Paying tribute to the heroes under the blazing sun

During the month of June, outdoor temperatures fluctuate in and around thirty degrees in Chiayi, where as part of a road-smoothing project, workers are currently in the process of laying the asphalt road. Working fearlessly under the scorching sun, throughout each part of the protracted process – from excavating, mixing and laying the asphalt, to applying the road markings – the sun continues to beat down overhead, while the hot asphalt sears the feet from below.

Drenched in sweat, all of the workers on the enginnering project have no alternative but to tolerate the hardships as a kind of physical endurance training. The reason why they must put up with such high temperatures during construction is that the rain interferes with asphalt laying. This is espcially relevant in southern Taiwan where afternoon thunderstorms are common. As a consequence, construction teams are pitted in a race against time with the sun. So next time you are traveling along on one of these beautifully flat roads, spare a thought for the forgotten heroes working relentlessly under the fierce sun.

Paying tribute to the heroes under the blazing sun 

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(以下是中文對照)

向烈日下的英雄致敬 影音

六月份的嘉義，室外溫度在三十度上下，此時嘉義市中山路正在進行一項重要的公共工程「路平專案」，施工人員正在進行瀝青鋪設工程，無畏烈日，頂著大太陽，從刨除、黏成、鋪設、畫線一氣喝成，頭頂上艷陽高照，腳底下熱氣逼人，工程人員個個汗流浹背，把吃苦當成吃補。他們之所以頂著高溫施工，是因為瀝青鋪設最怕雨水干擾，由於南臺灣的午後常有雷陣雨，因此施工團隊必須和豔陽搶時間，當您行駛在平坦的馬路上，千萬別忘了給這群烈日下的英雄按個讚。