Before participating in the show, Liu Xuehua says she kept her television on for 24 hours, was afraid to go out and inept at using technology.

参加节目之前，刘雪华说她24小时开着电视，不敢出门，不会用现代科技。

inept 缺乏技巧的；无能的；笨拙的

这个词的英英释义是 acting or done with no skill，其实就是说不会做；搭配介词用 at，be inept at doing something. 来描述长辈们面对现代科技的那种无力感非常形象。

She was left feeling inept and inadequate.

她被弄得感到笨拙无能。

In our country, there's a growing elderly population. Now we have more than 264 million people aged 60 and above.

我们国家老龄化人口日渐增长，目前60岁及以上的人口超过2.64亿。

elderly adj. 年长的

在描述老年人的时候，通常不会直接说 old people，而会用更委婉，也更尊重一些的单词，就是这个 elderly，比如年长的夫妇，the elderly couple，老年人群体，the elderly，老龄化人口 elderly population.

The program is intended to provide medical care for elderly people.

这个项目就是为了给老年人提供医疗服务。

Our country is entering an aging society. / The population is aging.

我们国家进入了老龄化时代。

age 变老

age 做名词是表示年龄，年代；还可以做动词，表示变老。这里教大家一个句子，夸长辈肯定会很受用。

You haven't aged at all.

你一点都没老。

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