Someone whose job is climbing very tall structures — church steeples, factory chimneys, spires, towers — to repair or paint them or take them down.

Someone有人 whose job is他的工作是 climbing去爬 very tall structures非常高的建築物 —— church steeples教堂尖塔、factory chimneys工廠煙囪、spires尖頂、towers塔 —— to repair然後修理、paint或油漆、or take them down或把它們拆掉

It is a real trade with a long history, especially in Britain, from the days when every factory had a tall brick chimney that needed pointing and repairing.

It is a real trade這是個真正存在的行業 with a long history歷史悠久 especially in Britain尤其在英國 from the days from那個年代開始 when every factory每間工廠 had a tall brick chimney都有高高的磚造煙囪 that needed pointing and repairing需要勾縫和維修

A steeplejack works high up on ladders and ropes fixed to the outside of the building, which is why the job has a slightly heroic, old-fashioned feel; people say the word with a kind of respect.

A steeplejack這種工人 works high up在高處工作 on ladders and ropes靠著固定在建築物外側的梯子和繩索 fixed to the outside of the building —— which is why所以 the job has a slightly heroic, old-fashioned feel這份工作帶點英勇、老派的味道 —— people say the word大家講到這個字 with a kind of respect都帶著一種敬意

You will meet it in news stories, local history and old books more often than in modern job lists, because there are not many steeplejacks left.

You will meet it你會遇到這個字 in news stories在新聞報導、local history地方史、and old books和舊書裡 more often than in modern job lists比在現代職業列表裡更常見 because there are not many steeplejacks left因為現在這種工人已經不多了

It is one word, no hyphen, and it is used for the person of any gender.

It is這 one word是一個字、no hyphen沒有連字號、and it is used而且 for the person of any gender不分性別誰都能用