The Tiny Radio Stations That Lift Spirits in Hospitals
小小电台，提振医院士气
--------From YLYK 每日外刊精读专辑
Britain’s hospital radio stations are one of the less well-known features of its health system: tiny operations, staffed by volunteers, that you would never know existed unless you’d been a patient here.
英国的医院广播电台是其医疗系统鲜为人知的特色之一：电台的规模很小，员工都是志愿者，如果你没有住过院，可能都不知道还有这种电台的存在。
Patients can normally listen to the shows, which are heavy on chart music and old hits, using headphones connected to an entertainment unit beside their beds. In some cases, the shows are even played out of speakers on the wards or in the emergency room waiting area.
通常，病床旁娱乐部件上连有耳机，住院患者可戴上耳机收听电台节目，这些节目大多是榜单音乐和怀旧金曲。有时，这些节目还会在病房或急诊室的等待区公放。
The end of hospital radio has been declared many times over in Britain. Some hospital stations have struggled to raise funds, while the rise of smartphones filled with music and radio apps has meant patients have less need for them. But there are still over 200 such stations, according to the Hospital Broadcasting Association, and some claim they have found themselves more useful than ever during the pandemic, providing a human connection to patients who would otherwise be alone.
在英国，医院电台已多次宣告落幕。一些医院电台曾艰难地筹集资金，但是随着智能手机的兴起，音乐和广播 APP 触手可及，这意味着病人不再那么需要医院的电台了。然而，医院广播协会表示，英国仍存在超过200家医院电台，其中一些表示，在疫情期间，他们感觉自己前所未有的重要，因为他们为孤独的病人们提供了人与人之间的联络。
The stations mainly exist to play patient requests, which D.J.s collect by going around the wards. It’s quite an old-fashioned concept, going in and speaking to people but you get such an instant response from patients who might not have seen a friendly face in days.
这些电台的存在，主要是为满足病患的需求，电台主持人会巡房收集他们想听的节目。走进病房、和病人聊天真的很过时，但是你可以从病人那里立刻获得回应，他们可能已经好几天没看到一张友好的面孔了。
本课配乐：
Smooth Operator – Sade
生词好句
lift sb's spirits make sb happier
The wonderful sunny weather has lifted everyone's spirits.
阳光灿烂的好天气让每个人都精神振奋。
She cooked him his favorite dinner to try to lift his spirits.
她给他做了他最喜欢的晚餐，试图让他振作起来。
less well-known if sth is less well-known, not many people know about it
反义表达：
well-known
adj. if sth is well-known, many people know about it
In her concert, she sang all of her famous hits and some of her less well-known songs.
在她的演唱会上，她唱了自己所有的著名歌曲，还有一些不那么著名的歌曲。
I don't like wearing famous clothing brands. I prefer less well-known brands.
我不喜欢穿名牌服装。我比较喜欢小众品牌。
When I travel to a new city, I try to avoid the famous tourist spots. I like exploring the less well-known parts of the city.
当我去一个新城市旅游时，我会尽量避开著名的旅游景点。我喜欢探索这个城市不太出名的地方。
tiny operation tiny enterprises/projects
be heavy on sth if sth is heavy on a certain thing, it has lots of that thing or uses a large amount of that thing
His movies are always heavy on action.
他的电影总是着重于动作场面。
The art gallery is heavy on English paintings.
这家美术馆收藏了大量的英国绘画。
反义表达：
be light on sth
His movies are usually light on action.
他的电影中通常很少有动作场面。
The art gallery is actually light on English paintings.
这个美术馆实际上很少展出英国绘画。
Hospital radio stations are light on rock music.
医院的广播电台很少播放摇滚乐。
many times over if sth happens many times over, it happens many times in the past and can possibly happen many times again in the future
I've seen that film many times over, but I’ll watch it again with you if you want.
那部电影我已经看过很多遍了。但如果你想看，我可以和你再看一遍。
They practiced the song many times over. They wanted it to be perfect.
他们反复练习这首歌，希望可以做到完美。
have less need for sth if we have less need for sth, we needed it before, but we don't need it so much nowadays
Nowadays we have less need for radio stations because we have radio music and pod cast apps on our phones.
如今，我们越来越不需要电台，因为我们的手机上有广播音乐和播客的应用。
Nowadays we have less need for printed instruction books because when we buy a new product, we can just download the instructions.
现在我们越来越不需要纸质说明书了，因为当我们购买新产品时，我们可以直接下载说明书。
would otherwise be in a different situation
Without financial support, many museums would otherwise be closed.
如果没有财政支持，许多博物馆就会关闭。
The publisher is providing many electronic versions of less well-known books that would otherwise be unavailable.
出版商提供了许多小众书籍的电子版，否则这些书将无法获得。
Physical activity helps control weight by burning calories that would otherwise be stored as fat.
体育锻炼燃烧卡路里，有助于控制体重，否则这些卡路里会成为脂肪储存在体内。
an old-fashioned concept an old idea, often an idea that is out of date
She thinks that marriage is an old-fashioned concept.
她认为婚姻是一种过时的观念。
Many young people think that reading printed books is just an old-fashioned concept.
许多年轻人认为阅读纸质书是过时的。
Nowadays, everyone has an alarm clock on their phone. The bedside clock is seen as an old-fashioned concept now.
现在，每个人的手机上都有闹钟。床头的闹钟现在被认为是过时的。
an instant response a quick reply/reaction
I applied for the job and got an instant response.
我申请了这份工作，立刻便得到了回复。
I wrote a letter to complain, and I got an instant response from the manager.
我写了一封信投诉，经理立即给了我回复。
The teacher tried a different teaching method and got an instant response from the students.
老师尝试了一种不同的教学方法，立即得到了学生的回应。
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