導讀:美國一名男子創辦了一家提供“孫兒出租”服務的公司，讓老人可以通過手機APP租個“孫子孫女”來陪伴他們。
Lonely pensioners can now buy ’grandkids-on-demand’ at the press of a button.
孤獨的老人現在只需按下按鈕就可以租個“孫兒孫女”了。
Using a new app named Papa, the elderly can call on young people to come and visit them and keep them company for $15 per hour.
使用一款名為Papa的手機應用，每小時15美元，老年人可以請年輕人來看望并陪伴他們。
Elderly people, who may have lost touch with their own family, can also ask their rented grandchildren to do chores and drive them around.
那些與家人沒有聯系的老年人也可以請租來的“孫兒孫女”做家務，帶他們出去兜風。
Papa, which is based in Miami, Florida, is available as a mobile app and a customer telephone line for those without access to a smartphone.
Papa總部位于佛羅里達州邁阿密，人們可能通過智能手機APP來使用它，對于那些沒有智能手機的人，也可以撥打熱線。
To use the service, seniors will first need to contact Papa through either of these methods.
老年人首先得通過這兩種方法聯系上Papa使用這項服務。
Papa’s representatives will then provide a free consultation with the person to see how it can pair college students with them.
然后，Papa的服務代表會提供免費的咨詢，確認學生配對人員。
The app costs the elderly citizens $15 an hour and the Papa Pals receive at least $10 per visit.
這款應用每小時收費15美元，“Papa陪護人員”每次至少可以得到10美元。
The exact sum is calculated by an algorithm and varies based on the type of trip undertaken by the Papa Pal.
確切的數字是通過一種算法計算出來的，并根據“Papa陪護人員”提供的服務類型而變化。
According to Andrew Parker, the founder and chief executive of the companionship service, most Papa Pals make on average between $20 to $30 per visit.
據Papa服務的創始人兼首席執行官安德魯.帕克(Andrew Parker)介紹，大多數“Papa陪護人員”平均每次能賺20至30美元。
The average visit lasts around three hours.
平均的服務時間在三小時左右。
Although designed originally for helping old people, Mr Parker believes it could also provide services to other infirm groups.
盡管該公司設計初衷是幫助老年人，帕克認為它也能給其它弱勢群體提供服務。
The entrepreneur has also targeted babysitting and caring for adults or children with autism as potential future expansion projects within the app.
他還將照看孩子和照顧患有自閉癥的成年人或兒童作為該應用未來潛在的擴展項目。
Papa also provides somewhat of a digital education, assisting the elderly set up Netflix or video chat with their grandchildren.
Papa還提供一些數字化培訓，如幫助老年人連接網飛（Netflix）看電視或者與他們的孫兒孫女視頻聊天。
來源：每日郵報
