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The Turning Point 關鍵轉折點！(上)
Big or small, short or tall, we can all make a difference.
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hello, friends.
My name is Anne Marie, and today is a great day to learn something new.
So let’s do that together!
My name is Garrett, and this is Studio Classroom.
Thank you so much for joining us today, friends.
We are going to start our lesson off with a question. Are you ready?
I think so. What is it?
All right, here we go:
Do you enjoy working with others?
That is a complicated question.
I think sometimes working with others can be hard because everyone has a different opinion on what to do or how much of the workload they’re going to do.
But I love working with others when I’m playing sports.
Oh, okay — sports teams?
Because you’re all working together towards a common goal.
It’s totally impossible to do it by yourself.
Whereas sometimes you get a little bold on, like, a school project and think you can do it all yourself.
That’s a really good point.
Now, friends, why are we asking this question?
It’s because of the topic of today’s lesson.
We’re going to talk about working together in a lesson called The Turning Point.
Let’s get right into our first reading for the day.
The Turning Point
Big or small, short or tall, we can all make a difference.
“Wow,” said Farmer Turner as he walked through his garden.
“Look at that turnip!
It’s the biggest one I’ve ever seen!
My wife can turn it into a wonderful stew.”
The farmer tried pulling the turnip out of the ground, but it wouldn’t move.
So he turned to his wife for help.
Together, they pulled on the giant vegetable, but it remained in the ground.
“Now what?” the farmer moaned.
He thought about the big turnip all night.
Hi, I’m Jack.
今天的 USB 又來看 now what 和 what now 的區別。
當你在處理某項任務結果失敗了，不知道接下來該怎麼辦的時候，就可以用 “now what”（那現在怎麼辦？）這個用語來表達。
不過，它帶有不耐煩還有抱怨的情緒喔。
另一個類似的用語是 “what now”。
在語氣上，它比 “now what” 更理性，而且更願意尋求解決的辦法。
來看一個例句：
I’ve tried different passwords to sign in, but none are correct. What now?
我試著用不同的密碼登入，但沒有一個是正確的。現在該怎麼辦呢？
All right, friends. Let’s learn about working together.
Our lesson starts by saying:
Big or small, short or tall, we can all make a difference.
The first phrase we want to look at today is make a difference.
What does this mean?
Well, it means to have a significant effect or influence on a situation or outcome.
Here’s an example of how you could use make a difference in a sentence:
Volunteering at the animal shelter can really make a difference in the lives of abandoned pets.
Yes, this phrase is all about not being selfish and looking to help out the people around you.
Now, we’re going to talk about this idea in our story today.
And yes, it is a story.
We start out by being introduced to our first character — Farmer Turner.
He says “Wow,” and he says this as he walks through his garden:
“Look at that turnip! It’s the biggest one I’ve ever seen!”
He thinks that his wife can turn it into a wonderful stew.
Now, there are a few things we want to take a look at here.
We’re going to talk about this phrase: turn it into something.
Now, friends, you may notice something — this lesson is full of phrases that use the word “turn,” right?
Just like that vegetable we mentioned — turnip — sounds quite similar.
Here, turn something into something else means to transform or change one thing into a different state or form.
Here’s an example:
She decided to turn the empty room into a home office.
So there was an empty room that she wasn’t using in her home, and she decided to change it — to turn it into something else.
It’s all about change.
In that same sentence, he said:
“My wife can turn it into a wonderful stew.”
Now, friends, stew is one of my favorite things to eat, especially during the winter.
Stew is a dish of meat and vegetables, and it’s usually cooked very slowly in a liquid.
Sometimes it seems a little bit like soup, but it is thicker than soup, right?
Now, if you want to get all chefy, usually that liquid is a little bit acidic — there are acids in it from something like tomatoes that help make that meat really nice and soft.
On a cold day, there’s nothing better than a warm beef stew for dinner.
I’m getting hungry — that sounds delicious.
Now, the stew we’re talking about in our lesson, friends, is a stew made with a turnip — yes, it is!
