话题如下：

The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

该线图展示日本瑞典和美国三国在1940-2040年间65岁以上人口所占比例的变化情况。请作答。

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The line graph compares the percentage of people aged 65 or more in three countries over a period of 100 years.

It is clear that the proportion of elderly people increases in each country between 1940 and 2040. Japan is expected to see the most dramatic changes in its elderly population.

In 1940, around 9% of Americans were aged 65 or over, compared to about 7% of Swedish people and 5% of Japanese people. The proportions of elderly people in the USA and Sweden rose gradually over the next 50 years, reaching just under 15% in 1990. By contrast, the figures for Japan remained below 5% until the early 2000s.

Looking into the future, a sudden increase in the percentage of elderly people is predicted for Japan, with a jump of over 15% in just 10 years from 2030 to 2040. By 2040, it is thought that around 27% of the Japanese population will be 65 years old or more, while the figures for Sweden and the USA will be slightly lower, at about 25% and 23% respectively.

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dramatic

释义

adj.戏剧的，戏剧性的; 引人注目的; 突然的; 巨大的;

her dramatic rendering of Lady Macbeth

她饰麦克佩斯夫人的生动表演

Recent, more dramatic use of CGI was seen in "Walking With Dinosaurs".

在纪录片《与恐龙同行》中可以看到的、更加生动的电脑技术。

She gave a dramatic shudder of repulsion.

她恶心得直发抖。

proportions

释义

n.部分( proportion的名词复数 ); [数学]比例（法）; 面积; 等比关系;

Keep your spending on luxuries down to manageable proportions.

将你在品上的花费降至可控范围。

In the tropics plants grow to huge proportions.

在热带，植物会长得非常高大。

a financial crisis of mammoth proportions

极其严重的金融危机

predicted

释义

v.预言，预测，预示( predict的过去式和过去分词 );

He predicted that my hair would grow back "in no time"

他预言我的头发“一眨眼”就会长回来。

The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.

医生直言相告，并做了最坏的预测。

Meteorologists have predicted mild rains for the next few days.

气象学家预测接下来的几天有小雨。