A knocker-upper, was a profession in Britain and Ireland that started during the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable, and to as late as the beginning of the 1950s.

由于在工业革命时期，闹钟又贵又不可靠，于是叫人起床这一职业就开始在英国和爱尔兰兴起，并且一直延续到20世纪50年代初期。

A knocker-upper's job was to rouse¹ sleeping people so they could get to work on time.

这一工作的主要任务就是要把睡着的人们叫醒，保证他们可以按时工作。

The knocker upper used to come down the street with their long poles. They wouldn't hang around either, just three or four taps and then he'd be off.

他们过去经常拿着一个长长的竿子，沿着街区而走。他们不会逗留太久，可能敲了3、4下以后就离开了。

Chuck provides companionship and motivation to people who want to get out of the house, explore their city and get some exercise.

Chuck陪伴并鼓励那些想要走出家门、来到户外的人，和他们一起探索城市、锻炼身体。

The Japanese rail network is known throughout the world for its superiority² and punctuality. In the capital city Tokyo, nearly 40 million passengers ride the rail every day, heavily outweighing³ other modes⁴ of transport like buses and private cars. Of these, 8.7 million take the subway.

日本的轨道交通以卓越和准时闻名世界。在首都东京，基本每天有4000万乘客乘坐轨道交通出行，远远超过了其他的交通方式譬如公交和私家车等。在这4000万乘客中，870万人次乘坐地铁出行。

To make sure that all its people reach work on time, Japan has employed people to push others onto trains.

为了保证所有的人们都能按时上班，日本雇用了人员来把人们推上地铁。