VOA常速英语:Artist Photographs NYC Small Businesses That Survived COVID-19

Barbershop owner, owner of a vintage clothing store, concert organizer and a Greek bakery owner,
一位古董服装店演唱会组织者兼希腊面包店老板的理发店老板，
even before the covid 19 pandemic these people had to work hard to keep their businesses afloat,
甚至在新冠大流行之前，这些人就必须努力工作，才能维持他们的生意，
but they look down forced many had to temporarily close,
但面临压力，迫使许多人不得不暂时关闭，
but some have managed to get through the toughest times and stay in business,
但有些人成功度过了最艰难的时期并继续经营，
its their stories that have inspired washington dc based photographer violetta marcelo,
正是他们的故事启发了华盛顿的摄影师Violetta Marcelo，
mentally for me um you know to lose all your jobs and contracts and you know being on the phone with unemployment,
对我来说，嗯，你知道你会丢掉你所有的工作和合同，而且你知道，在失业的情况下，
I mean these are very stressful things youre dealing with day to day,
我是说这些都是你每天都在处理的压力很大的事情，
I didnt see in the media anyone covering this story,
我没有在媒体上看到任何人报道这个故事，
um I didnt see i didnt i didnt see anyone paying attention to the small business owners,
嗯，我没看到，我没看到，没有人注意到小企业主，
thats how Markellos project started,
马克洛的项目就是这样开始的，
each photograph is accompanied by the story of people behind the small business,
每一张照片都伴随着小企业背后的人们的故事，
and how they have survived the pandemic fueled crisis,
以及他们是如何在大流行引发的危机中幸存下来的，
Eric Riggio and Angela Justice co-own an interior design business,
埃里克·里格吉奥和安吉拉·正义共同拥有一家室内设计公司，
were a small company and you know our employees are like family to us,
我们是一家小公司，你知道我们的员工就像我们的家人，
so we really look at this as we cant provide for our family,
所以我们真的指望这家店，因为我们不能养活我们的家庭，
you know what I mean literally and figuratively um as everything was put on hold,
你知道我的意思吗？一切都暂停了，
so you know we do what every entrepreneur does you just you just have to pivot and figure it out,
所以你知道我们做的都是每一位企业家都会做的，你只是你只需要把它转向并弄清楚，
um we didnt have time to just sit there and boohoo and cry or whatever.
呃，我们没有时间就坐在那里大哭什么的。
Bridger says the crisis has taught her something useful,
布里杰说危机教会了她一些有用的东西
so we did launch e-design services,
所以我们推出了电子设计服务，
um we did during this time were able to put our boutique online.
嗯，这段时间我们可以把我们的精品店放到网上，
That was great um.
太棒了，嗯，
Theres a silver lining I I feel like weve weve done a lot weve looked at back systems looked at what,
有一线希望，我觉得我们做了很多事情，我们看过后面的系统，看了什么，
were not doing better my business partner,
我们没有做得更好我的生意伙伴，
and I have looked at how we could what are our roles and responsibilities and really looked at those,
我看过我们的角色和责任是什么，
Louis Hankins who owns a Latin American restaurant,
路易斯·汉金斯拥有一家拉丁美洲餐馆，
hoped his business would finally go debt free in 2020,
希望他的生意最终能在2020年摆脱债务，
the pandemic pushed back that goal,
大流行阻碍了这一目标，
but he is still grateful,
但他还是很感激，
Im just thankful to still be here,
我很感激能还在这里，
Ill still have my doors open still be able to provide a space for my employees to come and earn a living and provide for their families,
我仍然会让我的大门敞开着，仍然能为我的员工提供一个空间，让他们来谋生，养活他们的家人，
Marcelo says her photo stories,
马塞洛说她的照片故事
show so much from despair and hope to hard work and inspiration,
从绝望和希望到辛勤的工作和灵感，
I want people to understand what small businesses have to go through,
我想让人们了解小企业要经历什么，
what what they have been going through during a pandemic.
他们在大流行期间经历了什么。
It is not so easy to shut your doors and then open them again.
关上你的门，然后再把它们打开，这可不是一件容易的事。
There were about 28,000 businesses in washington DC,
华盛顿特区大约有28000家企业，
with 50 or fewer workers in 2019 according to the bureau of labor statistics.
根据劳工统计局的数据，2019年工人人数不超过50人。
Thats about one-third of the citys workforce before the covid 19 crisis began.
在新冠病毒危机爆发之前，这一数字约占该市劳动力总数的三分之一。
Maxim Moscalco for VOA news Washington.
Maxim Moscalco为美国之音华盛顿新闻报道。