70% of intellectuals might die of karoshi
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Chinanews, Beijing, March 15 – The life expectancy1 of Chinese intellectuals is only 58 years, about 10 years shorter than the national figure. The average life span of intellectuals working in Zhongguancun (China’s “Silicon Valley”) in Beijing is only 53.34 years, but ten years ago, it was 58.52.

 

Karoshi, or death from prolonged overwork, is now the greatest danger haunting Chinese intellectuals nowadays. In fact, quite a number of them have died of karoshi in China in the past few years, most of them being in their 30s to early 60s.

 

“I believe more than 70% of intellectuals in China are faced with the danger of karoshi,” said Huang Jianshi, an expert from Beijing Union Medical College. “Karoshi will be a danger to all the Chinese, if we keep on overdrawing2 our health.”

 

According to a survey by the Chinese Association of Clinical Laboratory Management, those who work in the IT industry and senior executives are the most prone3 to die of karoshi, with journalists, stock managers, insurance agents, taxi drivers, traffic police, sales persons, lawyers and teachers after them.

 

Many people of the ten trades above also complain about their fast-paced life and heavy pressures, which have haunted them ever since they started their career.

 

It is sad to see that so many elites4 leave us in the prime of their age, when there is a much brighter future in store for them.

 



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1 expectancy tlMys     
n.期望,预期,(根据概率统计求得)预期数额
参考例句:
  • Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
  • The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。
2 overdrawing afc0201698fd80f1f91ee1c5acb3ba73     
透支( overdraw的现在分词 )
参考例句:
3 prone 50bzu     
adj.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的
参考例句:
  • Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
  • He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
4 elites e3dbb5fd6596e7194920c56f4830b949     
精华( elite的名词复数 ); 精锐; 上层集团; (统称)掌权人物
参考例句:
  • The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
  • Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。
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