2005年Interview(2/5)-英语听力

[00:00.06]In other words, there is no more mental illness, for example, among the 60s-70s than among the 50s-60s? [00:08.01]Right! [00:08.78]And why should there be? Why should we expect people to suddenly change [00:13.30]when they reach their 60th or 65th birthday any more than they did when they reached their 21st? [00:19.63]But one would expect there to be more physical illness among old people, surely? [00:24.68]Why should one expect this? [00:27.02]After all, those people who reach the age of 65 or 70 are the strong among us. [00:32.37]The weak die mainly in childhood, then in their 40s and 50s. [00:36.64]Furthermore, by the time people reach 60 or 65, they have learned how to look after themselves. [00:43.02]They keep warm, sleep regular hours, and eat sensibly. [00:47.54]Of course, some old people do suffer from physical illness, but these do not suddenly develop on their 65th birthday. [00:55.64]People who are healthy in middle age tend to be healthy in old age, just as one would expect.