People in China are among the most fearful of getting old, a new global survey suggests。

　　据一项全球最新调查显示，在最怕变老的国家名单中，中国榜上有名。

　　According to Bupa, a British healthcare organization, which asked 12,262 people in 12 countries about their attitudes toward aging, 28 percent of the Chinese polled said they feel depressed when they think about getting old。

　　英国保柏健康小组调查了12个国家上万人对于“变老”的态度后，称28%的中国人一谈到变老就沮丧起来。

　　And although 72 percent of all respondents aged 65 and over said they do not feel old, the survey conducted in June and July this year found more than half of those aged 45 to 54 in China already consider themselves to be elderly. About 30 percent of Chinese respondents said they worry about who will look after them in later years, while 91 percent agreed the government of the world's most populous nation should improve care for the elderly。

　　这项在六月到七月发起的调查还显示，尽管65岁以上人群中72%的人表示他们不觉得自己老了，在中国45至54岁人群中却有54%的人已把自己看成是老人。30%的被调查者称害怕老无所依，更有超过9成的人认为政府需提高对老年人的关怀。

　　However, because people in China think about their future earlier, research suggests the country could be one of the best prepared for addressing the aging problem. About one third of Chinese respondents - more than double the global average - said they have put money aside for retirement, while 46 percent have taken out insurance, the poll showed。

　　尽管如此，研究称，由于中国人较早考虑自己的晚年，中国应该是为解决养老问题准备最充分的国家之一。调查还显示，大约有三分之一的调查对象——比全球平均比例的两倍还多——称已经为退休后的生活开始攒钱，而46%的人则已经不把养老保险计算在内。

　　Meanwhile, the Bupa survey revealed France is the most "young-at-heart" nation, with almost one third of French respondents believing people are only old when they pass 80. Indians appeared to be the least bothered of all countries surveyed about getting older (70 percent) and the best prepared with 71 percent of Indians stating that they have already made some kind of preparation for their later years。

　　调查还显示，法国是心理最年轻的国家，将近三分之一的法国人认为只有过了80岁才算老。印度人似乎最不担心变老(70% 认为不影响自己的心情)，同时印度也是为养老准备最充分的国家，71%的印度人已经开始为晚年着手准备了。