So we continue our story:
The farmer tried pulling the turnip out of the ground, but it wouldn’t move.
So he needed some help. That’s right.
So he turned to his wife for help.
Now, if you turn to someone, it means that you’re seeking help, advice, or comfort from someone else.
Here’s an example:
When he had a problem, he always turned to his older sister for guidance.
Okay, now the farmer and his wife are going to try to pull this turnip out of the ground.
We see:
Together, they pulled on the giant vegetable, but it remained in the ground.
It remained in the ground — they could not pull it up.
“Now what?” says the farmer.
And he didn’t just say it — he moaned it.
Oh!
What does this mean, “moaned”?
This means that he’s making a long, low sound, and it’s usually because you’re in pain or you have some type of mental suffering going on, right?
Often when you moan, you’re not saying actual words — it’s just a sound like “Ohhhh…”
But here, he moaned out his sentence:
“Now what?” is what the farmer is saying.
He thought about the big turnip all night.
Well, he was really thinking about that turnip for a long time.
Yes, he sure was.
Friends, if you haven’t tried a turnip before, it is a vegetable that grows in the ground.
I believe it’s often kind of a white color.
It is — it’s a root vegetable, and it’s pretty delicious.
So I bet that stew would taste pretty good.
Let’s continue on with our story now, friends, as we go to our next reading:
The Turning Point
The next morning, his wife said,
“Let’s ask one of the animals to help.
Surely, together we can pull the turnip up!”
“Yes,” said the farmer, turning the idea over in his mind.
“But which animal?”
Just then, Pinky the piglet turned up.
“Well, what about me?” he squealed. “I’ll help!”
But the farmer turned him down.
“You’re too little,” he laughed.
“I’ll ask the ox — he’s big and strong.”
我們來看 squeal 這個動詞。它的意思是「尖叫」。
比如：
A mouse ran across the bedroom floor, and to my surprise, my husband ran out of the room squealing.
一隻老鼠跑過臥室的地板，令我驚訝的是，我丈夫尖叫著跑出了房間。
Squeal 也有「告密」的意思。
比如：
Eddie tried to steal some candy from Grandpa’s drawer, but his little sister squealed on him.
Eddie 想從爺爺的抽屜裡偷糖果吃，但被妹妹告密了。
Squeal 也可以當名詞使用，意思是「尖叫聲」。
譬如：
When I heard the squeals of laughter coming from the playground, I knew that the children were enjoying themselves.
我聽到操場上傳來孩子們的歡笑聲時，就知道他們玩得很開心。
All right, thank you so much, Jack.
Well, so far the farmer and his wife have tried to pull this turnip out of the ground, and they couldn’t do it.
All right, so the farmer’s wife says,
“Let’s ask one of the animals to help.”
Remember, they’re on a farm with lots of animals.
And she says,
“Surely, together we can pull the turnip up.”
“All right, yes,” said the farmer, turning the idea over in his mind.
This is a great phrase for you to know, friends.
If you turn something over in your mind, it means that you think carefully about it and consider it from a lot of different points of view.
Yeah, you might hear:
He spent the night turning the idea over in his mind before making a decision.
So this takes time. It does.
And what he’s turning over in his mind is wondering which animal they should ask to help.
Exactly — which animal?
So just then, Pinky the piglet turned up.
Now, a piglet is like a baby pig — that’s right.
And we see yet another “turn” phrase here, friends:
To turn up means to appear or arrive in an unexpected way.
The missing keys turned up in the kitchen drawer.
That’s a sentence you can use with this phrase.
You weren’t expecting to find them in the kitchen drawer — they just turned up.
But the farmer doesn’t think that Pinky can help, does he?
No. The farmer turns him down.
Now, if you turn someone down, you are rejecting or refusing them.
Maybe they’re making an offer or a request, right?
So here’s an example of how you could use turn down in a sentence:
She turned him down when he asked her to the dance.
Now, the interesting thing here, friends, is that turn up and turn down are not opposites.
