Occasionally, newspapers report that an old person has been found dead after days, having suffered a lonely demise from illness or even starvation. For the most part, old-age poverty is hidden, often by the victims themselves, who are too proud to talk about their condition.
我们偶尔会在报纸上读到报道，说老年人死了几天才被人们发现，死前忍受着病痛甚至是饥饿的折磨。在多数情况下，老年贫困问题是隐形的，常常被受害者自己所掩盖，这些老年人太骄傲，他们不愿提到自己的困境。