老無所依

By Damian Grammaticas

Niu Yubiao： （via reporter） When youre young you dont feel life is hard， but when youre old， youre useless. You cant cook for yourself， you cant walk. I cant 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. Its a bit scary living here. We dont have any savings. We even worry about what to eat for the next meal. We dont get a pension from the government because we didnt 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 couldnt even afford 2）coffins for their bodies. My kids grew up without clothing because I couldnt 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：（通過轉述）年輕的時候，你不覺得生活是艱難的，但是，當你老了，你就不行了。自己做不了飯，走不動，自己上個廁所都不行。這房子太舊了；下雨時，雨水滲過屋頂流下來，而且房子隨時可能倒塌。住在這樣的房子里讓人提心吊膽的。我們沒有任何儲蓄，甚至擔心下一頓飯吃什么。我們沒有得到政府的養老金，因為沒有在退休前交稅。不過孩子們交了稅，所以他們退休時應該會得到養老金。年輕的時候，我從來沒有想過老了會怎么樣。我的父母都是餓死的，我那時連棺材都買不起。我的孩子小時候也衣不蔽體，因為我根本買不起衣服給他們。現在，我的孩子們都住得很遠。如果我發生了什么事，那么我將會死在家里，而且估計沒人會知道。