We Speak. I'm Feifei.

我們說我是飛飛。

And I'm Roy!

我是羅伊！

What are you doing? There are keys

你在做什麼？有鑰匙

everywhere! What is that noise?

到處都是！那是什麼聲音？

Sorry, I was just cutting some keys!

對不起，我只是在剪鑰匙！

It turns out that I've been doing my job

原來，我一直在做我的工作。

wrong all these years!

錯了這麼多年

Ah! I know what happened. Neil called

啊，我知道發生了什麼。尼爾叫

you to say you're not a key worker, right?

你說你不是一個關鍵的工人，對嗎？

Exactly! All this time at the BBC and

沒錯！這段時間在BBC和

I hadn't cut a single key! I'm lucky Neil

我一個鑰匙都沒剪過！我很幸運，尼爾

was so forgiving. He had no idea what

是那麼的寬容。他不知道

to say when I told him I'd start cutting keys.

當我告訴他我要開始切鑰匙的時候，他說：

I'm not surprised he didn't know

他不知道，我一點也不奇怪

what to say! A key worker is someone

該怎麼說呢!關鍵員工是指

who provides an essential service,

提供基本服務的人；

like a doctor or nurse.

像醫生或護士。

Yep, that's more logical. I get

是的，這更符合邏輯。我明白了

confused sometimes.

有時會感到困惑。

You do. Let's listen to these

是的我們來聽聽這些

examples while you get rid

例子，而你擺脫

of those keys.

這些鍵的。

My friends Jorge and Zdenka

我的朋友Jorge和Zdenka

are both key workers! They do

都是關鍵的工作者!他們的工作

the amazing job of teaching kids.

教孩子的驚人工作。

Michiko is a key worker, but her

美智子是一個重要的工作者，但她的

class is closed at the moment

暫時停課

due to the outbreak of the virus.

由於病毒的爆發。

Key workers need to have easy

關鍵工人需要有方便的

access to their places of work

進出工作場所

during the coronavirus crisis.

在冠狀病毒危機期間。

This is The English We Speak from

這是《我們說的英語》，來自

BBC Learning English and we're

BBC學習英語，我們是

talking about the expression 'key worker'.

談到'關鍵工人'的說法。

This refers to a person who is seen

這是指一個人被看到

to give an essential service or have

提供必要的服務或擁有

an important role such as a teacher,

教師等重要角色。

doctor or nurse.

醫生或護士；

That's right! 'Key' in this expression

是的，是的！這句話中的'關鍵'。這句話中的 "鑰匙

relates to 'vital' or 'important'.

與 "重要 "或 "重要 "有關。

Not to keys that open locks.

而不是開鎖的鑰匙。

Correct. And it's been quite a

是的而這是一個相當

common expression during the

期間的共同語言

coronavirus pandemic. People have

冠狀病毒大流行。人們已經

been talking about the importance of

一直在談論的重要性

key workers being able to do their

關鍵工人能夠完成他們的任務

jobs during a world crisis.

在世界危機期間，工作。

That's right. In fact, I could say

沒錯，就是這樣。事實上，我可以說

it's been a key point of discussion.

這一直是討論的關鍵點。

I really respect the amazing jobs that

我真的很尊重那些令人驚歎的工作

people like doctors, nurses, emergency

像醫生、護士、急救人員

service staff and teachers do.

服務人員和教師做。

Yes, me too. One thing though,

是的，我也是。但有一件事

Roy... How much did you spend on

羅伊...你花了多少錢在

that key-cutting machine?

那個切鑰匙的機器？

Enough to say 'please don't

夠說 "請不要

tell my wife - she'll be really

告訴我的妻子 - 她真的會

angry'. Do you want me

"生氣了。你想讓我

to cut you a new key?

給你切一把新鑰匙？

No. I don't want to

不，我不想

encourage you! Bye, Roy.

鼓勵你！再見，羅伊。

Bye!

再見！