免费照片给农村老人带去欢乐

Many elderly people in China’s remote villages still suffer from scarce resources, and for some of them, digital products such us cameras are simply out of reach. But one college student in Northwest China’s Gansu Province, has been shooting free portrait photos for older villagers in some of the province’s most remote villages, giving the elderly a chance to have their own pictures.
中国偏远乡村的许多老年人仍然遭受着资源短缺，对他们中一些人来说，像照相机这样的数码产品是遥不可及的。但是，中国西北甘肃省的一名大学生一直都在为该省最偏远的一些乡村的老年人免费拍肖像照。

It’s 'picture delivery day’ for this small village located in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. Yuan Ke, a college student who lives in Lanzhou, is coming to Xuejia Village to deliver the pictures he took for the elderly last week-- for free.
今天是中国西北甘肃省这个小乡村的“发相日”。住在兰州的一名大学生Yuan Ke来到薛家村分发他上周免费为老人照的相片。

The elderly in the village are all happy to see him. They say Yuan Ke and his pictures brighten up their day. Wang Xulian, a local villagers, says, "It’s such a good picture, I love it, I don’t own any pictures other than the ID photo, I really love it."
村里的老人看到他都很开心。他们表示，Yuan Ke和他的照片使他们的日子更有趣。当地村民Wang Xulian称：“这张照片真好看，我喜欢它，除了身份证的照片外，我没有其它照片，我真的很喜欢它。”

Shen Long, a local villager, said, "I’m really happy to have our picture taken, I can’t thank him enough."
当地村民Shen Long表示：“拿到我们的照片我很高兴，我对他感激不尽。”

Yuan Ke started shooting free portrait photos for these elder villagers not too long ago. His inspiration comes from his grandma, who passed away in 2010. It was not until the sudden death of his grandma that he realized the only picture he had left to remember her by is the one he took with his cellphone. He told us that his grandma loves that picture, and that he wishes he could have taken more pictures with her.
Yuan Ke不久之前就开始免费为乡村的这些老年人拍肖像照。他的灵感来源他的奶奶，他奶奶2010年去世了。直到他奶奶突然去世，他才意识到他缅怀她的唯一一张照片是他用手机照的那张。他告诉我们，他的奶奶喜欢那张照片，他希望可以为她多照一些照片。

And now, he is taking pictures for elderly people just like his grandma. Yuan Ke, a college student, said, "A lot of elderly people living in villages like this pass away without leaving any pictures for their children and grandchildren. It’s really a simple thing to do, and we just need to start caring."
现在，他就在为那些像他奶奶一样的老年人照相。大学生Yuan Ke表示：“生活在这样的乡村的老人去世之后，没有留下任何照片给他们的孩子和孙子。这是一件很简单的事，我们需要做的是关心。”

Last year alone, Yuan Ke delivered nearly 2,000 pictures he had taken for free to villages in Gansu. He says he will continue doing it as long as he’s needed. Yuan Ke may not be a professional photographer, but the joy his pictures bring to the elderly is still great.
单单去年，Yuan Ke就为甘肃的乡村发放了近2000张他免费照的相片。他表示，只要需要他，他就会继续这样做下去。Yuan Ke可能不是一位专业的摄影师，但是他的照片为老年人带来的快乐却是巨大的。