酒吧装电网确保安全距离

A business in southwest England is using an electric fence to enforce social distancing rules to stop the spread of COVID-19. 

英格兰西南部的一家公司利用一种电子围栏实施社会安全距离来阻止新冠肺炎的传播。

Johnny McFadden is the landlord of Star Inn, a public house – or pub – in the village of St. Just.  

约翰尼·麦克法登是圣·加斯特村一家名为Star Inn的酒吧的老板。

He set up the fence in front of the pub’s main drinking area to make sure that people keep at least two meters distance away from others. 

他在酒吧主要饮酒区前设置了围栏，以确保人与人之间保持至少两米的间距。

McFadden said, “If I had put a little bit of rope there, I don’t think anybody would have taken this much attention as they have to an electric fence.”  “如果我设置一条绳索，我想大家不会像注意电丝网这样去留意。”

He spoke to the Reuters news agency. 

麦克法登在接受路透社记者采访时说道。

England is famous for its pubs, where locals gather to enjoy alcoholic drinks and sometimes food.  

英国以其酒吧而闻名，当地人喜欢聚集在酒吧畅饮狂欢，有时还会品尝美食。

The government gave pubs permission to reopen on July 4, but they must enforce social distancing measures.  

政府允许酒吧在7月4日重新营业，但他们必须遵守社会安全距离的措施。

That includes limiting pub employees’ contact with customers, and reducing the time customers spend at the bar. 

其中包括限制酒吧员工与顾客的接触，以及减少顾客逗留酒吧的时间。

McFadden said the rules represented a big culture change for his business. 麦克法登表示，这些规定意味着店里的文化发生“巨变”。

“I run a very small bar. Everybody is accustomed to sitting at the bar, pushing at the bar. They can’t do that now. Things have changed,” he said. “我经营着一家小型酒吧。大家习惯靠坐在吧台前推杯换盏。现在顾客不能再这样了。一切都变了。”

The fence is not actually turned on. But McFadden said that the same logic which works in the nearby farms of rural Cornwall also works for the local drinkers. 

电子围栏实际上并没有通电。但麦克法登说，附近康沃尔郡乡下农场的逻辑同样适用于当地的饮酒者。

He said, “As long as there’s a warning sign on an electric fence and you are warned about it, it’s totally legal. And there’s the fear factor - it works.” 

他说，“只要有警告标志说明存在电子围栏，并对此做出必要警告，那么就是完全合法的。当然，还有恐惧心理起了一定作用。”

McFadden added, “People are like sheep. Sheep keep away, people keep away.” 

麦克法登补充道：“人类与羊群无异。羊群需要保持距离，人也如此。”