I want A+, English, that's so much fun

我想要 A+，英語，太有趣了

English education for you and everyone

你和每個人的英語教育

So come along

那就一起來吧

Learn some grammar, learn a phrase

學一些文法，學一個短語

Learn something new every day

每天學習新知識

Learn the A+, the way

學習 A+ 的方法

Hey, it's time to start the show

嘿，是時候開始表演了

Are you ready? Good buzz, here we go

準備好了嗎？好戲開始了

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

A、B、C、D、E、F、G、H、I

I want A+, English

我想要 A+，英語

Okay, so getting back to our old Henry story

好了，回到亨利的老故事上來

We see that Sue and John C

我們看到，蘇和約翰 C

John C's sick and is looking out the window

約翰-C 病了，正望著窗外

Trying to think, what's my life all about?

我在想，我的生活到底是為了什麼？

Yeah, and she's counting the leaves that fall down

是啊，她還在數落葉呢

Right, she's counting the leaves

對了，她在數樹葉

And what is that going to mean for her?

這對她意味著什麼？

That actually everyone brings us to our warm-up question

實際上，每個人都會提出我們的熱身問題

So since John C is sick

既然約翰-C 病了

Our question would be

我們的問題是

What can you do to cheer up a sick friend or family member?

如何讓生病的朋友或家人開心起來？

Oh, what can we do to cheer up a sick friend or family member?

哦，我們能做些什麼來讓生病的朋友或家人振作起來呢？

We can maybe tell some jokes

我們也許可以講些笑話

Yeah, you can always tell some jokes

是啊，你總是能講一些笑話

We can maybe take them out to do some fun things

我們也許可以帶他們出去做一些有趣的事情

Well, if they're sick, yeah

如果他們生病了，是的

But you got to be careful when you're taking them out

但取出時一定要小心

You know, you can have

你知道，你可以

Sometimes when people are sick

有時人們生病時

You kind of want to be by yourself

你有點想一個人待著

So you can let maybe bring over

所以你可以讓

You know, some cooked food

你知道，一些熟食

Bring over something that

帶過來的東西

You know, they might be hungry

你知道，他們可能餓了

That would cheer a person that maybe is sick up

這會讓生病的人高興起來

Do you ever bring me food when I'm sick?

我生病的時候，你給我送過食物嗎？

I tried to

我試圖

Okay, so now we have to go ahead and read today's article

好了，現在我們得繼續閱讀今天的文章了

Oh Henry and the Last Leaf

亨利和最後一片葉子

Warm-up question

熱身問題

What can you do to cheer up a sick friend or family member?

如何讓生病的朋友或家人開心起來？

Sue asks Berman for help

Sue 向 Berman 求助

They try to cheer John C up

他們試圖讓約翰-C振作起來

But she just looks out of the window

但她只是看著窗外

The leaves keep falling

樹葉不斷飄落

That night there is a bad storm

當晚，暴風雨肆虐

Now there is only one leaf on the tree

現在樹上只有一片葉子

But it stays for days

但它會持續好幾天

It inspires John C

它激勵著約翰

I was wrong to want to die

我想死是錯的

She says

她說

Okay, so jumping back into our short story

好了，現在回到我們的小故事

We see Sue asks Berman

我們看到 Sue 問 Berman

Or excuse me, Berman for help

或者不好意思，伯曼求助

Okay, Sue asks Berman for help

好吧，蘇向伯曼求助

It's actually Berman

實際上是伯曼

Berman

伯曼

Okay, so Sue wants to help John C

好吧，蘇想幫助約翰-C

So she turns to Berman

於是她求助於伯曼

What does he say?

他怎麼說？

Is he willing to help?

他願意幫忙嗎？

Good question

問得好

Our article says

我們的文章說

They try to cheer John C up

他們試圖讓約翰-C振作起來

But she just looks out of the window

但她只是看著窗外

Okay, so when you feel down

好吧，當你感到沮喪時

What do you do to cheer yourself up?

你是如何讓自己振作起來的？

We talked about how to cheer others up, right?

我們討論過如何讓別人振作起來，對嗎？

What about yourself?