They don’t mean opposite things, right?
Remember — these are kind of like idiom phrases.
They don’t mean exactly what the words by themselves mean.
Exactly.
All right, so the piglet wants to help, the farmer turned him down, and he says:
“You’re too little,” he laughed.
Oh, the poor piglet!
Yes, well, it makes sense.
The farmer and his wife are quite a bit bigger than the piglet.
If they can’t pull the turnip up, how could the piglet do it?
That’s a good point.
So who is the farmer going to ask?
We see in our lesson:
“You’re too little,” he laughed. “I’ll ask the ox — he’s big and strong.”
Yes, an ox — so a big male cow.
Those are quite strong and do a lot of work on a farm.
Yeah, that’s right. Oxen usually have large horns on the front of their heads, and they often do a lot of work around the farm.
So asking the ox to pull up the turnip is actually a pretty good idea.
It’s not a bad idea — and maybe then they can have that delicious stew!
We’ll find out in a little bit what happens next.
First, let’s go to our Info Cloud.
Hello, everyone.
Welcome to Info Cloud.
Rex, last weekend I helped my brother move to a new apartment, and it reminded me of something important.
Oh yeah? What’s that, Garrett?
The saying: “Many hands make light work.”
I think that phrase is often appropriate.
It means that lots of people working together can finish something quickly, right?
Right.
It can also mean a team makes things easier to handle.
The “hands” in this phrase are the different people who are working together, and “light work” is work that is not difficult.
Moving to a new house or apartment can be very difficult — there’s a lot to do.
But when many people help out, it’s a lot easier.
Yes.
One person can pack things into boxes, another can tape them up, and a third can put them on a truck.
You can use the phrase in lots of other circumstances too.
If you and your classmates work together to quickly and easily clean up a classroom,
you might also say: “Many hands make light work.”
When you work by yourself, you make the decisions — but the work might be harder.
Teamwork makes everyone’s lives a bit easier.
Many hands make light work 人多好辦事
Many hands make light work 人多好辦事
我們經常聽到「人多好辦事」這句話，英文中也有幾乎一模一樣的用語：
Many hands make light work。
基本上就是說，很多隻手可以讓工作更輕鬆、更快完成，也讓事情變得更容易處理。
這裡的 hands（手） 指的是「人」。
例如：一個人搬家是一件很困難的事情，但如果很多人幫忙，就會輕鬆很多。
一個人可以把東西裝箱，另外一個人可以封箱，第三個人可以把箱子搬上卡車。
這個時候你就可以說：Many hands make light work（人多好辦事）。
這就是今天的 Info Cloud，那麼下次雲端見！
The Turning Point
“But he is dangerous,” warned his wife.
“He may get upset and turn on us.”
“Yes,” said Farmer Turner, “but we need him.”
So together, the farmer, his wife, and the ox pulled on the stubborn turnip — but it would not budge.
“We need more help,” said the farmer.
“How about me?” Pinky howled.
But the farmer paid no attention.
“How about the horse?” he said.
“She’s had a hard day,” said the farmer’s wife. “She’s tired.”
接下來我們來看 howl 這個動詞，它的意思是「大聲叫」或是「嚎叫」。
來看例句：
Ben was certain that he heard a wolf howling in the hills during the full moon.
Ben 確定在月圓之夜，他聽到有匹狼在山上嚎叫。
或者：
I couldn’t stop laughing when my brother stubbed his toe and started howling and jumping around.
當我弟弟撞到腳趾，開始大叫並跳來跳去時，我笑個不停。
Howl 如果當名詞使用，意思則是「嚎叫聲」。
例如：
Fearful of the angry howls we heard coming from the crowd outside our window, we stayed locked indoors.
由於害怕聽到窗外人群發出的憤怒嚎叫聲，我們把自己關在屋裡。
Okay friends, before our Info Cloud, we found out that the farmer was planning to ask the ox to help pull up the turnip.
But apparently, his wife doesn’t think this is a good idea.
