VOA常速英语:沙特女性参与安保，为麦加朝觐保驾护航

These Saudi women are fielding distress calls during this year’s Hajj.
今年，麦加朝觐期间，这些沙特阿拉伯女性负责即席接听并处理求救电话。

“We receive a call, and I check the location and who is calling, then I send the request to the proper authority as fast as possible,especially if it is an emergency like fire or people needing ambulances.”
“我们收到来电之后，我负责查询来电归属地以及来电人身份，然后尽可能快地向有关机构发送请求，特别是在一些紧急情况下，例如，发生火灾或者有人急需救护车的情况。”

The calls can also be related to crime or a traffic accident, says the head of the New Women Section.“This is the first center for women in the security field.We have a group of girls who speak English fluently and have high credentials.”
这些电话也可能与犯罪或交通事故有关，新型女性部门的负责人这样说道。“就安全领域而言，这是为女性创办的第一个中心。我们中心有一群女孩，她们能讲流利的英语，还有着高学历。”

This is part of a slow transition in the conservative Islamic kingdom to ease restrictions on work and education opportunities for women while still enforcing strict gender segregation.The men take distress calls in a room separate from the women. “This step forward is a demonstrate (demonstration) that women can work in any place and in any field.”
对于保守的沙特阿拉伯王国而言，这是缓慢过渡的一部分，一方面减少对女性在工作和教育机会方面的限制，另一方面仍在执行严格的性别隔离制。男性单独在另外一个房间接听求救电话。“向前迈出的这一步表明：女性可以在任何地点、任何领域进行工作。”

For months, Saudi authorities have been preparing to handle outbreaks of disease, fires, violence or stampede like the one that killed hundreds of people during the hajj 2 years ago.
几个月来，沙特当局一直在准备应对疾病、火灾、暴力或踩踏事故的发生，在2年前的朝觐活动中，就发生过一起踩踏事故，导致上百人丧生。

Deborah Block, VOA News.
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