⭐️五月是美國亞太裔傳統月！美國亞太裔外交官在美國國務院扮演重要的角色，在AIT的運作上更是如此！在整個五月份，我們將為各位介紹AIT亞太裔官員的重要貢獻。今天要跟大家分享的是文化新聞組組長蘇戴娜真摯動人的成長故事。(照片中間那位笑容可掬的女孩就是蘇組長)

💞有人說：「只有當你有了自己的孩子，你才會真正了解父母的愛。」我的日籍母親和美籍父親為我們家三姊妹犧牲許多，但直到我有了自己的孩子，我才真正體會父母的犧牲奉獻。當我們離開日本時，我們對加州的一切感到新奇又困惑，同時也極力想要融入新的校園生活。我的母親每天都會幫我準備漂亮的便當帶去學校，但我都會求她改做花生果醬三明治，因為同學都會說我們「很奇怪」。家母理解我們的感受，也暫時放下了她自己的文化偏好。自此之後，我們開始吃牛奶麥片當早餐，而不是味噌湯，午餐則是花生果醬三明治。

但母親也總是告訴我們，別人覺得「奇怪」的地方，正是我們之所以獨特的原因：我們承襲了兩種文化，能說兩種語言，我們在童年看過的世界可能比許多人一輩子看到的還多。當其他小孩對我們不友善，或是取笑母親的口音時，母親告訴我們，他們會這麼做是因為害怕或無知，人們天生會恐懼新事物，但絕不能無知，因為每個人都有能力透過教育和學習來獲取知識。家父雖然出生於美國，但有時候在美國也覺得格格不入。家父年輕時本著冒險犯難的精神加入美國海軍，也擺脫了小鎮思維的侷限。當我收養女兒的那天，我把她抱在懷裡，心想現在的世界終於比較友善，有愈來愈多人覺得外國口音很有趣，而且帶便當盒是件很酷的事情。但我知道，作為一個亞裔女孩，在這個紛紛擾擾的世界也有她自己要面對的、不同的挑戰。我希望能夠盡我所能保護她，但我知道我能為她做的，就是讓她摒除無知的迷惑，擁抱生命的奇遇和燦爛。-- AIT文化新聞組組長蘇戴娜
#AsianAmericanandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth

⭐️It’s Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! AAPI diplomats are a vital part of the State Department, and especially our AIT operation! All month, we look forward to featuring the important contributions of our AAPI colleagues. Today we are sharing the inspiring story of Public Diplomacy Section Chief Diane Sovereign with you. (Diane is the one in the middle of the picture)

💞Some say that “only when you have your own children can you truly understand the love of your parents.” My Japanese mother and American father made many sacrifices for me and my two sisters that I never fully appreciated until I had my own child. When we left Japan, we were confused by California but felt desperate to fit in at our new school. My mother made beautiful bento boxes for our lunches, but we begged her for peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches because kids called us “weird.” My mother understood and put aside her own cultural preferences. We started eating cold cereal instead of miso soup for breakfast, and yes – peanut butter for lunch.

But she always told us that what other people called “weird” is what made us so special: that we benefited from two cultures; that we could speak two languages; that we had seen more of the world as children than many people see in their whole lives. When kids were unkind to us or made fun of my mother’s accent, she told us that they did it because they were afraid, or ignorant. Fear of new things, she said, was natural. But ignorance was unacceptable-it was a condition each person had the power to cure through learning. My father was born in the U.S. but sometimes felt like a stranger. He joined the U.S. Navy at a young age to seek adventure and escape the limits of small-town thinking. When I held my own daughter in my arms on the day I adopted her, I was happy that we now live in a world where foreign accents are interesting and bento boxes are cool. But I know she faces her own, different challenges as an Asian girl growing up in a confusing world. I want to protect her from everything. But I know the best thing I can do for her is to live a life that welcomes adventure and rejects ignorance. -- AIT Public Diplomacy Section Chief Diane Sovereign

#文末提供課程優惠❤️
abashed 尷尬的、羞愧的 (a.)
E.g. When the child saw all the room filled with strangers, he was much abashed.
當小孩一看到滿屋子的陌生人，他感到十分不安。
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ashamed / abashed / embarrassed / humiliated 羞愧的、羞辱的 (a.)
E.g. I was so humiliated when I couldn't remember her name.
當我記不起他的名字時，我感到丟臉極了。
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bewildered / befuddled / confused / lost / perplexed 心煩意亂的、困惑的 (a.)
E.g. Abby was totally bewildered by Andy’s sudden change of mood.
Abby被Andy突變的情緒弄得不知所措。
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anxious / concerned / disturbed / distracted / tense / worried 緊張的、擔憂的 (a.)
E.g. Randy seemed anxious about the meeting.
Randy似乎對這次的會議憂心忡忡。
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absent / absent-minded / abstracted / distracted 出神的、分心的 (a.)
E.g. Cathy had an absent look on her face.
Cathy臉上露出心不在焉的神色。

