第18單元 求救訊號
Ebony Marshal was in the habit of going off with friends afterschool and getting into trouble. Sometimes they would drink, steal from stores or pick on other kids. She was out of control and her parents didn't know how to help her.
愛博尼·馬歇爾習慣放學后和朋友一起到處惹麻煩,有時候他們會喝酒、偷商家的東西或找其他孩子的麻煩。她的行為失控,父母也不知道要怎么幫她。
There was a program at her high school called SOS but Ebony held no real interest in the club, she thought it was lame to participate in after school activities. However, one day she saw a sign that read, "Want to be in a Rock Band? Come to the SOS club." That caught Ebony's attention.
在愛博尼就讀的高中有個課程叫做SOS,可是她對社團沒興趣,她認為參加課后活動很沒出息??墒怯幸惶?,她看到布告欄寫著“想參加搖滾樂團嗎?歡迎加入SOS社團”,那吸引了愛博尼的注意。
She loved rock music and always wanted to be in a band. She decided to try it out. She went to the club and found out that there were some really cool people in the club and that the activities were fun. She joined the rock band and began going to SOS almost everyday.
她喜歡搖滾樂,而且一直想參加樂團,她決定放手一試。她到社團后,發(fā)現社團有些很酷的人,活動也很有趣。她加入搖滾樂團,開始幾乎每天都收到SOS。
Her grades went up and she stopped getting into trouble after school. In Ebony's last year at school she became an SOS group leader herself, helping other kids stay out of trouble.
她的成績進步了,放學后也不再惹麻煩。愛博尼在學校的最后一年還當上了SOS社長,幫助其他孩子不要惹麻煩。