； （他人债务的）承继； [the A-][基督教]1)。 圣母升天

参考例句：

• Their reasoning was based on a set of unstated assumptions. 他们的推理是以一系列未说明的假定为基础的。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions. 你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。