It is commonly believed that children are too young to fully appreciate the experience and knowledge of their elders, while many think that old people don’t understand the young. But actually, both groups have a lot to learn from each other.
人们普遍认为，孩子们还太小，不能完全欣赏老年人的经验和知识，而且许多人认为老年人不了解年轻人。事实上，两组人群都有很多需要互相学习的地方。

James Smith runs the Smith’s Care Home in my city. It is mainly an organization for serving the elderly. But not all of its visitors are old people. The home also includes a childcare center for pre-school kids. There is a playground in the care home, where the elderly can play with the kids. In this way, they can learn more about each other, and respect and understand one another.
詹姆斯·史密斯在我的城市里经营着史密斯疗养院，这是一个主要为老年人服务的机构，但并非所有到访者都是老年人。疗养院里还有一个学龄前儿童保育中心。养老院内有一处活动场所，老年人可以和孩子们一起玩。通过这种方式，他们可以互相了解，互相尊重，互相理解。

I suppose this is quite an interesting idea. For one thing, we live in a world where there are more and more old people. The world is facing this problem and its population ages. It will be important for young people to be able to understand and care for the elderly in the coming years.
我认为这是一个很有意思的想法。一方面，我们生活在一个老年人越来越多的世界里。世界正面临着老龄化问题。在未来的几年里，让年轻人能够理解和关心老年人是很重要的。

Regretfully, my own grandparents weren’t around when I was little, as they had already passed away. I never got to learn what the world was like through their eyes, or what kinds of problems they might have faced when they were my age. To me, their lives will always be a mystery — hard to understand or explain.
遗憾的是，我小时候我的爷爷奶奶已经不在身边，因为他们已经去世了。我一直没能从他们的眼睛里了解这个世界是什么样子，也不知道他们在我这个年纪的时候面临着什么样的问题。对我来说，他们的生活永远是一个谜——难以理解或解释。

However, I think I can still learn from other people of older generations. I might find some of their ideas out of date, and they might believe that my generation’s way of thinking is strange or incorrect. But we can still learn from each other anyway.
然而，我认为我仍然可以向其他老一辈的人学习。我可能会发现他们的一些想法已经过时了，他们可能会认为我们这一代人的思想方式怪异，不正确。但无论如何我们还是可以互相学习。