新闻周刊:国际版抖音上的80岁博主们(2)

Gangster¹ Granny

账号：Gangster Granny

"Granny", 94, of Columbus, Ohio, loves the support from fans.

94岁的“Granny”来自俄亥俄州哥伦布市，她喜欢得到粉丝的支持。

"No matter where I go, into what little store, someone knows me," she says.

她说，“不管我去哪里，进哪家小店，总有人认识我。”

(Although sometimes its a little too much attention; she asked that we not use her real name to protect her privacy).

（尽管有时有点太受关注了；她要求我们不要用她的真名来保护她的隐私）。

She first went viral as "Gangster Granny" on Vine, when her grandson Ross Smith came home from college to find her shooting hoops².

当她的孙子罗斯·史密斯大学毕业回家发现她的shooting hoops游戏时，她第一次在Vine上以“Gangster Granny”的身份走红。

He quickly made a video and posted it online.

他很快制作了一段视频并上传到网上。

"It kind of went viral, and the rest is history. Nine years later we're still making the world smile," he says.

他说，“这段视频像病毒一样传播开来，接下来的事大家都知道了。九年后，我们仍在让世界微笑。”

The comedic duo started using TikTok when it was still called Musical.ly.

喜剧二人组是在抖音还叫做Musical.ly的时候开始入驻的。

They pull pranks³ together, share life hacks⁴, demonstrate beer pong trick shots, and have featured celebrity⁵ guests, including Chuck Norris.

他们一起恶作剧，分享生活技巧，展示花式乒乓啤酒游戏，还邀请了查克·诺里斯等名人嘉宾。

Granny says her favorite videos to make are "the exciting ones,"

Granny说，她最喜欢拍的视频是“令人兴奋的”系列，

such as a recent TikTok where she donned a swimsuit and sat in a bathtub full of cereal.

比如在最近的一个抖音视频里，她穿着泳衣，坐在装满麦片的浴缸里。

Smith says, "It's been great, it's opened up a new door to interact and make a bunch of new fans."

史密斯说：“这太棒了，它打开了一扇新的互动之门，也涨了一批新粉。”

Old Man Steve

账号：Old Man Steve

Fort Worth's Steve Austin, 82, draws TikTok viewers by joking around and sharing his attempts to cook, dance, or do magic tricks.

沃思堡82岁的史蒂夫·奥斯汀、通过开玩笑和分享他尝试烹饪、跳舞或魔术的视频类吸引抖音用户观看。

Bucket hats have become his signature look and Austin says he has now probably collected over 100.

渔夫帽已经成为他的招牌造型，奥斯汀说，他现在可能已经收集了100多顶渔夫帽。

Making videos for the internet, he says "keeps my mind active. It gives me a reason to get up in the morning."

他说，为互联网制作视频“让我的大脑保持活跃。这给了我一个早上起床的理由。”

Austin estimates he has been posting for about 12 years, first on Vine and then YouTube.

奥斯汀估计他已经发布了大约12年了，先是在Vine上，然后是YouTube上。

But it was TikTok where he became a star.

但他在抖音上才成了明星。

"I would make a sandwich or a bowl of cereal and that was me 'cooking.'

奥斯汀说，“我会做一个三明治或一碗麦片粥，那就是我的‘烹饪’。

I guess people thought it was funny, because I started getting followers⁶. Overnight I was getting thousands of people following me," Austin says.

我猜人们认为这很有趣，因为我开始得到粉丝。一夜之间，我拥有了上千名粉丝。”

His "Cooking with Steve" video series landed him appearances on the Rachel Ray Show, CNN, and Today.

他的“与史蒂夫一起烹饪”系列视频让他在Rachel Ray Show、CNN和《今日》上亮相。

"I couldn't believe it. It's been a bit overwhelming."

“我简直不敢相信。我有点应接不暇了。”

In addition to cooking, he likes doing silly dancing videos and "Magic Saturdays with Steve,"

除了做饭，他还喜欢录制一些傻傻的舞蹈视频以及“史蒂夫的魔法星期六”，

where he tries to do a magic trick but usually messes up.

他在这个系列里试图表演魔术，但通常会搞砸。

"I'm just a ham at heart," he says. "I don't take myself too seriously."

他说，“我本质上只是一个拙劣的演员，我对自己不太认真。”

Charles Mallet⁷

账号：Charles Mallet

Charles Mallet of Los Angeles, 85, has been making videos with his granddaughter Basia since March 2019.

洛杉矶85岁的查尔斯·马莱特从2019年3月开始与孙女巴西娅一起拍摄视频。

"I was sitting in the ER waiting room with my granddaughter after my wife had a heart attack. My granddaughter wanted to always remember me, so she started to document our time together," he says.

他说，“我妻子心脏病发作后，我和孙女坐在急诊室候诊室。我的孙女想永远记住我，所以她开始记录我们在一起的时光。”

Their warmhearted videos range from Mallet doing everyday things to dancing and otherwise being silly with his family.

他们暖心的视频涉猎很广，包括马莱特做日常的事情、跳舞以及与他的家人做的傻事。

Mallet says he loves TikTok because it gives him the opportunity to make memories with his granddaughter, and he loves eating the food that they make together in their videos.

马莱特说他喜欢抖音，因为它让他有机会和孙女一起制造回忆，他喜欢吃他们在视频中一起制作的食物。

"It is great to be able to be able to fill kids with joy and wholesome⁸ videos," Mallet says.

“能给孩子们带来欢乐和有益健康的视频真是太棒了，”Mallet说，

"If I can be a grandpa to those who do not have one, or a bonus grandpa, I am honored and blessed."

“如果我能给那些没有爷爷的人当爷爷，或是当额外的爷爷，我将感到荣幸和祝福。”

1 gangster   

n.匪徒，歹徒，暴徒

参考例句：

• The gangster's friends bought off the police witness.那匪徒的朋友买通了警察方面的证人。
• He is obviously a gangster,but he pretends to be a saint.分明是强盗，却要装圣贤。

2 hoops   

n.箍( hoop的名词复数 )；（篮球）篮圈；（旧时儿童玩的）大环子；（两端埋在地里的）小铁弓

参考例句：

• a barrel bound with iron hoops 用铁箍箍紧的桶
• Hoops in Paris were wider this season and skirts were shorter. 在巴黎，这个季节的裙圈比较宽大，裙裾却短一些。 来自飘（部分）

3 pranks   

n.玩笑，恶作剧( prank的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Frank's errancy consisted mostly of pranks. 法兰克错在老喜欢恶作剧。 来自辞典例句
• He always leads in pranks and capers. 他老是带头胡闹和开玩笑。 来自辞典例句

4 hacks   

黑客

参考例句：

• But there are hacks who take advantage of people like Teddy. 但有些无赖会占类似泰迪的人的便宜。 来自电影对白
• I want those two hacks back here, right now. 我要那两个雇工回到这儿，现在就回。 来自互联网

5 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

6 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

7 mallet   

n.槌棒

参考例句：

• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
• The chairman rapped on the table twice with his mallet.主席用他的小木槌在桌上重敲了两下。

8 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。