at the coalfacewhere the real work is done, not just talked about 在工作第一线，在工作现场 Academics will be working at the coalface alongside the doctors. 大学教师将与医生并肩在第一线工作。
at the coalface• I have tremendous admiration for anyone who has spent a lifetime in the mining industry, especially at the coalface.
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