(单词翻译:单击)
The participants on the Digital Inclusion Day really benefited.
数码接纳日的参与者感觉获益良多。
The majority were in their seventies, though some were younger and a few were even in their nineties!
大多数人都已经七十岁了,尽管有的人年轻一点,有的人甚至已经九十岁了!
Quite a few owned both a computer and a mobile phone, but these tended to be outdated models.
有些人既有电脑,又有手机,但是这些往往都已经过时了。
They generally knew how to do simple things, like send texts,
他们大概知道怎么做一些简单的事情,比如说发发信息,
but weren't aware of recent developments in mobile phone technology.
但是并不知道移动电话科技的新近发展状况。
A few were keen to learn but most were quite dismissive at first
有一些人很想学习,但是大多数人刚开始的时候不屑一顾
they couldn't see the point of updating their skills.
他们并不能理解升级自己的技能有什么用。
But that soon changed. The feedback was very positive.
但是很快就改变了。反馈非常的好。
The really encouraging thing was that participants all said they felt much more confident about using social media to keep in touch with their grandchildren,
十分振奋人心的是,参与者们都感觉对使用社交媒体和自己的孙子孙女们沟通更加有自信了,
who prefer this form of communication to phoning or sending emails.
毕竟相对于电话或者发邮件来说,他们的孙子孙女更加喜欢这种沟通方式。
A lot of them also said playing online games would help them make new friends and keep their brains active.
也有很多人说玩网络游戏能够帮助他们认识更多新朋友,保持大脑活跃。
They weren't that impressed with being able to order their groceries online, as they liked going out to the shops,
他们对于网购不是很感兴趣,因为他们更喜欢去商店买,
but some said it would come in handy if they were ill or the weather was really bad.
但是有些人说如果他们生病了,或者天气很糟糕的时候,网购很方便。
One thing they asked about was using tablets for things like reading newspapers.
他们问的一件事情是如何利用平板电脑看报纸。
Some people had been given tablets as presents but had never used them.
一些人收到平板电脑作为礼物,但是从来没有用过。
So that's something we'll make sure we include this time...
所以我们要把这个包括在这次活动里...