▍原文 As the proverb goes, "One is never too old to travel afar," and this May Day holiday, China's silver-haired generation is proving just that. Reservations for the 2025 May Day holiday have risen by nearly 30 percent year-on-year. Of these, travelers aged 60 and above account for almost half. With time in their hands, means at their disposal, and a thirst for cultural enrichment, this demographic is fast becoming the backbone of a flourishing tourism economy. ▍語言點 1. proverb /ˈprɑːvɜrːb/ n. 諺語，俗話 2. silver-haired generation 銀發人群，銀發一代 · silver adj. 銀色的 3. year-on-year 同比 4. means /miːnz/ n. 財富，錢財 5. at one's disposal 可自由支配的…… 6. a thirst for somethig 對……的渴望 7. demographic /ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk/ n.（具有某種特征的）人口群體 8. backbone /ˈbækboʊn/ n. （本文）核心支撐、支柱；脊柱 - 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《...