一线工作者
Frontliner
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.
大家好，欢迎来到BBC《地道英语》。我是菲菲。
And I'm Roy!
我是罗伊！
My legs are really aching.
我的腿好疼。
I've been standing all day!
我已经站了一整天了！
Well, there's an easy fix for that, Roy. Sit down!
嗯，有个简单的解决办法，罗伊。坐下！
No, sorry - I can't.
不，抱歉，我不能。
I want to be at the front of the queue when we go to watch Rob's Biscuit Band tonight.
今晚我们去看罗伯饼干乐队的时候，我想站在队伍前面。
Firstly, I'm not going with you.
首先，我不和你一起去。
Secondly, I think you've mixed up front of the queue with "frontliner" -
第二，我认为你把队伍前面和“frontliner”混为一谈，
which is the word we're talking about in this programme.
这是我们本期节目要讨论的表达。
Ahhh - right. A frontliner is a person who works in an advanced position.
啊，对。“frontliner”是指在最前线工作的人。
It's been mentioned quite a lot recently due to the coronavirus pandemic.
最近由于冠状病毒的流行，它被提到了很多次。
Yes. Doctors and nurses who have direct contact with patients are sometimes referred to as frontliners.
是的。与病人有直接接触的医生和护士有时被称为一线工作者。
Yes, because they work on the frontline.
是的，因为他们工作在第一线。
Right, now I'm going to sit down - seeing as we're not queuing to be at the front of the line.
好吧，现在我要坐下来，因为我们不是排在最前线的。
Yes, you should.
是的，你应该这样。
Let's listen to these examples.
让我们来听听这些例句。
Ahmed is a frontliner and works in the hospital as a doctor helping patients recover from diseases.
艾哈迈德是一名一线医生，他在医院当医生，帮助病人从疾病中康复。
Wellington's mother is a frontliner and attends many accidents as a first responder.
惠灵顿的母亲是一名一线工作者，作为第一应对人员参加了许多事故。
Roberta always wanted to be a teacher growing up,
罗伯塔一直想成为一名成长中的老师，
and now she works in a school as a frontliner.
现在她在一所学校当一线工作人员。
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the word 'frontliner'.
欢迎收听BBC《地道英语》，我们讨论的是“frontliner”这个词。
This is a term that refers to people who work in an advanced position during a pandemic,
这个术语是指在新冠疫情期间处于最前线的工作人员，
such as doctors and nurses.
比如医生和护士。
They do amazing jobs.
他们做得很棒。
Sometimes they get referred to as a 'frontline doctors and nurses' or 'frontline workers'.
有时他们被称为“一线医生和护士”或“一线工作人员”。
Many people see them as heroes.
许多人视他们为英雄。
Yes, these frontliners have been risking their lives to save people from the virus recently.
是的，这些一线人员最近冒着生命危险来拯救人们免受病毒感染。
In the UK, a lot of people took part every week in something called 'Clap for Carers'.
在英国，很多人每周都会参加一项名为“关爱”的活动。
It's now become an annual event where people go outside and clap to celebrate the difficult and brave work of frontliners.
现在，它已成为一年一度的活动，人们走到外面鼓掌，以庆祝一线工作者艰难而又勇敢的工作。
And to all the people who listen to The English We Speak who are frontliners - a round of applause.
对所有收听BBC《地道英语》的一线工作者，我们要献上掌声。
Bye!
再见！
Bye!
再见！