你自己呢？

First thing I like to do

我喜歡做的第一件事

If I'm feeling a little down is

如果我感覺有點沮喪

Maybe do some workout

也許做些鍛鍊

Go to the gym

去健身房

Maybe go to the gym

也許去健身房

Or maybe not go to the gym

或者不去健身房

Maybe just go swimming

也許只是去游泳

If I can find a pool

如果我能找到一個游泳池

I can cheer myself up

我可以讓自己振作起來

By getting in water

進入水中

And just doing some exercise

做一些運動

To kind of get out of your own head

走出自己的思維

Maybe go jogging

也許去慢跑

Yeah, go jogging

是啊，去慢跑吧

Or listen to some music

或者聽聽音樂

Exactly

沒錯

Listening to music is a very good idea

聽音樂是個好主意

Alright, well let's see what happens

好吧，讓我們拭目以待

Our article says

我們的文章說

The leaves keep falling

樹葉不斷飄落

Okay

好的

Which means John C is dying, right?

這意味著約翰-C要死了，對嗎？

I remember she said that

我記得她說過

When the last leaf falls

當最後一片樹葉落下

I die too

我也會死

Okay

好的

So they keep falling down

所以他們不斷倒下

So that's a kind of maybe a prediction

是以，這也許是一種預測

That that will happen

這將會發生

If the last leaf falls

如果最後一片葉子落下

Then that person will die

那麼這個人就會死

Okay

好的

Well, our article says

我們的文章說

That night there is a bad storm

當晚，暴風雨肆虐

Okay, so like here in Taiwan

好吧，就像在臺灣一樣

We have typhoons, right?

我們有颱風，對吧？

In your hometown

在您的家鄉

I know you have tornadoes

我知道你們有龍捲風

Right, yeah

對，是的

We have a lot of tornadoes

我們有很多龍捲風

And just the last summer

而就在去年夏天

We had quite a few tornadoes

我們遭遇了幾場龍捲風

Going around

繞行

But tornadoes are a lot less dangerous

但龍捲風的危險性要小得多

I think than typhoons

我認為比颱風

Really?

真的嗎？

Yeah

是的

Typhoons can be really, really bad

颱風真的非常非常可怕

Right, yes

對，是的

And jumping back

跳回去

Our article then says

我們的文章接著說

Now, since there was a storm

現在，因為有暴風雨

Now there is only one leaf

現在只有一片葉子

On the tree

樹上

But it stays for days

但它會持續好幾天

Wow

哇

So it's not falling down

所以它沒有倒下

That leaf is holding on

那片葉子在堅持

Yes

是

So it's maybe representing

是以，它可能代表

Holding on to life

堅守生命

Not giving up

不放棄

Continuing with the article

繼續閱讀文章

It says

它說

It inspires John C

它激勵著約翰

I was wrong to want to die

我想死是錯的

She says

她說

So the strong leaf teaches her

於是，堅強的葉子教她

A lesson, right?

一堂課，對嗎？

A person's strong will to live

一個人強烈的求生意志

Makes a big difference

大不相同

Right, yeah

對，是的

You see that that leaf can do it

你看，那片葉子能做到

Then maybe you can do it too

也許你也能做到

Don't give up so easily

不要輕易放棄

Life is full of different

生活充滿不同

Wonderful possibilities

奇妙的可能性

Soon, John C gets better

很快，約翰-C 就會好起來

However, Burman gets pneumonia

然而，布爾曼得了肺炎

And soon dies

並很快死去

When someone finds him

當有人發現他時

His clothes and shoes are wet

他的衣服和鞋子都溼了

There are brushes, a ladder

有刷子、梯子

And green and yellow paint

還有綠色和黃色的顏料

Near him too

也在他附近

He painted the last leaf

他畫了最後一片葉子

On the wall during the storm

暴風雨中的牆上

It gave John C the will to live

它給了約翰-C生存的意志

The last leaf was his masterpiece

最後一片葉子是他的傑作

Okay, so that last leaf

好了，最後一片葉子

Everyone is still hanging on

每個人都還在堅持

And our article says

我們的文章說

Soon, John C gets better

很快，約翰-C 就會好起來

Wow, so it's a story

哇，原來是個故事

With a happy ending, right?

大團圓結局，對嗎？

But in day one, we learned

但在第一天，我們瞭解到

That a lot of O'Hare's short stories

奧赫爾的許多短篇小說

Have a surprise at the end

最後來個驚喜

Exactly

沒錯

He was very good at surprise endings

他很擅長出人意料的結局

Which we call now a

我們現在稱之為

Twist

扭轉

Twist

扭轉

But have we seen a surprise

但我們是否看到了一個驚喜

In this story?

