在中国,延长退休年龄之所以会饱受争议,一个主要的原因就是很多人不相信人年纪大了之后还具备足够的工作、学习能力。对于精力、体力、头脑都在走下坡路的人来说,延长工作年限并不适宜。道格拉斯·鲍威尔是美国哈佛大学专门从事人体衰老应对机制研究的医学专家,经过多年的潜心探索他发现,其实有关老年人缺乏学习和适应能力的观点并不正确。只要不断丰富我们的内心,让心灵保持活力,人的衰老进程完全可以被大大后延。 One of the main reasons why the extension of the retirement age in China is controversial is that many people do not believe they have enough work and study ability after they are old. For people who are physically and mentally exhausted, it is not appropriate to extend their working life. Douglas Powell, a medical expert specializing in the mechanism of human aging response at Harvard University in the United States, has gone through many years of painstaking exploration to find out that in fact his viewpoint about the lack of learning and adaptability of the elderly is not correct. As long as we continue to enrich our hearts and keep our minds alive, the aging process can be greatly delayed.