●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 ●●● ●●●● Then a contraption was placed over my ankle and foot, seriously hampering my ability to move my foot independently of the rest of my leg. Similar bindings were then applied to my knees and elbows, and it was with some gratitude that, now unable to move normally, I accepted the kind offer of a walking stick. The ladies of the Wonderful Ageing Club, however,were still far from finished Assuring me that their suit had been carefully designed on the basis of scientific research into the exact effects of ageing, they next applied a pair of special gloves to my hands to make gripping much more difficult Thus finished, it took me quite a few minutes before l managed to open a can of coke---a dexterity test which, I should add, I was only able to begin after I had managed to locate the ring-pull in the first place. My vision had grown rather clouded as a result of my special glasses, which had the effects of cataracts
Then a contraption was placed over my ankle and foot, seriously hampering my ability to move my foot independently of the rest of my leg. Similar bindings were then applied to my knees and elbows, and it was with some gratitude that, now unable to move normally, I accepted the kind offer of a walking stick. The ladies of the Wonderful Ageing Club, however, were still far from finished. Assuring me that their suit had been carefully designed on the basis of scientific research into the exact effects of ageing, they next applied a pair of special gloves to my hands to make gripping much more difficult. Thus finished, it took me quite a few minutes before I managed to open a can of Coke---a dexterity test which, I should add, I was only able to begin after I had managed to locate the ring-pull in the first place. My vision had grown rather clouded as a result of my special glasses, which had the effects of cataracts. The Japanese Ageing Suit
●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 ●●● ●●●● A number of weights were attached to my body to create the sensation of weakened muscles, and a pair of earplugs muffled my hearing. This completed my imprisonment in a body more than twice my own age. At this point, eager to see as well as feel the effects of all this ageing engineering, I looked into a nearby mirror and found myself staring at what I can only describe as an evil in the star Wars films There, however, any similarity with powerful science fiction heroes, living or dead, abruptly ended For now I found myself clumsily hobbling my way through such newly difficult tasks as going up and down stairs, sitting down on a chair and then standing up again, or reaching for things on a high shelf. Not to mention wrestling with that can of coke or struggling, through my cataract-clouded vision, to read a newspaper
A number of weights were attached to my body to create the sensation of weakened muscles, and a pair of earplugs muffled my hearing. This completed my imprisonment in a body more than twice my own age. At this point, eager to see as well as feel the effects of all this ageing engineering, I looked into a nearby mirror and found myself staring at what I can only describe as an evil in the Star Wars films. There，however，any similarity with powerful sciencefiction heroes, living or dead, abruptly ended. For now I found myself clumsily hobbling my way through such newly difficult tasks as going up and down stairs, sitting down on a chair and then standing up again, or reaching for things on a high shelf. Not to mention wrestling with that can of Coke or struggling, through my cataract-clouded vision, to read a newspaper. The Japanese Ageing Suit
●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 ●●● ●●●● But what is the purpose of this ageing suit? The Wonderful Ageing Club claims that it gives a very accurate representation of what being old is really like, and that, when it comes to planning for the next century that experience will be of enormous value And people are evidently listening: about 8000 people have tried the suit on so far and half of them have been from local authorities manufacturing com panies or emergency service providers. They hope to see whether the products or services they offer really do meet the needs of the elderly. Thus, throughout Japan, all kinds of products, from household appliances, to cars, to building designs, right down to the packaging in which goods are sold, are being subjected to an entirely new kind of test: they are being handled by an imitation pensioner dressed up in an ageing suit to see just how practical the products really are. No longer, it seems, is it going to be a young person 's world Not, at an in the Japan of the 21 st century
The Japanese Ageing Suit But what is the purpose of this ageing suit? The Wonderful Ageing Club claims that it gives a very accurate representation of what being old is really like, and that, when it comes to planning for the next century, that experience will be of enormous value. And people are evidently listening: about 8000 people have tried the suit on so far, and half of them have been from local authorities, manufacturing companies or emergency service providers. They hope to see whether the products or services they offer really do meet the needs of the elderly. Thus, throughout Japan, all kinds of products, from household appliances, to cars, to building designs, right down to the packaging in which goods are sold, are being subjected to an entirely new kind of test: they are being handled by an imitation pensioner dressed up in an ageing suit to see just how practical the products really are. No longer, it seems, is it going to be a young person’s world. Not, at any rate, in the Japan of the 21st century
go along to: to go to an event or a place where sth is happening e.g 1. We used to go along to various churches in the area playing musIc 我们过去常去这个地区的各种教堂演奏 2. The brainy men all went along to see that nothing should go wrong 聪明的人都去看了,应该没有什么不对劲
e.g. 1. We used to go along to various churches in the area playing music. 我们过去常去这个地区的各种教堂演奏。 2. The brainy men all went along to see that nothing should go wrong. 聪明的人都去看了，应该没有什么不对劲。 go along to: to go to an event or a place where sth is happening