Today Phil has to visit hospital for tests – a difficult undertaking because she is bedbound and has been now for some 15 years.

菲尔今天得去医院做检查---这对已经卧床十五年的她来说是一项艰巨的任务。

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When couples find they cannot afford to care for a bedbound parent, let alone a young child, demography becomes a social disaster.

照顾卧床的父母对于一对夫妇来说已经负担不起，就更别提让他们再养育一个小孩，那么人口问题将成为整个社会的灾难。

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When couples find they cannot afford to care for a bedbound parent, let alone a young child, demography becomes a social disaster.

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