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0They’re Over 80. You Can Find Them in the Club.
It was well past midnight on a recent weekend, and the Mirano nightclub in central Brussels pulsed with its usual energy.
Among the revelers in crop tops, short skirts and high heels, one group stood out: gray-haired retirement-home residents, many in their 80s or 90s. The men wore suits with pocket handkerchiefs, and the women, in mascara and red lipstick, wore chunky necklaces and tops with sequins.
"Look at the atmosphere," said Guillaume Vanderweyen, 99, who was clubbing for the first time in 40 years. "Everyone is happy because we’re doing something different. That matters in life."
Youssef Kaddar, the head of Papy Booom, used to organize more conventional events for seniors, like trips to the seaside and restaurant outings. But those activities began to feel stale. Would there be interest in something a little wilder, he wondered?
Overwhelmingly so, it turned out. He has organized five nightclub outings since 2023, to strong reviews, and has also orchestrated hot-air balloon rides, video game nights and day raves.
Globally, about one in four older adults experiences social isolation, and that number is on the rise, said Hans Henri P. Kluge, the World Health Organization’s director for Europe.
"We are living longer, but not healthier and not more connected," Mr. Kluge said in an interview. "There’s a cheap cure: It is called social connectivity."
Ludovic Adrien, the manager of the nightclub, said he was all too aware of the extra risks involved in having a group of older people there. But the risks were well worth it, he said: "There’s no real age limit for knowing how to party."
well past midnight 时间早已过了午夜
well adv. （表程度）深
midnight n. 午夜（twelve o'clock）
pulse with its usual energy 流动着一如既往的律动能量
pulse （本文）v. 有节奏地跳动；n. 脉搏
I could feel the blood pulsing through my veins.我能感觉到血液在血管中涌动。
the music pulsing through the club 俱乐部里回荡着音乐
reveler 英 [ˈrevələ(r)] 美 [ˈrevələr] n. 狂欢的人（people who revel）
revel v. （尤指吵闹地）狂欢，纵酒，作乐（to dance, drink, or sing, at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way）
You'll see a lot of revelers during these festivals too.在这些节日里，你也会看到很多狂欢的人群。
retirement-home resident 养老院的居民
retirement-home 养老院，退休之家
people with disabilities 有残疾问题的人
older people 老年人
conventional 英 [kənˈvenʃənll] 美 [kənˈvenʃənl] adj. 传统的
convention n. （大家普遍接受的）常规，惯例
近义词辨析：traditional和 conventional 都可以理解为"传统的"但conventional 比 traditional 要多一层墨守成规，没有新意的含义。
stale 英 [steɪl] 美 [steɪl] adj. 无聊的（ boring because too familiar）；（食物）不新鲜的
stale bread 不新鲜的面包
overwhelmingly 英 [ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋli] 美 [ˌəʊvərˈwelmɪŋli] adv. （本文）完全地（very strongly，completely）
day rave 白日锐舞
rave n. 胡言乱语（在1980年代，英国年轻人开始用这个词去指代 dance parties with electronic music）；锐舞（中国本土化音译名）
social isolation 社交孤立（一个人缺乏人际关系和社会接触，可以通过社交范围、社交频率等维度来评估，而不仅仅是一种主观的感觉。）
isolation n. （本文）孤身一人
social connectivity （人与人间的）联结力
反义词： social isolation 社交孤立
connectivity n. （电子设备的）连接性能
Maybe it's just a connectivity problem. 或许它只是接触不良了。
