年龄18，虚岁20！韩国议员提议摒弃虚岁传统
<p>出生当天就算一岁，过了新年再大一岁，这种虚岁计算法恐怕很多中国人都不陌生。在韩国也是如此，虚岁往往比周岁大两岁。如今，一名韩国议员试图摒弃这一传统，理由是这种年龄算法造成了很多混乱和不便。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abolish">abolish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="calculation">calculation</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p>一位韩国立法者想摒弃韩国非常特殊的年龄计算制度。</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>按照这种制度，宝宝在出生当天就被计算为一岁，到了每年的1月1日就自动再增一岁。这意味着除夕夜出生的孩子第二天就算两岁。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Koreans">Koreans</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cnn">cnn</span>.</p><p>据<span word="cnn">cnn</span>报道，这是多数韩国人日常生活中采用的年龄计算制度，不过在处理大部分法律事务时韩国人采用的是国际制度。</p><p><span word="Hwang">Hwang</span> <span word="Ju">Ju</span>-<span word="hong">hong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="antiquated">antiquated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inefficient">inefficient</span>, <span word="cnn">cnn</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="spheres">spheres</span>.</p><p><span word="cnn">cnn</span>报道称，韩国国会议员黄举宏（音译）认为，韩国的年龄计算法过时又低效。今年早些时候，他提出了一个法案，要求在各个领域强制使用国际上通用的年龄计算法。</p>
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