据有关媒体报道,在美国超过45岁的人口中,有1350万已出现阅读困扰,眼因老花而无法看清太小的字体;超过65岁的银发族、每天平均比一般人多一小时以上的阅读时间但却有四分之一以上无法阅读标准字体书籍报刊。迎接高龄化社会,促使美国许多出版社开始增加大字版图书的印行。 “大字版”是指“任何印刷品使用的字体在16磅以上,便利视力障碍读者或开始阅读的儿童使用”。有些非中老年人也 According to media reports, 13.5 million of the population over the age of 45 in the United States have had reading problems. They can not read too small fonts due to presbyopia. For those over 65, they are on average a little more than an hour a day Reading time but more than a quarter can not read standard fonts books and newspapers. To meet the aging society, prompting many U.S. publishers to start printing larger-sized books. “Large version” means “any printed product that uses more than 16 pounds of fonts for the convenience of visually impaired readers or children who are beginning to read”. Some non-middle-aged people also