bell ringers

Ringing is a strenuous business, and a lengthy peal can feel like running a marathon, according to Kate Flavell, who works for the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers.

据供职于教堂敲钟人中心委员会（Central Council of Church Bell Ringers）的凯特•弗拉维尔（Kate Flavell）讲，敲钟是一项繁重的劳动，长时间敲钟感觉就像跑了一场马拉松。

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There are about 5000 churches with bell ringers in Britain, and almost everyone lives within hearing range of one of them.

英国有大约5000座教堂有敲钟人，几乎所有人都居住在可以听到教堂钟声的范围内。

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But those events were often connected with large meals at the local pub that could get boisterous, with bell ringers described as being lazy and drunk, according to a website on the history of bell ringing.

不过，一个致力于研究敲钟史的网站称，那些活动往往涉及在当地酒馆的大餐，有时场面可以很喧闹，敲钟人也被描述为一个懒惰、嗜酒的群体。

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For example, Salvation Army bell ringers are a familiar sight to most Christmas shoppers.

例如，救世军的摇铃者对大多数为圣诞节购物的人们而言，是一个熟悉的景象。

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In 2011, a man living in Sharow, North Yorkshire, was so incensed by a three-hour peal that he locked the bell ringers inside the church belfry.

2011年，生活在北约克郡沙罗的一名男子被延续三个小时的钟鸣激怒，将敲钟的人锁在了教堂钟塔内。

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Lots of bell ringers were killed by lightning.

许多敲钟人被闪电击毙.

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In America and around the world, Christmas offers many opportunities to spread "peace on earth, good will toward men." For example, Salvation Army bell ringers are a familiar sight to most Christmas shoppers.

在美国及全世界各地，圣诞节提供了很多传扬「平安与世，善意与人」的机会。例如，救世军的摇铃者对大多数为圣诞节购物的人们而言，是一个熟悉的景象。

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A few seasons ago, the nation went "bonkers," as the tabloid The Sun put it, over a pair of bell ringers who appeared on "Britain's Got Talent."

而据小报《太阳报》（The Sun）报道，几个赛季前，这个国家还曾为电视节目《英国达人》（Britain’s Got Talent）上出现的一对摇铃玩家“疯狂”。

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