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[00:00.00]From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. [00:05.74]When most people imagine a classroom, they think of older people teaching younger ones. [00:14.62]But when it comes to learning about high-technology devices, the opposite can often be true. [00:22.31]That is what is happening through a program in the eastern American city of Columbia, Maryland. [00:30.00]The 50 Plus Center offers free technology classes for adults ages 50 and older. The teachers are often teenagers and even younger children. [00:45.52]Myra Stafford is 73 years old. She signed up for the workshop to learn how to use her iPad. [00:55.70]Ms. Stafford says she is learning quickly about the device. She adds that she enjoys learning from younger people. [01:06.08]Eleven-year-old Zhion Perkins teaches Ms. Stafford. He says that patience is very important when working with older adults. [01:18.68]"You have to be really, really patient, you know, because some of them might not know as well as others, so you have to be really patient." [01:28.70]Meridy McCague is the director of the 50 Plus Center. She says the center offers many other kinds of workshops for older residents of Columbia. [01:42.13]The activities include playing cards and physical exercise classes.Ms. McCague added the senior technology workshop last year. [01:54.56]She acted after the center received several iPads from a local community organization. [02:02.46]Since then, about 100 senior citizens have signed up for the workshop. Ms. McCague says the classes are necessary for seniors to connect with the world around them. [02:17.60]Kerry Hannon is a career and retirement expert. She says teaching senior citizens about technology can prove helpful for the economy. [02:30.90]"You have a huge growing population over 60 that's just expanding, and offers an incredible opportunity to buy online, to research products that they want to buy, maybe not online, but they research them online. About a third of the Internet users in general are over 50. As seniors get more excited about using the technology, they're going into the market place and buying it. So that's a boom for economy right there." [02:55.97]Madison Lam is a 17-year-old teacher for the technology workshop. She says she also learns a lot from helping seniors. [03:07.29]"I think I've learned a lot on how to connect with people and work with them because I'm usually a shy person so I'm not good at connecting with others besides my family and friends. So I've learned to be more outgoing." [03:21.54]Safire Windley is head of the Youth and Teen Center that operates the program. [03:28.61]She says young people like Madison gain more than just social skills from teaching older residents. [03:37.43]"I find in this day and age, our younger people, they're trying to explore and find out how they do they add value to life, just trying to find their way. This is something where they're needed and their skill set is valued and it gives them purpose." [03:53.37]And that's the VOA Learning English Technology Report. I'm Jonathan Evans.

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TeensHelp Seniors BridgeHigh-Tech Generational Gap

青少年幫助老年人學(xué)習(xí)高科技產(chǎn)品

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

來自VOA英語學(xué)習(xí)，這里是科技報道。

When most people imagine a classroom, they think of older people teaching younger ones. But when it comes to learning about high-technology devices, the opposite can often be true. That is what is happening through a program in the eastern American city of Columbia, Maryland. The 50 Plus Center offers free technology classes for adults ages 50 and older. The teachers are often teenagers and even younger children.

大多數(shù)人想象的是：在教室里，都是年長的老師教年幼的學(xué)生。但是說到學(xué)習(xí)高科技產(chǎn)品時，情況就相反了。美國馬里蘭州東部的哥倫比亞城市，就有這樣一個情況：50歲以上的老年中心為50歲以及年紀更長的人免費提供技術(shù)課程，而老師通常是青少年或者更年幼的孩子。

Myra Stafford is 73 years old. She signed up for the workshop to learn how to use her iPad.

瑪拉·斯坦福德已經(jīng)73歲了，她來這個中心是為了學(xué)習(xí)如何使用她的iPad。

Ms. Stafford says she is learning quickly about the device. She adds that she enjoys learning from younger people.

斯坦福德說她學(xué)習(xí)使用這個iPad學(xué)得很快，而且她喜歡向年輕人學(xué)習(xí)。

Eleven-year-old Zhion Perkins teaches Ms. Stafford. He says that patience is very important when working with older adults.

