想變年輕嗎？去肯尼亞吧！
[ 2006-10-13 09:21 ]
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If you believe you are only as young as you feel, maybe you should be
living in Kenya.
A government minister has proposed changing the legal definition of
youth to anyone aged from 15 to 50 -- a two-decade jump from the current
ceiling of 30 years.
If passed by parliament, that would put youths within five years of
Kenya's official retirement age of 55.
Youth Affairs Minister Muhammad Kuti was quoted in local media as
saying the government plans to change the law so more people can access a
1 billion shilling ($14 million) youth fund established this year.
The proposal has rankled
some in the east African nation, where critics say the reform agenda of
President Mwai Kibaki,74, has stalled because he has filled his cabinet
with members of his own age group.
"That is utter nonsense," auditor Catherine Kagweria said of the
proposed change. "We need younger, more spry leaders to take over from
these geriatrics."
(Agencies) |
如果你覺得自己依然年輕，也許應該選擇去肯尼亞。
肯尼亞政府的一名部長提議將"青年"的法律定義修改為"年齡在15至50歲之間的人"，將目前的30歲上限整整提高了20年。
如果這個提案在議會上通過，那么只差5年到達法定退休年齡55歲的人都還是青年。
肯尼亞當?shù)孛襟w援引青年事務部部長默罕莫德·庫提的話說，肯尼亞政府計劃修改這個規(guī)定，這樣，更多的人就可以享用于今年設立的10億先令（1400萬美元）的青年基金。
這個提議引起了國內一些人的不滿，批評人士說，74歲的姆瓦伊o齊貝吉總統(tǒng)所組建內閣的成員都是和他年齡相仿的人，他的改革計劃都已經(jīng)擱置了。
審計署成員凱瑟琳·卡格維里爾評價"青年"定義修改提案說："這完全是胡說。肯尼亞需要的不是這些老氣橫秋的領袖，而是年輕、充滿活力的領導人。"
(英語點津姍姍編輯)
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Vocabulary:
ceiling :an upper limit, especially as set
by regulation（最高限度；尤指規(guī)定的最高限度；如：price ceiling
價格最高限）
rankle :to cause persistent irritation or
resentment（惹怒；激怒）
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