As recently as 1990, working-age Japanese outnumbered children and the elderly by seven to three.
近在1990年,日本适龄劳动人口数目和儿童及老人数目的比例是七比三。
So much was in the air that there are reports of small children and the elderly having suffocated on the fumes in their homes.
有报道指出,由于空气中瓦斯浓度过大,一些老人小孩甚至在家中窒息。
Inside, many other patients, including children and the elderly, can be seen lying on beds or seated on the ground awaiting treatment.
而医院里的病人,包括老人和儿童,躺在床上或席地而坐等待治疗。
He denounced the belief in traditional witchcraft, saying those who live in fear of spirits and threatening powers are disoriented and bewildered and end up condemning street children and the elderly as sorcerers.
VOA: standard.2009.03.22
It happens more commonly in women,children, the elderly and those who use their voice a lot in their jobs.
VOA: special.2009.09.02
But experts say they are encouraged that the virus seems to be hitting hardest among people of middle age, sparing the more vulnerable groups - the elderly and children under the age of five.
VOA: standard.2009.04.28
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