The ox is big and strong, but he’s also dangerous — this is what the farmer’s wife warns the farmer.
Okay, now we see this word warn.
If you warn somebody, it means that you are informing them in advance that there could be some possible danger or a problem.
Here’s an example:
The weather forecast warned of heavy rain and strong winds.
Now, this word warn is a verb, and it sounds a lot like the noun form warning.
Ah, that’s a good point.
So the farmer’s wife is warning him — she thinks that something bad is going to happen.
And she says: “He may get upset and turn on us.”
Yet another "turn" phrase — yes, it is!
To turn on someone is a bit more of a negative phrase.
It means to suddenly become hostile or unfriendly toward someone.
Usually, this happens suddenly — at first, they seem like they’re being friendly to you or that you’re getting along.
But then something happens, and they decide to be unfriendly or even harm you.
Here’s an example:
We were surprised when the dog, which seemed friendly, suddenly turned on us.
Yes. You might also hear this phrase used among friends — maybe two people were friends for a long time, and then suddenly one of them turns on the other for some benefit.
That’s a good point — that does happen sometimes.
Now, the farmer’s wife doesn’t think they should use the ox, but the farmer says, “Yes, we need him.”
So together, the farmer, his wife, and the ox pulled on the stubborn turnip — but what happened?
It would not budge.
Now here’s another word we should talk about — okay, let’s talk about the word budge.
If something budges, it means that it moves slightly.
Now sometimes, we use the word budge to talk about someone’s opinion or decision — meaning it changes slightly.
Maybe because you gave a great argument, their opinion starts to change just a little bit.
But here in our story, we’re talking about actual physical movement — something budging just a bit.
Here’s an example:
Despite our efforts, the heavy table wouldn’t budge an inch.
Exactly — just like this stubborn turnip, it would not budge.
“We need more help,” said the farmer.
Exactly — we need more help. The ox is not enough.
Now Pinky — remember the piglet — again says, “What about me?”
The piglet wants to help, that’s right.
And we see that the piglet howls this.
Howl is one of the words you saw in your Language Lab today.
But the farmer paid no attention.
Here is a great phrase for us to talk about: pay no attention.
If you pay no attention to something or someone, you ignore it or don’t consider it when making a decision.
Here’s an example:
The student paid no attention to the teacher’s instructions and made mistakes on the test.
Yeah — maybe you could also say gave no attention, but we often hear the word paid in this special phrase.
All right — and we see here that the farmer has another suggestion.
He says, “How about the horse?”
That’s another animal that does a lot of work on the farm and definitely can pull a lot of weight.
That’s right — but the farmer’s wife doesn’t think this is a good idea again.
Yes — again. She says, “She’s had a hard day.”
She wants the horse to rest.
That’s right — she’s tired.
Well, there have to be some other animals that could help pull this turnip up.
And that is what we’re going to be talking about tomorrow — so make sure you come back for that!
But for right now, let’s go to today’s Fun Fact:
Hello, Fact Friends!
I am Detective Ernest Finder, and I have a fun fact for you today:
Did you know that the longest turnip was 4.8 meters long?
(This includes the roots!)
Now you might be asking, “Ernest, what was the biggest — heaviest — turnip?”
Well, let me tell you: The heaviest turnip was 17.7 kilos!
This turnip could hurt you if it fell on your toes — oh my broccoli!
And that is today’s fun turnip fact.
Friends, we have learned a lot of great phrases with the word turn in our lesson today.
Let’s review a few of them now, okay?
I like that first phrase — turn to.
Often, we think of just turning our body toward something, but to turn to someone means to seek them for advice.
That’s right!
We also saw the phrase turn something into something else — that’s to change one thing and make it into another thing.
And if something goes wrong, one person might turn against or turn on someone else.
They go against them and try to hurt them.
Friends, what was your favorite “turn” phrase from our lesson today?
We have more to teach you tomorrow — so make sure you come back for that!
That’s all the time we have for today.
My name is Anne Marie.
And my name is Garrett.
