More and more older people are skiing and it has nothing to do with snow and slopes: this type of skiing stands for Spending the Kids Inheritance, or SKI.

 

越来越多的老年人加入了“滑雪”行列，不过这里的滑雪（ski）跟雪和滑雪道没什么关系，而是Spending the Kids Inheritance（SKI，不给孩子留遗产）的缩写形式。

 

The stereotype¹ of grandparents sitting at home with a blanket over their knees could not be further from the truth.

 

传统印象中，祖父母膝上搭条毯子在家待着的情景已经不复存在。

 

Today's Saga² generation are fit and active, living life to the full and spending their retirement³ cash on property, cars and travel.

 

如今的老一辈人，身体健康、思想活跃，乐于充分享受生活，也愿意把退休金花在房产、汽车以及旅游上面。

 

One of the SKIiers said: "When you get to retirement age and your kids are off your hands and the mortgage⁴ is paid, my opinion is: go and enjoy it. Don't put sums of money away for the kids, because you've spent an awful lot of money bringing those kids up."

 

有位“不留遗产族”是这么说的：“等你到了退休年龄，孩子们都自立门户了，贷款也还清了，我的意见就是：去享受生活。不要给孩子们存钱了，因为把他们养大已经花了很多钱。”

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