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Youth in the Nursing Home 养老院为啥住进了年轻人

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ID: 4120 Upper Intermediate
With one of the fastest aging population in the world (an estimated 240 million over 60 years old), old age homes in China have become a reality for many elderly. While old folks face loneliness and affordability issues, private nursing home operators face rising operating costs. News about a private nursing home in Hangzhou not only addresses these challenges with its new business model but another challenge in China right now - young people cannot afford costly home rents. 作为世界上人口老龄化速度最快的国家之一(60岁以上估计已有2.4亿人口),中国的养老院已成为许多老年人的归宿。 一方面老年人面临孤独和负担能力问题,另一方面私人养老院经营者面临着不断上升的经营成本,成为养老事业的难题。 杭州一家私人疗养院的新措施,不仅以其新的商业模式解决了这些难题,而且也解决中国正面临的另一个挑战 - 年轻人无力承担昂贵的房屋租金。 作為世界上人口老齡化速度最快的國家之一(60歲以上估計已有2.4億人口),中國的養老院已成為許多老年人的歸宿。一方面老年人面臨孤獨和負擔能力問題,另一方面私人養老院經營者面臨著不斷上升的經營成本,成為養老事業的難題。 杭州一家私人療養院的新措施,不僅以其新的商業模式解決了這些難題,而且也解決中國正面臨的另一個挑戰 - 年輕人無力承擔昂貴的房屋租金。
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
盘活 pánhuó revitalize
人气 rénqì popularity; personality; character
短板 duǎnbǎn short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape); (fig.) shortcoming; weak point
民营 mínyíng privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
盘活了闲置的床位资源为养老院增添了活力和人气还有助于补上养老服务的短板
pánhuó 盘活le 了xiánzhì 闲置de 的chuángwèi 床位zīyuán 资源wèi 为yǎnglǎoyuàn 养老院zēngtiān 增添le 了huólì 活力hé 和rénqì 人气hái 还yǒuzhùyú 有助于bǔ 补shàng 上yǎnglǎo 养老fúwù 服务de 的duǎnbǎn 短板
Revitalise idle beds, liven up nursing home and also help to relieve the shortcomings of nursing home services.
近日杭州一家民营养老院迎来一批年轻人的新闻引发热议
jìnrì 近日Hángzhōu 杭州yī 一jiā 家mínyíng 民营yǎnglǎoyuàn 养老院yínglái 迎来yī 一pī 批niánqīngrén 年轻人de 的xīnwén 新闻yǐnfā 引发rèyì 热议
Recently, the news of a group of young people in a nursing home in Hangzhou has become a hot topic.
原来这家养老院推出了陪伴是最长情的告白志愿服务项目年轻人可租住养老院的部分房间月租仅三百元但每人每月要为老人提供二十小时的志愿服务
yuánlái 原来zhè 这jiā 家yǎnglǎoyuàn 养老院tuīchū 推出le 了péibàn 陪伴shì 是zuì 最chángqíng 长情de 的gàobái 告白zhìyuàn 志愿fúwù 服务xiàngmù 项目niánqīngrén 年轻人kě 可zūzhù 租住yǎnglǎoyuàn 养老院de 的bùfen 部分fángjiān 房间yuè 月zū 租jǐn 仅sān 三bǎi 百yuán 元dàn 但měirén 每人měiyuè 每月yào 要wèi 为lǎorén 老人tígōng 提供èrshí 二十xiǎoshí 小时de 的zhìyuàn 志愿fúwù 服务
It turned out that this nursing home launched the "Companionship is the most long-lasting" volunteer service project. Young people can rent rooms in the nursing home for a monthly rent of only 300 yuan, but each person must provide 20 hours of volunteer service for the elderly every month.
此事一传开很多人觉得挺新鲜考察一番发现这个创意有三个可取之处
cǐ 此shì 事yī 一chuánkāi 传开hěnduō 很多rén 人juéde 觉得tǐng 挺xīnxiān 新鲜kǎochá 考察yīfān 一番fāxiàn 发现zhège 这个chuàngyì 创意yǒu 有sān 三ge 个kěqǔzhīchù 可取之处
As soon as news of the matter spread, many people felt the idea was refreshing . And if we look deeper, this idea has three benefits.
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