We’ll see you again tomorrow, right here on Studio Classroom. Bye!
The Turning Point 關鍵轉折點！(下)
The Turning Point 關鍵轉折點！(下)
空中英語教室 20250508
(使用CapCut 自動字幕功能)
只要修正英文文法，保留原文，同時將簡體中文修改為繁體中文
Hello friends,
My name is Anne Marie,
and today is a great day to learn something new,
so let’s do that together.
My name is Garrett,
and this is Studio Classroom.
We are very excited to be continuing a story
we started yesterday—
about a turnip. Yes,
about a turnip,
a common vegetable that grows in the ground.
This one was really big, and a farmer and his wife
wanted to eat it.
That’s right. We are talking specifically about Farmer Turner.
His name is not an accident, friends,
because our lesson is full of phrases that use the word
“turn.”
Now, what happened in our story yesterday?
Well, they could not pull up this turnip by themselves,
so they got some help from a couple of animals on the farm—
mostly the ox in yesterday’s lesson.
That’s right.
But this turnip was very stubborn, and it would not budge.
Will they get the turnip out?
That’s what we’re going to find out now in our lesson today.
Our article is called “The Turning Point.”
Let’s get started with our first reading.
The Turning Point
“But we need her,” said Farmer Turner.
And so together the farmer,
his wife,
the ox, and the horse
pulled on the turnip—
but they failed.
“Run and fetch the cow!” cried the farmer.
“You said she’s no longer useful,”
said his wife.
Farmer Turner replied,
“But we need her.”
So together the farmer,
his wife,
the ox,
the horse, and the cow
undertook the task of pulling up the turnip—
but it didn’t move.
Welcome to Language Lab, I’m Jack.
我們先來看 fetch 這個動詞，意思是「獲取」或是「拿來」。
來看例句：
If you have time, would you mind fetching some milk on your way home from work?
如果你有時間，能不能在下班回家的路上買些牛奶呢？
或是：
I’m training my dog to fetch a ball, but so far he only runs toward it and then sits down in the grass.
我在訓練我的狗撿球，但目前牠只會跑向球，然後坐在草地上。
Fetch 也有「賣得」的意思。
譬如：
The woman decided to sell her diamond necklace, expecting it to fetch more than three thousand dollars.
這位女士決定賣掉她的鑽石項鍊，希望能賣到三千多美元。
Thank you so much, Jack.
Alright, friends, let’s get right into our article.
At the end of yesterday’s lesson,
we found out that the farmer wanted to use the horse
to help pull up this turnip.
But his wife did not agree to that,
because the horse was tired—
probably from a full day of work on the farm.
Exactly.
So let’s see how the farmer responds:
“But we need her,” said Farmer Turner.
And so together the farmer,
his wife,
the ox, and the horse
pulled on the turnip.
Exactly. They pulled on it.
Let’s talk about this phrase “to pull on something.”
That is when you use the motion of pulling—
not pushing—
to put force on something and get it to move.
Exactly. Here’s an example:
He pulled on the rope to lift the bucket from the well.
Exactly.
So they tried this—
they pulled on it,
but they failed.
They did not succeed.
The turnip did not come up.
The farmer’s going to try to think of other animals to help him now.
He says, “Run and fetch the cow!”
Now this word fetch you already saw in your Language Lab, friends.
But the wife doesn’t think the cow is a good idea either.
No, she doesn’t think a lot of the animals are a good idea.
Well, she says:
“You said she’s no longer useful.”
Okay—“no longer useful.”
Farmer Turner replied,
“But we need her.”
So together the farmer,
his wife,
the ox,
the horse, and the cow
undertook the task of pulling up the turnip.
Okay, now we see this word undertook or to undertake.
This means to commit yourself to something
or to begin some type of task or responsibility.
Yeah. So they begin, or decided to do, this task
of pulling on it together.
Here’s an example, friends:
She undertook the project with enthusiasm and completed it on time.
What kinds of things have you tried to undertake before, friends?
