Overseas Chinese choose to come back after retirement

时间：2007-12-13 08:21:35

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Chinanews, Beijing, December 12 – According to a research conducted by the overseas edition of the People's Daily, 20% of the 6 million Chinese in North America plan to buy houses in their ancestral land. Actually, quite a large number of high-end houses in Shanghai and Beijing have been sold to overseas Chinese. Experts believe that it will be a trend for overseas Chinese to spend their post-retirement1 life in their homeland.

 

Most of the overseas Chinese who want to come back are the first-generation immigrants, who are not professionals. Most of them can't speak fluent English, nor do they have certificates issued by American education institutions. They complain about lacking a sense of belonging, especially when they retire. Besides, it is a tradition for Chinese to move back to their hometowns when they are old.

 

Meanwhile, most of such overseas Chinese don't have a very decent2 pension. Some of them even have to depend on government allocations. However, if they choose to come back, their pension will be enough to afford a relatively3 well-off life.

 

“The average age for retirement in the US is 65, but most of the people here have to work even at 65, but back home I can retire at an earlier age to enjoy life,” said Shi, who has been in the US for 20 years.

 

Nowadays, the living condition in big Chinese cities is as good as in their Western counterparts4, but the average living cost is much lower, let alone that Chinese culture and familiar environment are so appealing to these people who miss their motherland so much.

 
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1 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
2 decent mx6xr     
adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的
参考例句：
  • We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
  • There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。
3 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
4 counterparts 67cc86339b2654a35fcc57da8fc9d33d     
与对方地位相当的人，与另一方作用相当的物( counterpart的名词复数 )； 同仁
参考例句：
  • Deep-sea valleys are the counterparts of the mountain chains. 深海里的峡谷相当于陆地上的山脉。
  • Many states have enacted their own counterparts to RCRA and CERCLA. 许多州都已经针对《资源保护和恢复法》和《综合性环境反应、赔偿与责任法案》制定了他们各自的实施细则。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

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