但与过去不同的是，摇摇欲坠的养老金体系再也无法吸收这种劳动力市场冲击，结果是老年工人一旦失去工作就将陷入长期失业。
But, unlike in the past, crumbling pension systems can no longer absorb such labor-market shocks. The result is that older workers who lose their job are condemned to long-term unemployment.