Clearly, you are undertaking the task of learning English now,
and that’s why you are watching this program—
and we love it.
Well, we carry on in that sentence:
“They undertook the task of pulling up the turnip.”
Let’s talk about pulling things up.
Okay, this is different from pulling on something.
If you are pulling something up,
it literally means to remove something from the ground.
So this turnip is in the ground—
it is a root vegetable—
and they want to pull it up.
Now, one of the things you might most commonly
pull up in your garden is weeds.
So you might hear:
“The farmer is pulling up weeds from his garden.”
So what’s the difference
between pulling something up and pulling on something?
Well, when you pull on something,
you don’t necessarily remove it from the ground.
You could move it in multiple different directions,
and you could pull on a turnip that’s in the ground
and not succeed in pulling it up.
Sure.
But if you are trying to pull it up,
you’re also kind of pulling on it.
It’s a little confusing, friends, but—
just keep in mind:
pulling up is out of the ground,
pulling on just means pulling something toward you.
Exactly.
Does this turnip come out of the ground?
It doesn’t.
We see here:
“But it didn’t move.”
Exactly. It didn’t move.
Even with all these animals and two adults,
it’s still in the ground.
We’ll find out what happens next.
First, let’s go and see our next reading.
The Turning Point
One by one,
the farmer called upon the other farm animals to help.
The goat, the ram, and even the rooster joined in,
but it still would not come out.
Everyone was disappointed.
“媽媽！My turn!”
winked Pinky.
“Don’t turn me away—I want to help!” he cried.
But again,
the farmer turned up his nose at the piglet’s offer.
“You’re just too little,” he explained.
“Yes,” said Pinky, “but—but—but you need me!”
今天的 Usage Tip 要介紹三個類似的片語：
one by one、one on one，還有 one to one。
one by one 的意思是「一個接著一個」，表示人或事物出現的順序。
one on one 和 one to one 則是指「一對一」，可以當作形容詞或副詞來使用。
不過 one to one 另外一個意思是「一個對應一個」，用來描述精確匹配的關係，
譬如：
a one-to-one correspondence between guests and their assigned seats.
每位賓客都對應一個指定座位。
我們來看例句：
He felt nervous when needing one on one with his boss.
他與老闆一對一會面時感到很緊張。
Start the next part of our lesson
with our Usage Tip for today.
One by one, the farmer called upon the other farm animals to help.
Now, there’s another great term in here that we need to talk about—to call upon someone.
Yeah, or call on is a similar phrase.
This means to request or ask someone to do something.
Here’s an example:
The teacher called upon the student to answer the question.
As Garrett said, you could also say call on:
The teacher called on the student to answer the question.
Right, and hopefully they will do that well.
The farmer called on these animals one by one—
the goats, the ram, and even the rooster joined in.
I don’t know if the rooster could actually help pull a turnip up.
Yeah, I imagine they’re using their beak or their mouth to help pull,
but they’re not that strong.
No, definitely not.
So, does the turnip come out of the ground?
But still, it would not come out,
and everyone was disappointed.
Friends, let’s talk about being disappointed.
It’s when you’re feeling sad or displeased because something was not as good as you expected originally.
Disappointment is something we all experience in life.
We’ve all been disappointed before.
She was disappointed when her friend canceled their plans.
So this word is all about what expectations you had to begin with,
and a result that was not as good as those expectations.
Exactly.
Well, someone else is showing up!
We saw this character yesterday, friends,
and this is the first time we’ve seen them today.
It is Pinky the pig—
Pinky the pig, the little baby pig who really, really wants to help out.
So again, the pig says,
“My turn!”
The pig oinks.
Okay—oink is a good word for you to know, friends.
This is just the noise that a pig makes.
Alright, in English we say pigs go: oink oink oink.
Here’s an example:
The piglet oinked happily as it played in the mud.
Pinky really wants to help.
He says: “Don’t turn me away.”
Here’s another really good turn phrase for you to know, friends:
If you turn someone away,
you refuse to allow them to enter, be received, or do something with you.
