英语翻译I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new

英语翻译
I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people’s homes in France.The idea is simple but revolutionary –combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building.The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities such as music,painting gardening ,and caring for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep.In the afternoons,the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children ,and if a child is feeling sad or tired,there is always somebody attending to him.There are trips out and birthday parties,too
The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned .The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention and respond well because someone has time for them.They also learn that old people are not “different ”or frightening in any way .And of course,they see illness and death and learn to accept them.The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed.They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance,too.And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the physical and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children

我曾经饶有兴趣地在报纸上读了一篇关于法国老人院的新概念的文章.其想法很简单,但意义是革命性的,就是在同一栋建筑物里把老人住宅区与幼儿园结合起来.孩子们和老人们一起吃午饭,一起参加活动,如唱歌,画画,园艺.鼓励老人养宠物,老人可以和孩子一起照顾宠物.下午,老人给孩子读书或讲故事,如果哪个孩子中途感觉到伤心或是累了,会有人照顾他.同时也会安排外出旅游或是举办生日聚会.
对于所有相关人来说,这么做是大有好处的.孩子们会高兴,因为他们得到更多个人关注而且有人很好地照顾他们的个人情绪或状况.他们也能够知道老人没什么不同,也不可怕.当然,他们会目睹疾病和死亡并学会接受它们.老人们也高兴,因为他们会感觉到他们还有用,能够被需要.和孩子们在一起,他们对生活更积极,兴致更高,也更注重自已的外表.工作人员也高兴,因为老人们的身理和心理健康都得到了改善,而且有很多人帮忙照顾孩子们.