PART 2

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。

OK, now you know some of the things our volunteers do, I'll go on to some practical matters.

好了，现在你们已经了解了我们志愿者的一些工作内容，接下来我将继续介绍一些实际问题。

As you probably know, the town arranges three major festivals every year, and they all depend on a large number of volunteers.

正如你可能知道的，这个镇每年都会安排三个主要节日，而这些节日都依赖于大量的志愿者。

The book festival lasts three days, and uses several venues, which all need volunteers.

图书节持续三天，使用多个场地，这些都需要志愿者。

More are needed for the music festival, because that lasts a whole week, and even more help is required for the science festival, even though it's only two days long.

音乐节需要更多的志愿者，因为它持续整整一周。科学节更需要更多的帮助，尽管它只有两天时间。

It involves quite a lot of venues, though.

然而，它涉及到相当多的场地。

It's a good idea to help at the festival you're most interested in, because you can attend most of the events for free.

在你最感兴趣的节日里提供帮助是个好主意，因为你可以免费参加大多数活动。

We try to use volunteers who are flexible, though, because some festival events are held outdoors, and the weather may affect the size of the audience, and even whether the event can take place; so there can be changes at short notice.

然而，我们试图使用灵活的志愿者，因为一些节日活动是在户外举行的，天气可能会影响观众人数，甚至可能影响活动是否能够举行；因此，可能会在短时间内发生变化。

What's essential, though, is being able to get on well with other people, and also to deal with someone who's behaving badly – as occasionally happens.

然而，重要的是要能够与他人相处融洽，同时也要能够应对那些偶尔表现不佳的人。

Our plan is to get you all working in September, after a week's training starting on the 2nd.

我们的计划是让你们所有人在 9 月份开始工作，从 2 日开始，经过一周的训练后。

So we'll be timetabling you for duties the following week, from the 9th onward.

因此，我们将为你们安排下周的工作时间表，从 9 日开始。

Later, in the week beginning September 23rd, we have a chat with each of you, to find out how you feel about being a volunteer, and what extra support you need.

之后，在 9 月 23 日开始的那周，我们将与你们每个人进行一次谈话，了解你们对成为志愿者的感受，以及你们需要哪些额外的支持。

As a thank you to the volunteers, we arrange an annual event.

为了感谢志愿者，我们安排了一个年度活动。

In recent years we've had a party in the town hall, and last year a barbecue in Chamber Park.

近年来，我们在市政厅举办了一场派对，去年还在室内公园举办了一场烧烤活动。

Our forthcoming event is a trip along the canal from here to Dewhurst and back.

我们即将举办的活动是一次沿着运河的旅行，从这里到杜赫斯特，然后返回。

It's on Saturday September the 28th, and if you'd like to attend, you can sign up once you start work. Now this is the volunteers' T-shirt …

活动将于 9 月 28 日星期六举行，如果你想参加，可以在开始工作后报名。现在，这是志愿者的 T 恤......