England’s most senior hospital doctors will strike next month in a dispute(争议，纠纷) over their pay and hours, prompting NHS bosses to warn(促使NHS负责人警告) that patients will suffer “pain, discomfort and inconvenience(不便，麻烦)”.
英格兰最高级别的医院医生将于下个月罢工，争议焦点是薪资和工作时长。NHS负责人警告称，患者将因此遭受“痛苦、不适与不便”。
Consultant doctors, who earn an average of £152,000 a year inclusive(包括的，包含的) of overtime and merit awards(绩效奖励), will stage a two-day walkout(罢工，退场) on 25 and 26 November, as hospitals gear up for(为…做准备) the extra pressures winter brings.
顾问医生平均年薪为15.2万英镑（含加班费和绩效奖励），他们将于11月25日至26日举行为期两天的罢工。此时医院正为冬季带来的额外压力做准备。
On those days, hospitals will operate with consultants providing only emergency cover(急诊服务，应急保障), in the way they do on Christmas Day, because most will withdraw their labour(停止工作，罢工).
在这两天，医院将仅由顾问医生提供急诊服务，就像圣诞节当天一样，因为大多数顾问医生将停止工作。