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八歲的小貝拉喜歡寫故事，這是一本她正在努力寫的長篇小說，我選了一章節，翻成中文與大家分享。我盡所能原汁原味按照她的原文描述修改及翻譯，希望大家喜歡她的小說故事創作。我不得不說八歲能寫這樣，太強👍。

🥰這故事妳可於夜晚時，唸給孩子聽，我有附英文版。

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《小說故事創作 (Part1）by 八歲小貝拉》

1847年。

吃完晚飯，我繼續在餐桌寫著我的故事。

『已經很晚了。』媽媽提醒我。

我好討厭深夜，因為深夜裡有很多可怕的東西跑出來，例如：木乃伊，怪物，鬼魂，雪人…等。

我回到房間，看見姐姐艾瑪正在梳頭，她的頭髮是如此柔順美麗，不像我的頭髮又髒又亂，我坐下來想要改變自己的樣子，於是我看著鏡子一直說：『我很漂亮、我很美麗、我很漂亮、我很美麗…』這些話使我頭暈目眩。

隔日，星期天早晨，媽媽總是很忙，我在廚房興奮地跳來跳去，我想趕快見凱蒂，也想吃點餅乾，那種脆脆的餅乾。姐姐依然很漂亮，她穿著天藍色的洋裝上面綴著白色蝴蝶結在我面前飛舞。

『完了，凱蒂一定在等我！』我大喊。

媽媽立刻給我一塊麵包，她吩咐：『一路小心，妳必須在…』

『在十二點前回家，我知道了！』我離開了家，跑過樹林。

『衝啊！』我彷彿聽到了那些大樹不停地在我耳邊咆嘯，大聲且清晰。

今天天氣好冷，好像在最冷的冬日吃了49球冰淇淋一樣！

『嘿！』我向凱蒂揮手。

『你還好嗎？』凱蒂憂心問我：『我是說妳看起來好像吃了48球冰淇淋。』

『是49球冰淇淋。』我指正她。

凱蒂很困惑，用一種「我老是在不恰當的時候說了一句不該說的話」的那張臉看著我。

接著，我們走到了小溪邊。我們準備了兩個瓶子，要玩了一個名為“水花瓶子”的遊戲。我們在瓶子上打了個洞，把瓶子裝滿水，然後相互潑濺在對方的頭上，好似淋雨一般，也好像正在跟一位頑皮的男孩玩灑水遊戲！

『碰！』我和凱蒂忽然間聽見怪聲。我們嚇到，宛如兩個吃了100球冰淇淋的雪人，僵住了！

凱蒂原本是很勇敢的；但是現在看起來跟我一樣害怕。

『妳不是很勇敢嗎？為什麼妳現在看起來不像。』我壓低了聲音。

凱蒂看著我，嚴肅地說：『我們不應該在這時候開玩笑。』

凱蒂用腳尖輕輕走路，然後踏進溪流，水發出飛濺的聲音『啪噓、啪噓…』

『噓，妳正在把外星人嚇跑！』我小聲提醒凱蒂。

她點了點頭，用非常緩慢的速度前進，並專注凝視著那東西，然後一把握住它！

『噢，這是一隻可憐的小兔子。』凱蒂看著兔子，甚至…已經喜歡上牠。

『牠好像睡著了。』凱蒂像個嬰兒一樣，緊緊抱住兔子。凱蒂的擁抱有時不是一件好事，因為她總是顯得太興奮。

『我們可以來抓一些葉子使它變軟來餵牠。』我摸著兔子說。

『我們應該把牠交給黛拉。』凱蒂建議：『黛拉是一位非常優秀的動物護士，她只有九歲，但快十歲了。』

我們走著走著，終於到了黛拉的密室，那外頭有很多小動物正在等著她的幫助，所以她可能很忙。我們進了小屋棚，那是一間用樹葉和樹枝蓋成的小房子。我們東瞧西看，屋內有很多食物、藥品、水和其他東西。

黛拉正抱著一隻可愛嬌小的老鼠，名叫艾莉絲。

『這隻可憐的小兔子受傷了而且被遺棄，快救救她或他！』凱蒂抱著兔子快步走向黛拉，急促地請求幫助。

黛拉接過兔子仔細端詳說：『我會幫這隻兔子看看牠有什麼毛病，也會確認牠是她或他。』

凱蒂聽後，開心使盡地緊緊抱住黛拉。

『別開心太早！我們還不知道牠是否有什麼問題？』黛拉冷靜地說。
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(待續）
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《Story writing (Part 2) by Bella Chang, 8yrs old》

1847

I ate my dinner then did my work.

