Niu Yubiao： （via reporter） When you’re young you don’t feel life is hard， but when you’re old， you’re useless. You can’t cook for yourself， you can’t walk. I can’t even go to the toilet on my own. This house is so old； when it rains， water comes through the roof. It could collapse at any time. It’s a bit scary living here. We don’t have any savings. We even worry about what to eat for the next meal. We don’t get a pension from the government because we didn’t pay tax before we retired. Our children paid though， so they should get a pension when they retire. When I was young I never thought about what would happen to me when I am old. My parents died of starvation. I couldn’t even afford 2）coffins for their bodies. My kids grew up without clothing because I couldn’t afford them. My children live far away now. If something happens to me， then I will just die in my home and no one will know.
　　牛玉彪：（通过转述）年轻的时候，你不觉得生活是艰难的，但是，当你老了，你就不行了。自己做不了饭，走不动，自己上个厕所都不行。这房子太旧了；下雨时，雨水渗过屋顶流下来，而且房子随时可能倒塌。住在这样的房子里让人提心吊胆的。我们没有任何储蓄，甚至担心下一顿饭吃什么。我们没有得到政府的养老金，因为没有在退休前交税。不过孩子们交了税，所以他们退休时应该会得到养老金。年轻的时候，我从来没有想过老了会怎么样。我的父母都是饿死的，我那时连棺材都买不起。我的孩子小时候也衣不蔽体，因为我根本买不起衣服给他们。现在，我的孩子们都住得很远。如果我发生了什么事，那么我将会死在家里，而且估计没人会知道。