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Bear老師的故事每個月月中、月底各上架一集。一個月兩集。

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Hello, this is Teacher Bear, 我是Bear老師。

I'm back! I miss you guys so much! Thank you for waiting.

我回來了！我很想念你們喔！謝謝你們的等待。

This break time is very important to me.

這一段休息時間，對Bear老師來說非常地重要。

Actually, It's not just me who needs a break; everyone does sometimes. Even the sun needs a break!

其實，不只是Bear老師，每個人都需要休息，連太陽也需要休息喔。

Why? Let’s listen to what the sun feels!

怎麼說呢？讓我們來聽聽太陽的心聲吧！

An English Picture Book “When the sun goes home”/英文繪本《當太陽回家時》

Author/作者：Momoko Abe

Translator/翻譯：Bear Weir

Every day from dawn to dusk, the sun shone high in the sky smiling his very best smile.

每天從黎明到黃昏，太陽高高掛在天空，露出最燦爛的笑容。

He knew people loved to see him and he worked hard to make them happy.

他知道人們喜歡見到他，所以他努力地讓大家開心。

At the end of each day, the sun made a wonderful sunset, then he handed the sky over to the moon before going back to his home beyond the horizon.

在每個白天將結束時，太陽都會製造出美麗的日落，然後他把天空交給月亮，接著返回地平線之外的家。

When the sun got home he ate his dinner, did a jigsaw puzzle, and then he practiced his smile so he

would be extra especially bright the next day.

當太陽回到家時，他吃了晚飯，玩了拼圖遊戲，然後他練習微笑，所以第二天會特別耀眼。

“I must keep up the good work.” he said to himself.

「我必須一直努力工作。」他自言自語。

“My smile has to be perfect.” And for a long time, that's how things went.

“我的笑容必須是完美的。”在很長的一段時間裡，他都這樣告訴自己。

What nobody realized was that beneath the sun's bright smile, he didn't always feel so sunny.

但沒有人發現，在太陽燦爛的笑容背後，他並不總是感覺如此陽光。

It was lonely up there in the sky. If only someone would smile back at him, but they never did.

在天上是很孤單的，如果有人也能對他微笑就好了，但是從來沒有人對他微笑。

“How lucky the moon is.” thought the sun. “She always has the stars for company. I wish I had a friend.”

「月亮真幸運。」太陽心裡想。「她總是與星星為伴。我希望我有一個朋友。」

Spring turned to summer. Every day, the sun shone high in the sky.

春天轉為了夏天。每天，太陽都高掛在天空中。

But as he watched people having fun below, he began to feel sad.

但當他看到下面的人玩得開心時，他開始感到難過。

“I think I'll go home early today.” he thought to himself. “It doesn't really matter, no one notices me anyway. Smiling was just too hard.”

「我想我今天會早點回家。」他心裡想著。 「其實無所謂，反正也沒人注意到我。微笑現在對我來說太難了。」

But the next morning, the moon came to knock on sun's door.

但第二天早上，月亮來敲太陽家的門。

“Because you left so early yesterday, I had to look after the sky for longer.” She said angrily.

「因為你昨天走得太早了，所以我必須多花時間照顧天空。」她生氣地說。

“Come out, sun! It's time to start shining. Everyone is counting on you.”

「出來吧，太陽！是時候開始照亮大地了。大家都指望著你呢。」

The sun felt very heavy inside. “The moon is right.” he thought.

太陽心裡感覺很沉重。「月亮是對的。」他想。

“I have to smile.”

「我必須微笑。」

So the sun went back to the sky. He took a deep breath, and smiled, and smiled, and smiled.

於是太陽又回到了天空中。他深吸了一口氣，微笑，微笑，微笑。

“I must keep smiling.” he said to himself. “I must keep smiling.”

「我必須保持微笑。」他對自己說。「我必須保持微笑。」

But as he smiled and shone, the sun began to feel too hot. Then he started to feel very tired.

但當他微笑並閃耀光芒時，太陽開始感覺太熱了。然後他開始感到非常疲倦。

Everything around him was spinning.

他開始感覺身邊的一切都在旋轉。

“Oh, no!” and suddenly the ground was getting closer and closer.

「哦，不！」突然間，他距離地面越來越近，越來越近。

The sun was falling out of the sky.

太陽正從天空落下。

“Help!” cried the sun. “Someone please… help!”

「幫幫我！」太陽大叫。 「誰能幫幫我啊！」

Then all of a sudden, the sun felt cool soft cushions beneath him.

突然間，他感覺身體下面有涼爽柔軟的墊子。

“We've got you!” said the clouds. “Get some rest while we rain.”

「我們接住你了！」雲朵說。 「下雨的時候，休息一下吧。」

“But I can't let everyone down.” cried the sun. “I have to shine, I have to smile.”

「可是我不能讓大家失望。」太陽大喊。 「我必須閃耀，我必須微笑。」

“No one can smile all the time.” said the clouds.

「沒有人可以一直微笑。」雲朵說。

“People need rain just as much as they need sunshine. Trust us.”

「人們需要雨水就像需要陽光一樣。相信我們。」

So while the clouds rained, the sun closed his eyes and rested.

因此，當雲朵降下雨時，太陽就閉上眼睛休息了。

He felt a gentle breeze on his burning cheeks, and inside he felt warm and happy.

他感到一陣微風吹過他發燙的臉頰，內心感到溫暖和快樂。

No one had ever cared about him like this before, and it wasn't long before the sun felt ready to shine again.

以前從來沒有人像雲朵這樣關心過他，不久之後，太陽又開始照耀大地了。

He touched the clouds as they drifted away. He smiled his big, glorious smile which met with the rain and made……a rainbow!

太陽在雲朵要飄走時觸摸了雲朵。他露出了大大的、燦爛的笑容，當笑容與雨水相遇時，形成了……一道彩虹！

The sun was still smiling that night when he handed the sky over to the moon.

那天晚上，當太陽把天空交給月亮時，他仍然微笑著。

“Good night! Sun.” said the moon, smiling back at him. “Did you have a good day?”

「晚安！太陽。」月亮微笑著對他說。 「你今天過得好嗎？」

“A very good day, thank you, Moon.” said the sun.

「今天過得非常好，謝謝你，月亮。」太陽說。

And as the stars twinkled goodnight, he went home feeling very happy.

當星星閃爍著說晚安時，太陽高高興興地回家了。

And now, whenever he doesn't feel so sunny, the sun knows just what to do…

現在，每當心情不那麼陽光時，太陽就知道該做什麼了…

Kids, each of us is like the sun, working hard to fulfill our responsibilities and to meet the expectations of others.

小朋友，我們每個人都像太陽一樣，努力地盡自己的責任，努力地滿足別人的希望。

If even the sun needs a break, what about us humans?

可是，連太陽都需要休息，更何況是我們人類呢？

Taking a break does not mean being lazy. Taking a break is for accomplishing a longer journey. Taking a break is to take care of yourself so that you can take care of more people.

休息並不代表偷懶，休息是為了走更長遠的路，休息是為了照顧好自己，才能照顧更多人。

小朋友，如果你也需要休息，用英文你可怎麼說呢？

“I need to take a break.”

請跟Bear老師再說一次：

“I need to take a break.”

Kids, are you tired? Take a break!

小朋友，你累了嗎？休息一下吧！

See you next time!

我們下次見嘍！

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