Have you ever been turned away for something before?
I know one situation where I’ve been turned away—
it’s when I go to a restaurant.
If that restaurant is full,
they might have to turn you away because there’s no more seats.
And I think of going to a theme park as a kid,
trying to ride on a fun ride,
but I wasn’t tall enough—
so I was turned away.
Alright, well, Pinky the pig is turned away here.
“I want to help!”
But again,
the farmer turned up his nose at the piglet’s offer.
The farmer turned up his nose.
So did he grab his nose and move it?
No, friends—here is another idiom phrase.
This means that you are showing disdain for something or contempt for something.
Those are some big words,
but it really just means that you see something someone is offering,
and you think it’s not good enough for you.
You really don’t like it,
or you think it’s not good enough for the situation.
Here’s an example:
He turned up his nose at the idea of eating broccoli.
Now as we said, this is an idiom phrase,
but you can imagine someone literally turning their nose up at something—
it’s like they don’t want to see it because they think they’re too good for it.
Right. They don’t even want to look at it.
Well, the farmer turned up his nose at the piglet’s offer
and said, “You’re just too little.”
Now the piglet says:
“Yes… but you need me!”
We’re going to find out what happens next in just a moment—
right after today’s Info Cloud.
Hello and welcome to Info Cloud!
Yesterday, I was thinking about the little boxes in many shops
where you can put your extra change.
Oh yeah! That money usually goes to support a charity.
Yeah! But can a few dollars really make a difference?
You might be surprised—every little bit counts.
If one hundred people give ten dollars each,
it adds up to a thousand dollars.
Let’s talk about this saying: “Every little bit counts.”
It basically means that even a small amount of something
can add up over time and become significant.
That’s right!
For example, if you have no time to attend an English class,
why not watch a five-minute English video online every day?
Every little bit counts.
Are you too busy for a long workout at the gym?
Try taking a walk around your neighborhood
or getting off the bus one stop early.
Every little bit counts.
The phrase “every little bit counts” reminds us
not to overlook small efforts.
Over time, small things can make a big difference—
because every little bit counts.
every little bit counts 積少成多
every little bit counts 積少成多
不曉得你有沒有存零錢的習慣呢？每一次存一點點零錢，雖然金額不大，但是 every little bit counts，每一塊錢都有它的價值，慢慢地就會積少成多。
Every little bit counts 的意思是：
即使是很小的數量，隨著時間的推移，也能夠變得很有價值和意義。
例如，如果你覺得沒有時間學英文，為什麼不每天在線上看 5 分鐘的英語影片呢？
或是你可能太忙，沒時間運動，試著在你家附近散步，或是提早一站下車走回家。
Every little bit counts 提醒我們不要忽視小小的努力，一天一天地累積，小事情也可以帶來巨大的影響。
這就是今天的 Info Cloud，那麼，下次雲端見！
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
That turned the farmer’s heart.
So together, the farmer,
his wife,
the ox,
the horse,
the cow,
the goat,
the ram,
the rooster,
and the piglet
tried one last time to pull up the giant turnip—
and it turned out well!
They all cheered—
the tiny piglet turned everything around.
They pushed the turnip to the farmhouse.
The farmer’s wife made a delicious stew.
Everyone stuffed themselves.
After that, they turned on some music and had a celebration.
Then, happily, they all turned in.
接下來看 celebration 這個名詞，意思是「慶祝」。
來看例句：
The war was over, but there was no celebration because of the many lives lost.
戰爭雖然結束了，但沒有任何慶祝，因為有許多人喪生。
Celebration 的動詞是 celebrate，別只慶祝勝利，
例如：
I’m so proud of you for finishing the marathon. Let’s celebrate tonight!
我為你完成馬拉松感到驕傲，我們今晚慶祝一下吧！
或者是：
George never wants to celebrate his birthday with friends because the special attention embarrasses him.