"It's going to be late. " Mom said.

I hate night, because there are many scary things coming out in the late night, like mummies, monsters, ghosts, snowmen...etc.

I went back to the room and saw my big sister Emma brushing her hair. Her hair is so soft and smooth, not like my hair is dirty and messy. I sit down and want to change my look. So I look at the mirror and keep saying: "I am beautiful, I am beautiful, I am beautiful, I am beautiful! " All that words made me dizzy.

The next Sunday morning, my mother is always busy. I hopped around happily in the kitchen. I want to meet Katie as soon as possible, and I want to eat some cookies, the crunchy cookies. My sister is still beautiful, she is swing her dress in front of me, it's like a sky blue color with a white bow.

"Katie must be waiting for me! "I yelled.
My mom gave me a piece of bread. She reminded me：" Stay safe and come back before…."

"I know before 12:00. "I left home and ran across the trees.

"RUSH!" I heard those big trees roaring in my ears, loud and clear.

The weather is so cold, feeling like eating 49 balls of ice cream on the coldest winter day!

"Hey! "I waved to Katie.

"Are you ok? "Katie asked me worried: "I mean you look like to have eaten 48 balls of ice cream."

"It's 49 balls of ice cream. "I corrected her.

Katie was confused and looked at me with a face that "with one of my not the right time to say that."

Later, we walked down to the creek. We had two bottles, and played a game called "Splashed bottle!". We made a hole in the bottle, filled the bottle with water, and then splashed water over our heads, like it's raining, and also like we were playing with a mean boy!

"Bump! " Suddenly, Katie and I heard strange noises.

We froze like two snowmen who ate 100 balls of ice cream.

Katie was brave, but now...
"I thought you were brave why don't I see it now" I said super duper cooper quietly.

She looked at me and scared so was I.
"We shouldn't be joking at this right moment. "Katie Said.

Katie tip toe then went across the creek. "Splash splash……"

"Shhh… you are making the alien go away! "

She nodded, moved forward slowly, stared at the thing, and then grasped it!
"Oh, it is a poor little bunny. " Katie looked at the rabbit, even... already loved it.

"The bunny went to sleep?" Katie hugged the bunny so tightly like a baby. Sometimes Katie's hug is not a good thing, because she always kinda too excited.

"Let's grab a hull bunch of leaves to make it soft and feed. "
"We should give it to Della." Katie suggested: "Della is nice nurse for animals. She is only 9 years old, but almost 10. 』

As we walked and walked, we finally arrived at Della's hideout. There were many small animals staying outside waiting for her help, so she might be very busy.

We went inside the the little hut, which like a small house made of leaves and sticks. We looked around, there were a lot of food, medicine, water and other things.

Della is holding a cute and petite mouse named Alice.

"This poor little bunny was hurt and unloved. You need to help him or her!" Katie walked quickly to Della and said very very fast.

Della looked at the bunny very close. "I will see what is wrong with the bunny and tell you it's a girl or boy. "

Katie hugged Della tight as she could.

"Don't be that happy, we still don’t know if it's OK? Della said.

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(To be continued....)
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😘歡迎大家分享和按讚。
😎請尊重作家小貝拉的故事版權，如果要轉載者，請註明出處，切勿抄襲盜用。

另外，照片裡的小貝拉是在寫數學功課，不是在寫故事。她為了不被打擾，她都是躲在廁所寫故事的 😏。
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#VonVon我的小貝拉
#八歲小貝拉的小說創作

15 頭亞洲象從雲南西雙版納往北走了 500 多公里在中國爆紅，最近國際媒體上也頻頻出現關於它們的報導，紅到了全世界。這北遷象群創下了中國最遠距離的野象遷徙紀錄，是哪些原因造成這維持了一年多的大遷徙？什麼時候會停下來？沒有人知道確切答案。

0:00 Intro
0:08 第一遍英文朗讀 (慢)
4:14 單字片語解說
26:15 第二遍英文朗讀 (快)

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👉 朗讀內容來自New York Times 紐約時報
Podcast 裡只朗讀了片段，文字連結在: https://ssyingwen.com/ssep26
完整文章在: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/world/asia/china-elephants.html
這篇也有中文版：https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20210604/china-elephants/zh-hant/


本集的單字片語有：

1. 大象的 collective noun 集合名詞A herd of elephants
- A parade of
- A group of

2. 不同移動的動詞如
Lumbering 以緩慢、沉重、笨拙的方式移動。
Wandering 沒有目的地的移動
Trotted 小跑步、快步

3. Scratch 誰的 head 片語
因為困惑所以抓頭
困惑 / 摸不著頭緒 / 傷腦筋 / 費解
類似 confused 的厲害片語版！

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