VOA常速英语:California Firefighters Deliver Groceries To The Elderly Amid Pandemic

Corrine Peltier always wanted to be a firefighter just like her father.
科林·帕尔蒂埃一直想成为一名消防员，就像她的父亲一样。
On the way to fulfilling her dream, she started working as a 911 dispatcher.
为了实现自己的梦想，她开始做起了911调度员。
But she missed the face-to-face interactions with people.
但她怀念与人面对面的互动。
So when the Glendale California Fire Department announced,it was looking for volunteers to help the elderly, Peltier didnt think twice.
因此，当格伦代尔加州消防局宣布正在寻找帮助老年人的志愿者时，帕尔蒂埃毫不犹豫地报了名。
On my list here I have spinach, asparagus, pineapple, eggplants, broccoli, mushrooms,dry lentil bean, salsa, and vegetable broth.
我的单子上有菠菜、芦笋、菠萝、茄子、西兰花、蘑菇、干扁豆、辣酱和蔬菜汤。
Oh yeah, the vanilla ice cream, thats the most important thing.
哦，对了，香草冰淇淋，那是最重要的。
California Governor Gavin Newsom has urged all people over 65 to stay home,and avoid any contacts with others, including family members and relatives,to minimize their risk of getting infected with covid-19.
加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽瑟姆敦促所有六十五岁以上的老年人呆在家里，并避免与包括家人和亲戚在内的其他人进行任何接触，以将感染新冠肺炎的风险降至最低。
To help out, the Glendale firefighters are going to stores with lists,to buy all the food and essentials the elderly need to later deliver it to their homes.
为了帮助解决这一问题，格伦代尔消防员们带着清单去商店购买老人们所需的所有食物和必需品，然后稍后送货上门。
So far they have helped 60 people.
到目前为止，他们已经帮助了六十人。
Were not buying your groceries for you.
并不是我们出钱给人们买杂货。
We do front the money,our Glendale Fire Foundation gave us money to be able to buy the groceries up front,and then when we deliver them,the senior or the person with the medical condition pays us for the groceries we bought.
我们确实预付了钱，我们的格伦代尔消防基金会给了我们钱，让我们能够预先购买食品杂货，然后当我们送货时，老年人或身体状况不佳的人会支付我们购买食品杂货的费用。
So it doesnt cost them anything other than what we bought for them.
因此，除了给他们买的东西外，他们不需要花任何钱。
The main rule when delivering groceries to the elderly is social distancing to avoid a risk of infection.
向老年人递送食品杂货时的主要规则是保持距离，以避免感染。
Paramedic Shane Hoeft limits the time he spends with his own family,in order to minimize the risk of infecting them.
护理人员肖恩·霍夫特限制了自己与家人在一起的时间，以将感染他们的风险降至最低。
When he gets home after a shift, he self-quarantined for two days before seeing his son.
当他下班回家时，他会自我隔离两天才能见到他的儿子。
I have to quarantine myself from even my own son.
我必须把自己和我儿子隔离开来。
So when I go home, Ill have to quarantine myself and my son for a couple days,so Im not gonna be able to see him.So just like everybody else, Im trying to do my part to limit the spread of this disease.
所以当我回家后，我将不得不隔离我自己和我儿子几天，这样我就没办法见到他。所以就像其他人一样，我也在试图尽我的一份力量来限制这种疾病的传播。
For the elderly people who generally dont leave the house at all,the most difficult thing is to be in the full isolation and not see other people,so even a brief conversation with the firefighters who volunteered to help them,is as important as the groceries they deliver.
对于一般根本不出门的老人来说，最难的是完全与世隔绝，看不到别人，所以即使是与志愿帮助他们的消防员进行简短的交谈，这样的行为也和给他们送来的杂货一样重要。
Jenny Adoula for VOA news Los Angeles California
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