The Mystery Cleaner in the Workshop

The Mystery Cleaner in the Workshop

Kid: I wish … I wish someone would clean my room!

Narrator: Some kids dream of never needing to clean their room again. Can this dream come true?
有一些小孩夢想永遠不用清理房間，這夢想有可能實現嗎?

Well, a man in Wales is living this dream. He has a workshop. It's a place where he makes or fixes things. His workshop has many small things in it: nuts, bolts, nails, and more.
有一個住在威爾斯的人就活在這種夢想裡! 他有一間工作室，裡面有很多小東西，像是螺帽、螺栓、釘子等等。
He puts the small things here, there, and everywhere. But every morning, his workshop is cleaned up! All of the small things are in a box.
這些東西散在各處。但是每天早上，有人會收拾他的工作室，所有的小東西都收進盒子裡。
The man thought "Who is doing this for me?" It was a big mystery.

He put a video camera in his workshop. Then he watched the video. The cleaner wasn't a person! It was a mouse! Can you imagine a mouse cleaning up for you? That's amazing!
他放了一台攝影機在工作室裡，發現是一隻老鼠在幫他收拾東西。太不可思議了!

Was the mouse strong? The man wanted to find out. He gave the mouse some challenges. He put out heavier things. And guess what? This mouse can lift!
他好奇這隻老鼠夠不夠強壯，故意放一些比較重的東西。結果老鼠還是可以把物品舉起來。
This man in Wales never worries about cleaning up now. It's all thanks to the mouse! Do you dream of having a mouse too?

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Vocabulary
老鼠會收拾零碎東西，你聽過這種事嗎?

1. never 從不
Cleaning up is never a problem for me. 打掃清潔對我從來不是問題。
Never ever? 從來不是嗎?
Right, because my younger sister does it for me. 對，因為我妹妹會幫我做。

2. imagine 想像
Such a nice sister! 這麼好的妹妹!
I can't imagine any of my sisters doing that. 我不能想像我的姐妹會那樣。

3. workshop 工作室
So you've got a problem. 所以你有個難題。
No, I don't. 我沒有。
Because I sleep in my workshop. 因為我睡在工作室。

4. worry 擔心
It only has a bed, a desk and a chair. 那裏只有一張床，桌子和椅子。
Very simple.非常簡單。
And you don't worry about dust? 你不擔心灰塵?
Not at all.一點也不。

你今天學到哪些單字?
never從不
imagine想像
workshop工作室
worry擔心

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Quiz
1. Who is cleaning up the workshop?
a. A person
b. A nut
c. A mouse

2. In the morning, what are all the things in?
a. A bag
b. A bowl
c. A box

3. What does the man use to find out who is cleaning up?
a. A video camera
b. A bolt
c. A mystery

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. a

The Mystery Cleaner in the Workshop

Kid: I wish … I wish someone would clean my room!

Narrator: Some kids dream of never needing to clean their room again. Can this dream come true?

有一些小孩夢想永遠不用清理房間，這夢想有可能實現嗎?

Well, a man in Wales is living this dream. He has a workshop. It's a place where he makes or fixes things. His workshop has many small things in it: nuts, bolts, nails, and more.

有一個住在威爾斯的人就活在這種夢想裡! 他有一間工作室，裡面有很多小東西，像是螺帽、螺栓、釘子等等。

He puts the small things here, there, and everywhere. But every morning, his workshop is cleaned up! All of the small things are in a box.

這些東西散在各處。但是每天早上，有人會收拾他的工作室，所有的小東西都收進盒子裡。

The man thought "Who is doing this for me?" It was a big mystery.

He put a video camera in his workshop. Then he watched the video. The cleaner wasn't a person! It was a mouse! Can you imagine a mouse cleaning up for you? That's amazing!

他放了一台攝影機在工作室裡，發現是一隻老鼠在幫他收拾東西。太不可思議了!

Was the mouse strong? The man wanted to find out. He gave the mouse some challenges. He put out heavier things. And guess what? This mouse can lift!

他好奇這隻老鼠夠不夠強壯，故意放一些比較重的東西。結果老鼠還是可以把物品舉起來。

This man in Wales never worries about cleaning up now. It's all thanks to the mouse! Do you dream of having a mouse too?

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Vocabulary

老鼠會收拾零碎東西，你聽過這種事嗎?

1. never 從不

Cleaning up is never a problem for me. 打掃清潔對我從來不是問題。

Never ever? 從來不是嗎?

Right, because my younger sister does it for me. 對，因為我妹妹會幫我做。

2. imagine 想像

Such a nice sister! 這麼好的妹妹!

I can't imagine any of my sisters doing that. 我不能想像我的姐妹會那樣。

3. workshop 工作室

So you've got a problem. 所以你有個難題。

No, I don't. 我沒有。

Because I sleep in my workshop. 因為我睡在工作室。

4. worry 擔心

It only has a bed, a desk and a chair. 那裏只有一張床，桌子和椅子。

Very simple.非常簡單。

And you don't worry about dust? 你不擔心灰塵?

Not at all.一點也不。

你今天學到哪些單字?

never從不

imagine想像

workshop工作室

worry擔心

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Quiz

1. Who is cleaning up the workshop?

a. A person

b. A nut

c. A mouse

2. In the morning, what are all the things in?

a. A bag

b. A bowl

c. A box

3. What does the man use to find out who is cleaning up?

a. A video camera

b. A bolt

c. A mystery

Answers:

1. c

2. c

3. a