Good morning everyone. I'm Steve Wainwright, from Elmleigh Town Council, and I organise the town's volunteer scheme.

大家早上好。我是史蒂夫・温赖特，来自埃尔姆雷镇议会，我负责组织该镇的志愿者计划。

I'm delighted you're all interested in joining the scheme.

我很高兴你们都有兴趣加入这个计划。

Our volunteers help to create a sense of community among the many people who live in our historic town of Elmleigh, and make residents and visitors feel welcome at local events.

我们的志愿者帮助在我们历史悠久的埃尔姆雷镇的众多居民中创造一种社区意识，并让居民和游客在当地活动中感到受欢迎。

First I'll mention just a few of the activities that volunteers carry out.

首先，我只提一些志愿者进行的活动。

One is to walk around the town centre streets wearing our volunteer T-shirt.

一个是穿着我们志愿者的 T 恤在镇中心的街道上走动。

Tourists often ask how to get to a particular shop, and they might also be grateful for recommendations about what to visit.

游客经常会询问如何到达特定的商店，他们也可能会感激有人推荐参观的内容。

The town holds a large number of concerts each year, and part of the volunteers' role is to get everyone in the audience to the right place as smoothly as possible.

这个小镇每年都会举办大量音乐会，志愿者的部分职责是尽可能顺利地将观众中的每个人都带到正确的地方。

You'd be surprised how many people buy tickets then don't check them, and head for the wrong section of the hall!

你会惊讶地发现，有多少人买了票却没有检查，反而走错了大厅的区域！

Volunteers may get involved with community groups, such as sports clubs or gardeners' associations.

志愿者可能会参与社区团体，如体育俱乐部或园艺协会。

Here the volunteers talk about how groups can help each other.

在这里，志愿者们讨论小组之间如何相互帮助。

For instance, a writing group might want to travel to another town to hear a talk by a well-known author, but may not know that another club has a coach they could travel in.

例如，一个写作小组可能想去另一个城镇听一位著名作家的演讲，但他们可能不知道另一个俱乐部有一辆马车可以让他们搭乘。

The town produces a monthly magazine, and anyone who lives in the town can send in articles.

该镇出版一本月刊，任何居住在该镇的人都可以投稿。

It's free to residents, and is paid for by local businesses – that's the responsibility of the council's advertising department.

这对居民是免费的，由当地企业支付费用 —— 这是市议会广告部门的责任。

We depend on volunteers, though, to find out what people think of events they've attended, and any suggestions they have for the future.

然而，我们依靠志愿者来了解人们对他们参加的活动的看法，以及他们对未来的任何建议。

The volunteers then send a summary to the editors. There are a number of clubs for retired people, and every year, the council arranges lunch for all the members.

然后，志愿者向编辑们发送一份总结。有许多为退休人员设立的俱乐部，每年，委员会都会为所有成员安排午餐。

The volunteers welcome the guests, and when everyone's sitting down and relaxing after the meal, some volunteers put on a show – usually around half an hour of songs and short plays.

志愿者们欢迎客人，当所有人都坐下来放松用餐后，一些志愿者会表演一些节目 —— 通常是半小时左右的歌曲和短剧。

The club members really welcome the chance to chat to the volunteers at these events.

俱乐部成员真的很欢迎有机会在这些活动中与志愿者聊天。

The town council has a website, of course, and volunteers are asked to help by making sure residents know about it.

当然，镇议会有一个网站，并要求志愿者提供帮助，确保居民了解这个网站。

It's updated every day with information about future activities, and we want as many people as possible to use it.

它每天更新未来活动的信息，我们希望尽可能多的人使用它。