11歲的史昂·佩金教斯坦福德，他說教老年人學(xué)習(xí)過程中，最重要的就是耐心。

"You have to be really, really patient, you know, because some of them might not know as well as others, so you have to be really patient."

“你需要非常、非常地有耐心，因為他們有的人學(xué)習(xí)的并不是很快，所以你要有耐心。”

Meridy McCague is the director of the 50 Plus Center. She says the center offers many other kinds of workshops for older residents of Columbia. The activities include playing cards and physical exercise classes.

梅里迪·麥卡格是這個中心的主任，她說這個中心為哥倫比亞的老年居民提供其他形式的學(xué)習(xí)班，這些活動包括：打牌課程和體育鍛煉課程。

Ms. McCague added the senior technology workshop last year. She acted after the center received several iPads from a local community organization. Since then, about 100 senior citizens have signed up for the workshop. Ms. McCague says the classes are necessary for seniors to connect with the world around them.

去年，麥卡格增加了老年人技術(shù)研習(xí)班。因為該中心從當?shù)氐囊粋€社區(qū)組織收到很多iPad。從那時起，大概有100多名老年人登記參加了這個班。麥卡格說這些課堂對于老年人與世界聯(lián)系很必要。

Kerry Hannon is a career and retirement expert. She says teaching senior citizens about technology can prove helpful for the economy.

凱瑞·哈南是個職場專家和退休問題專家，她說教老年人這些技能，對經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展也有幫助。

"You have a huge growing population over 60 that's just expanding, and offers an incredible opportunity to buy online, to research products that they want to buy, maybe not online, but they research them online. About a third of the Internet users in general are over 50. As seniors get more excited about using the technology, they're going into the market place and buying it. So that's a boom for economy right there."

“現(xiàn)在60歲以上的人口數(shù)量在不斷擴大，他們?yōu)榫W(wǎng)上購物提供了一個難得的機會，他們可以調(diào)查一下要買的產(chǎn)品，也許并不在網(wǎng)上購買，但是他們可以上網(wǎng)調(diào)查。大約有三分之一的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶平均年紀都在50歲以上。老年人使用高科技時更興奮，他們會去商業(yè)中心購買，所以說會刺激經(jīng)濟的繁榮。”

Madison Lam is a 17-year-old teacher for the technology workshop. She says she also learns a lot from helping seniors.

馬迪森·蘭姆是這個科技班的一名17歲的老師。她說在幫助老年人的過程中，自己也學(xué)到很多。

"I think I've learned a lot on how to connect with people and work with them because I'm usually a shy person so I'm not good at connecting with others besides my family and friends. So I've learned to be more outgoing."

“我認為在如何與人相聯(lián)系以及一起合作中，我學(xué)到很多，因為我是個害羞的人，除了與家人和朋友之外，不擅長與別人溝通聯(lián)系。我學(xué)到的是要更外向一點。”

Safire Windley is head of the Youth and Teen Center that operates the program. She says young people like Madison gain more than just social skills from teaching older residents.

薩菲爾·溫德利是青少年中心的負責人，負責這個項目。她說像麥迪森這樣的年輕人在教老年人的過程中學(xué)到的不僅僅是些社會技巧。

"I find in this day and age, our younger people, they're trying to explore and find out how they do they add value to life, just trying to find their way. This is something where they're needed and their skill set is valued and it gives them purpose."

“我發(fā)現(xiàn)在這個年代，我們的年輕人正在嘗試著探索、尋找如何增加生命的價值，找到他們的人生道路。這正是他們需要的東西，他們的技能很有價值，這給了他們目標。”

And that's the VOA Learning English Technology Report. I'm Jonathan Evans.

這是VOA英語學(xué)習(xí)的科技報道，我是喬納森·伊凡斯。

Teens Help Seniors Bridge High-Tech Generational Gap

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

When most people imagine a classroom, they think of older people teaching younger ones. But when it comes to learning about high-technology devices, the opposite can often be true. That is what is happening through a program in the eastern American city of Columbia, Maryland. The 50 Plus Center offers free technology classes for adults ages 50 and older. The teachers are often teenagers and even younger children.