广播电视英语短句 第 145 课：健康医护行业-3

He says the nursing shortage also affects industrialized countries. 他表示护士短缺也在影响着发达国家。

Mr. Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next ten years. Lafortune 先生表示大量的护士会在10年内退休。

At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses. 在同一时间，人口老年化对健康医护的需求也将增长，这将更增强了护士数量的短缺。

The United States is one of thirty-one countries in the O.E.C.D. 美国是31个经合组织国家的成员国之一。

Gaetan Lafortune says in recent years many of the countries increased their efforts to hire foreign nurses. Gaetan Lafortune 表示在近来的这些年，许多国家都聘请外国护士上加大了他们的力度。