VOA常速英语:Grandfluencers

They are called Grandfluencers
他们被称为高龄时尚弄潮儿
and theyre online and on point
他们在网上
pushing stereotypes social media norms and age taboos out of their way.
把刻板印象、社交媒体规范和年龄禁忌推开。
I was born in Barcelona in Spain 78 years ago.
我78年前出生在西班牙的巴塞罗那。
Magdaleos de Gutierrez is the star of New York social media
Magdaleos de Gutierrez是纽约社交媒体的明星，
rumors muse of fringe couturiers and the queen of catalan accent.
处在流言蜚语边缘的时装设计师和加泰罗尼亚口音女王。
Shes artistic and beautiful.
她既艺术又漂亮。
Her closet is larger than an average New York city apartment
她的衣橱比纽约市的普通公寓还大，
and her instagram followers are measured in the tens of thousands.
她在Instagram上的粉丝有数万人。
Three thousand surprises surprise surprise and after a few times after fifth thousand
3000个粉丝了，真是令人惊喜，还没过多久，5000个粉丝了，
and oh and now twenty-five.
哇，现在已经有25000个粉丝了！
Her followers live all over the world
她的粉丝遍布在世界各地。
and she is generally at least twice or even three times their age.
而且她通常至少是他们年龄的两倍甚至三倍。
From her they learned to dress extravagantly to mix colors and to stand out.
他们从她身上学到了如何通过混搭颜色，使自己穿得很华丽，让自己与众不同。
In the morning many times I put the the hat I had
早上我把帽子放了很多次
and after put this and this this this beginning one thing.
之后把这个和这个穿上，开始另一件事。
Steve Austin is 82.
史蒂夫·奥斯汀82岁。
He has over a million and a half followers on tik tok.
他在Tiktok上有超150万的粉丝。
I couldnt believe it and
我不敢相信
and as I said before
就像我之前说过的
most of them are young people.
他们大多是年轻人。
His fans know him as Om Steve.
他的粉丝称他为奥姆·史蒂夫。
A few times a day
一天几次
the man who lives in a modest apartment in an assisted living facility in Texas
他住在得克萨斯州一家辅助生活设施的简陋公寓里的人
logs in to entertain his online audience with dance moves, tricks and funny phrases.
登入上线，为他的在线观众的跳舞，杂耍，讲段子。
Well good morning my little petonius.
好吧，早上好，我的小佩托尼乌斯。
the song cooking with steve became a true hit
和史蒂夫一起做饭的那首歌成了真正的热门歌曲。
which wasnt really cooking
并不是真正的烹饪
it was just like making a sandwich or a bowl of cereal
就像做个三明治或者一碗麦片
and people thought that was, I guess, funny.
人们认为这很有趣。
He has worked as a dental technician for over a quarter of a century
做牙科技术员已经超过25年。
Another 25 years he spent working as a ticket collector at the theater
他又在剧院当了25年的售票员。
but the lockdowns and social networks have pushed him to start a new career
但封锁和社交网络促使他开始了新的职业生涯。
as an online influencer
成为一个网红
and if he has trouble figuring out social network features.
如果他搞不清社交网络的特点。
His younger fans are always happy to help.
他的年轻粉丝总是乐于帮忙。
They wanted me to be their grandpa
他们想让我做他们的爷爷
or that I reminded them of their grandpa
或者我让他们想起了他们的爷爷
well, as I said
好吧，就像我说的
I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.
我生病了，病厌倦生病。
Joan Mcdonald is 75.
琼·麦克唐纳今年75岁。
One of the most known fitness influencers
最著名的健身大V之一
not only in her native Canada but way beyond its borders.
不仅在她的祖国加拿大，而且辐射国外。
She has 1.2 million followers on instagram.
她在Instagram上有120万粉丝。
One girl wrote me and said shes got
一个女孩给我写信说她
she blew the picture up put it on her fridge
她把照片洗出来放在冰箱上
so she can see
这样她就能看到
this is what Joan went from
这是她来的地方
and this is what Joan went to.
这就是琼去的地方。
Excess weight, high blood pressure, endless pills
超重，高血压，药罐子
all that was part of joans life until recently.
直到最近，这一切都是琼生活的一部分。
Her daughter is a professional coach
她的女儿是一名职业教练。
and she designed a special fitness routine for her mom.
她为她妈妈设计了一套特殊的健身套路。
In just three years Mcdonald lost 30 kilos
仅仅三年，麦当劳就减了30公斤。
and gained a whole new life
获得了全新的生活
turning from a grandma with lots of medication into a sporty woman with lots to share.
从一个药罐祖母，变成一个运动的女达人，分享自己一切。
They feel motivated.
他们觉得很有动力。
They figure if she can do it.
他们认为她能做得到。
then I guess we can do it
那我想我们可以做到
you know like
你知道，就像
or theyre
或者他们
or the younger ones
或者年轻的
that are are trying to motivate their mothers or their aunts or
试图激励他们的母亲或姑姑
you know
你知道
okay, here we go.
好吧，开始吧。
Lg Powers is 68.
LG 保帕洛68岁。
Shes a pensioner living in Utah
她在犹他州退休。
but her half a million followers live all over the world.
但她的50万粉丝遍布世界各地。
Powers used to work as a graphic designer making little notebooks.
保帕洛过去作为一个平面设计师工作，制作小笔记本。
She planned to start a business selling them using social networks.
她计划利用社交网络来做生意。
But her artistic side won
但她的艺术一面赢了
and it made them feel like
这让他们觉得
it validated their music
它验证了他们的音乐
like they like kind of like
就像他们喜欢的一样
I remember when I when
我记得当我
you know
你知道
when the beatles came out
披头士乐队出来的时候
and they didnt
他们没有
my parents didnt like them
我父母不喜欢他们
its like you have to like this as well
就好像你也得喜欢这个
you know
你知道
how parents dont like the kids music.
父母是多么不喜欢孩子们的音乐。
Fans from all over the world write to her in a myriad of languages
来自世界各地的歌迷用各种各样的语言给她写信。
asking to sing a song in their native language.
要求用他们的母语唱一首歌。
Russian is one of them.
俄国人就是其中之一。
[Music]
[音乐]
The coronavirus pandemic and isolation have created fertile ground for the elderly on social media
冠状病毒的流行和隔离在社交媒体上为老年人创造了肥沃的土壤。
and it proves its never too late to start something new.
这也证明了开始新事物永远不会太晚。
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