在這個故事裡？

Not quite yet

尚未完成

No

沒有

We are still learning

我們仍在學習

Because remember

因為請記住

John C is getting better

約翰-C 正在好轉

But there must be something

但一定有什麼

That gives us a twist

這給了我們一個轉折

Our article then says

我們的文章接著說

However, Behrman

然而，貝爾曼

Gets pneumonia

得肺炎

And soon dies

並很快死去

Behrman is the one

貝埃曼是一個

That's an artist

這就是藝術家

Yes, also artist

是的，也是藝術家

And Sue goes to him

蘇去找他

To help

幫助

To ask for help

尋求幫助

Right, to cheer him up

對，讓他振作起來

Okay

好的

Right

對

And so

是以

And Behrman also is the neighbor

貝埃曼也是鄰居

Who lives in this artist community

誰住在這個藝術家社區

In Greenwich, New York

紐約格林威治

So, well, that's too bad

太糟糕了

He gets pneumonia

他得了肺炎

And then he dies

然後他死了

Well, what are we going to find out?

我們會發現什麼呢？

Our article says

我們的文章說

When someone finds him

當有人發現他時

His clothes and shoes

他的衣服和鞋子

Are all wet

都是溼的

Or are wet

或者是溼的

So did he go out

那麼他是否出去了

When there was a storm?

遇到暴風雨時？

Right, you would think

沒錯，你會認為

So if his shoes are wet

所以，如果他的鞋子是溼的

Let's be detective

讓我們成為偵探

If his shoes are wet

如果他的鞋子溼了

His clothes are wet

他的衣服溼了

The most logical choice

最合理的選擇

Or the most logical answer

或最合理的答案

Could be he went outside

可能他出去了

Well, our article says

我們的文章說

There are brushes

有刷子

A ladder

梯子

And green and yellow paint

還有綠色和黃色的顏料

Near him too

也在他附近

Okay, what did he do exactly?

好吧，他到底做了什麼？

Well, it says

那麼，它說

Did he paint something?

他畫了什麼嗎？

I think that's what we're going to find out

我想這就是我們要找出的答案

Everybody

每個人

When there was a storm

當暴風雨來臨時

Yeah, maybe

是的，也許

Or when it was raining

或下雨時

Could be

可能是

He went outside

他走到外面

He did something

他做了一件事

Maybe he got inspired

也許他受到了啟發

By something

以某種方式

And he got sick

他生病了

Yeah

是的

What is that?

那是什麼？

Yeah

是的

See, you're following the trail

看，你在追蹤蹤跡

Along

沿著

Alright, well

好吧

He painted the last leaf

他畫了最後一片葉子

On the wall

牆上

During the storm

風暴期間

So the leaf that inspired

所以，那片樹葉的靈感

John C.

約翰．

Was painted by somebody

是某人畫的

And that person was

這個人就是

Bear Man

熊人

Very good, yeah

很好，是的

So he went outside

於是他走到外面

Now, I wonder

現在，我想知道

If him going outside

如果他出去

Gave him

給了他

Pneumonia

肺炎

Gotta be

必須是

Right

對

He went outside

他走到外面

During the storm

風暴期間

It was raining

下著雨

It was cold

天氣很冷

And he went outside

他走到外面

To paint that leaf

描繪那片樹葉

And we can assume

我們可以假設

Maybe Bear Man

也許是熊人

Is a little bit older

年齡稍長

Maybe

也許

Okay

好的

Because if you are older

因為如果你年長

It's easier to catch

更容易捕捉

Pneumonia

肺炎

Back to our article

返回我們的文章

Everyone

每個人

It says

它說

It gave John C.

它讓約翰

The will to live

求生意志

The last leaf

最後一片葉子

Was his

他的

Masterpiece

傑作

Oh

哦

So

所以

The artist

藝術家

Always wanted to

一直想

You know

你知道

Paint something special

畫一些特別的東西

Right

對

So

那麼

This one is the special thing

這個才是特別之處

Right

對

It's the masterpiece

這是傑作

Exactly

沒錯

Wow

哇

What a twist

多麼曲折

And what a touching story

多麼感人的故事

That almost made me cry

差點讓我哭出來

I got all goosebumps

我都起雞皮疙瘩了

Okay

好的