But greater longevity means that people spend more years chronically ill .

但是活得越长，就意味着患慢性病的时间越长。

Chronically inflamed organs , in turn , stop working as they should .

带有慢性炎症的器官反过来不能正常运作。

Chronically unemployed workers lose skills and human capital , and they become less employable .

慢性失业的工人会丧失技术和人力资本，他们将不再适宜被雇用。

Adding chronically poisoned air to the mix could prove volatile , some think .

有些人认为，在其中添加上慢性毒害的空气可能会呈现不稳定局面。

All my work has been with the chronically , severely , mentally ill like myself .

所有我的工作就是和慢性地、严重地、精神上像我自己一样的患者呆在一起。