老年人退休以后，空余时间特别多，但是儿孙们往往没有时间陪伴他们。于是有些老人就到网上跟年轻人交流，当上了网红，也让自己的生活更加丰富多彩。
The silver-haired stars on social media
by Nicola Smith & Junho Lee
South Korean grandparents are refusing to retire quietly. Asia's fourth largest economy is witnessing a rise in gray-haired "influencers" in their sixties, seventies and eighties who are chalking up hundreds of thousands of hits as they find fame on YouTube and other social media channels.
economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ n. 经济、经济体
witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ v. 看到、目睹
gray-haired 灰白头发的
influencer /ˈɪnfluənsə(r)/ n. 能影响别人的人（由influence加上表示人的后缀-er）
chalk /tʃɔːk/ up 达到、挣到
hit /hɪt/ n. （一次）点击
fame /feɪm/ n. 名气、名声
YouTube /ˈjuːtjuːb/ 是美国的视频网站
channel /ˈtʃæn(ə)l/ n. 频道、渠道
Park Mak-rye, 72, reportedly took to YouTubing to fight her fears about dementia（痴呆）. She now has 940,000 subscribers（订阅者） to her "Korean Grandma" channel.
reportedly /rɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ adv. 据说、据报道（由report的过去分词加后缀-ly变成副词）
YouTubing 指使用YouTube
Ms Park has gained popularity for her frank advice on make-up, fashion and her matter-of-fact approach to life. "Why do you try to live your life to other people's rhythm? Live your own life to your own rhythm and people who want to join in will come and dance," she once told her followers.
popularity /ˌpɒpjuˈlærəti/ n. 流行、流行度（由popular加后缀-ity变成名词）
frank /fræŋk/ adj. 坦诚的
make-up 化妆品
matter-of-fact 不带感情色彩的、淡然的
approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ n. 方法、方式
rhythm /ˈrɪð(ə)m/ n. 节奏
follower /ˈfɒləʊə(r)/ n. 关注者、粉丝（由follow加上表示人的后缀-er）
Her pearls of fashion wisdom include: "If you see something pretty, buy it right away. It won't be there next year. Don't obsess over the fact if it will make you look fat or slim, buy it if it suits your taste."
pearl /pɜːl/ n. 珍珠（引申为很有价值的东西）
wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ n. 智慧
obsess /əbˈses/ v. 总想某事、对…念念不忘
slim /slɪm/ adj. 苗条的
suit /sjuːt/ v. 适合
taste /teɪst/ n. 口味、品味
The boom in silver-haired social media stars has been propelled by South Korea's status as the country with the world's fastest ageing population. By 2050, there will be 71 people aged 65 and over for every 100 people aged 15-64 in South Korea, up from just 17.3 per 100 in 2014, the OECD forecasts.
boom /buːm/ n. 繁荣、风行
silver-haired 银发的
propel /prəˈpel/ v. 推动
status /ˈsteɪtəs/ n. 情形、状况
age /eɪdʒ/ v. 变老（它加-ing时，在英式英语中是ageing，在美式英语中是aging）
OECD 经济合作与发展组织
forecast /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ v. 预测、预报
The trend means many elderly citizens face a prospect of working low-paid, blue collar jobs post-retirement to support themselves. However, the changing demographics（人口数据） have also shifted consumption patterns and marketing strategies towards luring the older generation – creating new, unconventional career opportunities for senior citizens in social media or modelling.
citizen /ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n/ n. 公民
prospect /ˈprɒspekt/ n. 前景、前途
low-paid 工资低的
blue collar 蓝领
post- 前缀，表示“在…之后”
retirement /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/ n. 退休（由retire加后缀-ment变成名词）
shift /ʃɪft/ v. 使改变
consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃ(ə)n/ n. 消费
pattern /ˈpæt(ə)n/ n. 模式、方式
marketing /ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/ n. 市场营销
strategy /ˈstrætədʒi/ n. 策略
lure /lʊə(r)/ v. 吸引、引诱
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 一代人
unconventional /ˌʌnkənˈvenʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 非常规的（由conventional加上表示否定的前缀un-）
opportunity /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/ n. 机会
senior /ˈsiːniə(r)/ adj. 年长的
modelling /ˈmɒd(ə)lɪŋ/ n. 模特表演
Kim Chil-doo, a charismatic 65-year old with an overgrown beard and grey wavy hair, became the country's first senior fashion model last year, making his debut at Seoul Fashion Week. "This was what I wanted to do when I was young, but gave up to make money, and I thought maybe it's worth trying even now," Mr Kim said. "And I'm glad I did it – being a model is really fun. Senior? It's just a label."
charismatic /ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk/ adj. 有魅力的
overgrown /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/ adj. 长得过大的（前缀over-表示过度）
beard /bɪəd/ n. 胡子
wavy /ˈweɪvi/ adj. 波浪形的、卷曲的（由wave加后缀-y变成形容词）
debut /ˈdeɪbju/ n. 初次亮相、首次登台
Seoul /səʊl/ n. 首尔（韩国首都）
The popularity of older South Koreans on social media channels also suggests a thirst among a younger audience to watch something fresh. In March, a video of pensioner Ji Byung-soo, 77, dancing his heart out to K-pop hit "Crazy" went instantly viral（病毒般流行的）, garnering（挣得） close to two million YouTube hits in three days and a flood of admiring comments. "You're never too old for anything," gushed YouTube watchers. "Grandpa got moves."
suggest /səˈdʒest/ v. 表明
thirst /θɜːst/ n. 渴望
audience /ˈɔːdiəns/ n. 观众、受众
pensioner /ˈpenʃ(ə)nə(r)/ n. 领取养老金的人（由pension加上表示人的后缀-er）
dance one's heart out 尽情跳舞
K-pop 指韩国流行音乐
hit /hɪt/ n. 很流行的东西
instantly /ˈɪnstəntli/ adv. 立刻（由instant加后缀-ly变成副词）
admire /ədˈmaɪə(r)/ v. 钦佩、赞赏
gush /ɡʌʃ/ v. 恭维
watcher /ˈwɒtʃə(r)/ n. 观看者（由watch加上表示人的后缀-er）
move /muːv/ n. 移动、动作
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