People have been saying great things about my dad lately. They keep telling me that my dad is a hero because of his job.
最近幾乎所有人都在說我爸爸是偉大的，他們告訴我，因為我爸爸是一名醫生，所以他是一個英雄。
My dad is a surgeon, and like many other doctors in China he offered to go to Wuhan to care for patients there. But the hospital where he works for kept him stayed, to make sure the patients here are still able to receive regular treatment. So my dad just follows his normal routine, analyzing patients』 diseases and performing chest operations.
我爸爸是一名外科醫生，和其他的中國醫生一樣，他主動請纓支援武漢，但是醫院讓他留了下來，以確保本院病人的治療能夠得到保障。所以我爸爸和以往一樣，依舊在自己的崗位上診斷病情，進行胸部手術。
With all kinds of compliments towards my dad, I become confused. My dad has been a doctor much longer than this corona disease lasts, why has no one else praised him as a hero before? Didn’t he deserve such compliments when this corona disease hasn’t come?
面對如此多對爸爸的讚美，我開始感到困惑。我爸爸很多年前就是醫生了，遠遠早於新冠病毒疫情，為什麼之前沒有人讚美他是英雄呢？難道在疫情暴發前，他不值得這樣的讚揚嗎？
When we talk about heroes, what kind of image that often jumps into our mind? War leaders who conquered everything that stood in their way? Historic characters who ruled a strong kingdom? Or our dear movie stars: the Avengers?
當我們談論英雄時，你們第一個想到的是什麼形象？是那些戰無不勝的戰爭領袖？是歷史上的強國統治者？或是我們都愛看的電影中的復仇者們？
Well, they are indeed heroes, and they made marvelous achievements. However, are the pages of heroes just prepared for these so-called 「supermen」 and 「superwomen」?
這些人確實是英雄，他們有著非凡的成就。但難道書寫英雄的歷史篇章只是為這些「超人」或「女超人」而準備嗎？
I don't think so. Heroes are existed in our real lives, they can be seen and they are mortal just like you and l.
不，我不這樣認為。英雄就在我們的生活中，我們能夠看到英雄，他們和你我一樣，也是平凡人。
Now many streets of Chinese cities are almost empty, the schools are closed and the shops are shut. But in this world some things remain unchanged.
現在中國許多城市的街道都很空曠，學校停課，商店關門。但是在這個世界上，許多事未曾改變。
If there’s a fire, just call 119, and you know that the firefighters will be there within minutes. If you happen to go out on the road you』ll come across police officers waving their flags to direct the traffic. Samely, in hospital, from doctors to nurses, cleaners to security. These people are still stick to their jobs, doing the same services like they ever did. The reason why they are still dedicated is not a desire for compliments, but out of the willingness of duty.
如果哪裡著火了，撥打119火警，你知道消防員會在幾分鐘之內到達救援。如果你出門走在街上，你會發現交警依舊在指揮交通。同樣在醫院，從醫生到護士、保潔到保安，他們仍然堅守在自己的崗位，像過去的每一天一樣做著自己的工作。他們忠於職守，並不是因為渴望得到讚美，而是出於責任和使命。
These people who are or were dedicating themselves to the job do not need to be praised as heroes just for now, because they are heroes all the times. No matter what time we are getting through, no matter we are living a normal or special life, these heroes, they are always here, like they have never been gone.
對於這些一直在自己的工作崗位上奉獻的人，我們不應該只在當下為他們送上讚美，因為他們一直都是英雄。不管我們正在經歷什麼艱難，無論我們過著怎樣平常或特殊的生活，這些英雄，一直在這裡，從未離開……