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◎周虹汶

A repair café is a free face-to-face meeting of skilled volunteers and local residents who want things fixed. Many run as a weekly, monthly or seasonal "drop-in" space at a local workshop or community centre, or offer stalls at a local fair or park.

修理咖啡廳給了富有技能的志願者及有東西想修的當地居民一個免費面對面的會晤場所。有許多以每週、每月或每季一次「可隨時造訪的」空間形式於當地工作坊或社區中心經營，抑或在當地市集或公園擺設攤位。

Visitors bring broken items from home and watch, learn or help as the repairs get done. Some things are fixed during the event, while for more challenging items people might be referred to local speciality repair shops.

訪客把壞掉的品項從家裡帶來，並在修理時一起觀看、學習或協助，直至工作完成。有些東西在活動當下修復完畢，而對於較具挑戰性的品項，人們可能被轉介到當地修理專門店。

Volunteers aren’t necessarily tradespeople but they are tinkerers. Many visitors to repair cafés end up becoming repairers themselves.

志工不必然是技工，但他們是喜歡修補東西的人。許多到修理咖啡廳的訪客，最後自己變成修理工人。