George 從來不願意和朋友們一起慶生，因為受到特別的關注會讓他不好意思。
Pinky the piglet really wants to help,
and he says, “You need me” to the farmer.
What happens next?
Well, the farmer—his heart turned.
That’s what we read in our article:
“That turned the farmer’s heart.”
So, what does this mean?
Okay, if someone’s heart is turned,
it means that someone is changing their feelings or their attitude.
They thought one thing or had a certain opinion,
and then something happened that made them change their mind.
Yeah, it makes me think of the phrase:
“They felt moved by something.”
Here’s an example:
The puppy’s sad eyes turned the farmer’s heart, and he decided to adopt it.
Alright, so the farmer decides here to let Pinky help pull up the turnip.
Together, the farmer,
his wife,
the ox,
the horse,
the cow,
the goat,
the ram,
the rooster,
and the piglet
tried one last time to pull up the giant turnip.
Right. I wonder how they’re pulling on it—
all of them at the same time?
Do they have some big long rope?
I imagine they’re all standing in a line,
maybe grabbing onto each other and pulling.
That could very well be.
Well, they all pulled on this together—
lots of them—
and it turned out well.
Here is another turn phrase!
Yeah—if something turns out a certain way,
it means that it has a particular result.
Exactly. It turns out a certain way.
You might say:
Despite the rain, the picnic turned out to be a success.
And how did things turn out in our story?
They turned out well.
They all cheered.
The tiny piglet turned everything around.
Turned everything around.
We just can’t turn away from these turn phrases, friends!
The things turned out well, and he turned everything around.
Okay, if you turn things around,
it means that you completely change a situation for the better.
Here’s an example:
Her positive attitude turned everything around in the office.
This phrase kind of indicates a big change from what you initially thought
or what the situation was at first.
Exactly. Usually the situation is bad at first,
or something isn’t going well—
but then if the situation is turned around,
it starts going in the other direction.
Exactly. So everything turned around.
They pushed the turnip to the farmhouse.
The farmer’s wife made a delicious stew.
I would love to have some!
But hold on a minute—
they had to push the turnip to the farmhouse?!
How big is this turnip?
Well, you know those farm competitions at like a county fair,
where they’re trying to grow the biggest possible pumpkin?
Some of those are really big.
They are really big—
some of them are bigger than people!
Exactly.
So maybe they did have to push it
and roll this turnip along before they could make that stew.
Well, after they made the stew,
we read: Everyone stuffed themselves.
Now, if you are stuffed,
it means you ate until you’re absolutely full.
Right.
After the big meal, he felt completely stuffed.
I often say sentences like that around Thanksgiving.
Me too.
Now we see another great phrase in the next sentence:
“To turn on some music.”
After that, they turned on some music and had a celebration.
Exactly.
To turn on some music really just means to start playing that music.
When we use this phrase,
we’re usually talking about using a machine—
like a CD player or a computer—
to start playing that music out loud.
That’s right.
Now we have one more turn phrase here at the end of our article:
To turn in.
In this situation, to turn in means to go to bed.
Exactly.
After finishing his homework, he turned in for the night.
That’s an example you could use.
Alright, friends,
we will be right back after we go to today’s Fun Fact!
Hello, fact friends!
I am Detective Ernest Finder,
and I have a Fun Fact for you today.
Did you know that often, giant turnips are very ugly?
“That’s a mean thing to say!” you say—
but they can be made of many turnips fusing together.
Things that fuse together become one—
and that is today’s fun turnip fact, friends!
If you’re following along in your Studio Classroom magazine,
you know there is a Talk About It question there.
Let’s talk about it together!
Describe a time when you worked with others to do something difficult.
I’m reminded of a time when I went to the jungles of Costa Rica
with some friends to build a community center.
Building through sickness, strange foods, and a lot of hard work—
finally, we got it done.
That sounds like an incredible experience.
Friends, how would you answer this question?
Practice answering it in English!
Well, that’s all the time we have for today.
My name is Anne Marie.
And my name is Garrett.
We’ll see you next time, right here on Studio Classroom.
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