VOA常速英语:Printing Help in 3D

Its a 3D-printed cowl or helmet.Its like a mask basically but its specifically designed
这是一个3D打印的牛仔帽，也可以说是头盔。它基本上就像一个面具，但它是特制的，
and tailored to fit my face exactly.
根据我的脸型定制的。
Because of that, its kind of difficult to get on because it is a rigid, hard plastic.
因为它是一种坚硬的塑料制成的，所以很戴上。
But the amount of time that it takes to make something like this is,
但是制作一个这样的面具要花费的时间，
and cost even is far superior than it would be to sculpting it, molding it, casting it.
制造成本甚至比雕刻、成型、铸造都要高得多。
We are cosplayers.We are comic book nerds and fans of comic book culture and everything like that.
我们是cosplayer（角色扮演者）。我们是漫画书虫和漫画文化的粉丝。
So we are naturally inclined to craft things and creativity.
所以我们自然就很喜欢手工制作和创造。
That led me to a job at the Long Beach Public Library, teaching 3D design and 3D printing,
这个爱好让我在长滩公共图书馆找到了一份工作，教3D设计和3D打印，
which led me to purchasing one, which Ive used to make costumes
然后我就买了一个3D打印机，用来打印服装，
and props and things like that for cosplay.
和cosplay用的道具以及其他东西。
We have a lot of friends in the medical field and stuff and just,
我们在医学领域有很多朋友，所以我们常问，
"What can we do to help instead of just sitting at home watching Netflix?"
“除了宅在家里看网飞剧，我们能怎么帮助你们？”
Although, if you are home, watching Netflix, great, do that.
不过如果你确实在家，就呆在家里看网飞剧也是一种贡献了。
Stay there. Stay there!
呆在家里别出门。别出门！
This is what weve done in one week on two machines.
这就是我们过去一周在这两台机器上做的事情。
With the masks, they are done in three pieces.There is the front nose part.
这些面罩由三个部分组成。这是前鼻部分。
Theres the inside.Theres like a shield and in between that is the four layers of MERV-13 filters.
这边是里侧。里侧有一个像防护罩一样的东西，打开之后，中间是四层MERV-13过滤网。
With COVID-19, everyones, you know, needs help on the respirators or the ventilator machines.
由于新冠肺炎，每个人都需要呼吸器或呼吸机的帮助。
This is a way that two people can use one machine now.
用这个东西，两个人就可以共用一台呼吸机。
So, it splits off, kind of like, you know, back in the day, you had for Walkman
这中间是分叉的，所以就像是以前的随身听，
and you could let two people could listen to it at the same time.
你可以让两个人同时听随身听里的音乐。
So, two people can use one machine now.So, were just basically going to the friends, you know,
所以，两个人现在可以共用一台机器了。我们就会去找我们那些朋友，
the people who are actually doing the jobs right now
他们正在做着本职工作，
and just reaching out to them first because thats easier.
所以先去找他们会更加方便一些。
There is a gray area and we talked about this before,
我们之前讨论过一个灰色地带，
where hospitals are not supposed to accept anything from a non-medical professional.
那就是医院不可以接受非医学专业人士的任何物品。
However, they have been reaching out to other people
但是，医生正在向其他人求助，
because they just need anything rather than nothing.
因为他们的物资已经不够了，什么都得拿来用。
And thats why we are kind of trying to go out of our way to make sure
这就是为什么我们想方设法确保
that these things are able to withstand the processes that they would go through for sanitization.
这些面罩能够经受住消毒的过程。
So, weve switched to these ones here, which are the high heat plastic.
所以，我们把材料换成了这种高热量的塑料。
So, theyll melt at a much higher rate, higher temperature.
所以，这种材料会在更高的温度下更快地融化。
They are a lot sturdier.They are going to last longer.
他们要坚硬得多。也可以持续更久。
They can withstand being sanitized over and over and over again.
它们可以承受一次又一次的消毒。
We have set up an Amazon wish list.So, whatever people buy on there, gets shipped directly and we are just using it.
我们已经在亚马逊建立了愿望清单。所以，不管人们为我们购买清单里的什么材料，都会直接发货，融化我们会直接使用。
People get weird about like sending money or things like that.
如果直接打钱的话一些人会觉得很奇怪。
Whats it actually going to?And yeah, and we just want to do this.
比如钱到底用来干什么了？是的，我们只是想生产面罩、
We are not trying to make anything out of this or whatever. Were just trying to help.
我们不指望能获得什么好处，只是想帮忙。