VOA常速英语:US Parents Face Tough Choices as Schools Prepare to Reopen

Fairfax county Virginia is offering parents a choice,
佛吉尼亚州费尔法克斯县为父母提供了选择，
between partial in-person and online and full-time online learning.
在部分亲自和在线全时之间做选择。
Michelle and Jonah Goldschlag decided to homeschool their nine-year-old son,
米歇尔和乔纳·戈德斯拉格决定在家给他们九岁的儿子上家教，
and send their 11 year old daughter to school for two days of in-person learning a week.
把他们11岁的女儿送到学校，每周亲自学习两天。
Main factor there was that she really draws a lot of energy from her classmates,
最主要的因素是她真的从她的同学身上得到了很多正能量，
and and shes very close to a lot of her classmates,
她和很多同学很亲近，
and she really just I think it would have crushed her to not be able to see any of them next year,
她真的，我觉得明年她看不见任何一个都会让她崩溃，
but this decision did not come easy to the Goldschlags.
但这一决定对金沙夫妇来说并不容易。
The transition to online learning was difficult,
向在线学习过渡是很困难的，
and I would say that her voice was lost a bit in the digital classroom.
我想说的是，她在数字教室里失声了。
We dont have anybody whos at high risk in our household,
我们家里没有高风险的人，
so that was a one that was one factor.
所以这是一个因素。
Our families dont live particularly close,
我们的家人住得不是很近，
so we dont see them tremendously frequently,
所以我们不会经常看到它们，
so we think the precautions seem very reasonable.
因此，我们认为预防措施似乎是非常合理的。
In terms of limiting the number of students and and wearing masks,
在限制学生人数和戴口罩方面，
and the not having recess and all those other things that theyre doing.
没有倒退，还有其他他们正在做的事情。
Maryam Arum and Lumo who lives in the same district,
两个住在同一地区的Maryam Arum 和Lumo，
as a Goldschlags chose four days a week of online learning for her son.
戈登斯拉格为儿子选择每周四天的在线学习。
Her teenage daughter wants to go to school which makes Aram Lu anxious,
她十几岁的女儿想去上学，这让阿兰·鲁很焦虑，
and I worry about what to do with my parents who are in their 70s and 80s.
我担心的是，我的父母在70多岁和80多岁的时候该怎么办。
and similarly I know there are other neighbors who have told me one is a doctor,
同样的，我知道还有其他邻居告诉我其中一个是医生，
and she doesnt want to expose her patients to further risk,
她不想让她的病人面临进一步的风险，
one has a husband who has a heart condition.
一个人有一个有心脏病的丈夫。
Teachers can also decide whatever they want to teach in person or online.
老师们也可以亲自上课或在线上课，决定他们想教什么。
At first Ingamoran who teaches french in a school in arlington was eager to go back to the classroom.
起初，在阿灵顿的一所学校教法语的Ingamoran渴望回到教室。
As I thought about it more and I read more of the data about what we know about covid 19,
更多地的时候，我会想这件事，我读到了更多关于我们所知道的关于新冠的数据，
I got really more nervous because I invent,
我更紧张是因为我发明了，
I imagined going into the classroom,
我想象着走进教室，
and I imagined children not wearing the mask all the time taking it off,
我想象着孩子们没有一直戴着面具，
and that I would have a chance of getting the disease,
我有机会得这种病，
and then I thought about the other people in the building,
然后我想到了大楼里的其他人，
who might be at higher risk the school bus drivers the custodians.
谁可能处于更高的风险，校车司机，保管人。
Arlington school district has opted to go from part-time in-person to full-time online learning.
阿灵顿学区选择了从兼职到全日制在线学习.
Moron is convinced that the online learning experience would greatly improve this fall.
慕然相信，今年秋天，在线学习体验会有很大的改善。
Every teacher I know is spending their free time in the summer planning and researching how to do this.
我认识的每一位老师都把他们的空闲时间花在了暑假的计划上，并在研究如何做到这一点。
At the same time some schools in virginia are ready to open full time,
与此同时，维吉尼亚州的一些学校已经做好了全天开放的准备，
and we also have very rural school divisions,
我们也有非常乡村的学校分区，
and the southwestern corner of the state of other very rural areas,
还有其他农村地区的西南角，
where there hasnt been the level of infection,
在没有感染的地方，
that weve seen in more popular populated areas.
我们在更受欢迎的人口密集地区见过。
Schools that offer in-person learning are developing new procedures for children and staff,
提供面对面学习的学校正在为儿童和教职员工制定新的程序，
including mandatory masks lunches in the classroom and limiting contact games.
包括在教室里强制性的口罩午餐和限制接触游戏。
our school divisions have to file two plans with the department of education the state department of education.
我们学校的部门必须向教育部-国务院-提交两份计划。
One plan is about health.
有一个计划是关于健康的。
How are you going to mitigate um the risk of the coronavirus?
你要怎么减轻感染冠状病毒的风险？
How are you going to sanitize the the learning environment?
你打算如何对学习环境消毒？
How are you going to practice social distancing for students and staff?
你打算如何对学生和教职员工进行社交活动？
The other plan is about instruction.
另一个计划是关于指导。
Similar preparations are going on all around the years,
这些年来，类似的准备工作一直在进行，
with school districts administration schools principals teachers and parents making their own choices.
与学区、行政学校、校长、教师和家长一起做出自己的选择。
some metropolitan areas like San Diego Los Angeles and Atlanta opted for full-time online learning.
一些大都市地区，如圣地亚哥、洛杉矶和亚特兰大，选择了全职在线学习。
Titanov Orozco and Leicester Bacolette for viewing news Fairfax Virginia.
Titanov Orozco和Leicester BacoletteVOA新闻，费尔法克斯，弗吉尼亚州。