今天由Bryan老師為大家帶來睡前故事The Cabbage Soup Solution 捲心菜湯的做法，讓我們一起來看看吧。
《The Cabbage Soup Solution 捲心菜湯的做法 》捲心菜一夜期間消失了一半，埃爾希卻保持著積極地態度去面對，後來埃爾希新的一批捲心菜比之前的更大，而且她還交到了更多的朋友了~
來認識一下今天講故事的北美外教 Bryan 老師吧！
Bryan 老師
Bryan老師來自美國加州，現在任職於全美前50大公司的營銷企劃。喜歡小朋友的他，也在過去10年利用自己的專業技能擔任私人家教，提供一對一和團體課程教學。Bryan老師擅長幫助學生使用適當的演說和英文文法技巧，想向他學習的小朋友，趕快來加入他的課程吧！
邊看繪本邊聽睡前故事吧~~
Elsie lived a simple life on a small farm,
埃爾希在一個小農場裡過著簡單的生活，
with her two cats,
和她的兩隻貓，
Fluff and Gordo,for company.
絨毛和戈多陪伴著。
She grew potatoes,tomatoes,peas,and pumpkins.
她種植土豆，番茄，豌豆和南瓜。
But growing cabbages was what Elsie did best.
但是種植捲心菜是埃爾希最拿手的活。
Early each morning,when her little house was still chilly and dark,
每一個清晨，當她的小屋子還是非常寒冷又黑的時候，
Elsie got up,put on her robe,
埃爾希就起床了，穿上她的長袍，
and warmed herself with a steaming cup of tea.
並喝一杯熱騰騰的茶來暖和自己。
She gave Fluff and Gordo their breakfast of warm milk.
她給絨毛和戈多熱牛奶作為他們的早餐。
As the sky grew lighter,she would bundle up,
當天空變亮時，她將與它捆綁在一塊，
gather her baskets,
與她的籃子，
and go out to the field to collect the largest cabbages.
然後去田地採收最大的捲心菜。
Fluff and Gordo always came along to help.
絨毛和戈多始終在旁邊幫忙。
Then she would load her truck
然後她把這些裝上她的卡車
and drive to town to sell her cabbages to the greengrocer.
並開到鎮上把她的捲心菜賣給菜販。
She had done this for years.
她這樣做已經有好幾年了。
One morning,as usual,
一天，像往常一樣，
Elsie went out to her field.
埃爾希去她的田地。
But there was nothing usual about what she saw.
但是她所看見的都是不尋常的。
Half of her cabbages were gone!
一半的捲心菜都不見了！
Only ragged stumps were left in their place.
只有參差不齊的殘餘部分在他們的田地上。
For a moment,she lost control.
片刻，她情緒失去了控制。
But soon she pulled herself together.
但是很快她收拾好心情。
She would not cry over shredded cabbages.
她將不會為這些切碎的白菜而哭泣。
"Who could have done this?"
「誰會可能做這些？」
She asked herself.
她自己問自己。
She had to try and find out.
她必須去努力的查明。
That night,the cats went to sleep on Elsie's bed,as usual.
那天晚上，貓咪們像往常一樣在埃爾希的床上睡覺。
But Elsie decided to stay out in the field and watch for trouble.
但是埃爾希決定在田地裡呆著等候麻煩。
Before long,though,she fell asleep.
沒多久，但她睡著了。
In the morning,
次日上午，
Elsie awoke stiff,cold,and cranky to a field of messy new stumps.
埃爾希 新的混亂殘餘部分。
She felt defeated.
她感到挫敗。
She also felt a cold coming on,
她也感受到一陣寒意來襲，
so she dragged herself into the house for a hot cup of tea
所以她拖著自己的疲乏身體走進房子喝一杯熱茶
and a long nap.
並睡個長午覺。
Elsie slept all day.
埃爾希睡了一整天。
But the cats took action.
但是貓咪開始了行動。
Night came,and still Elsie slept.
夜晚來臨，埃爾希還在睡覺。
Fluff and Gordo didn't join her.
絨毛和戈多並沒有跟她一起睡著。
They had some work to do.
他們有一些工作要去做。
The next morning,
隔天早晨，
Elsie woke up feeling muck better.
埃爾希醒來感覺神氣活現。
She had only a small tickle in her throat.
她只感覺喉嚨有癢感。
"I'll just have to plant more cabbages,"
「我只能去種更多的捲心菜，」
she told her cats,who were unusually sleepy.
她告訴她的貓咪們，這些貓咪不尋常的疲憊。
First,though,
不過首先，
she would make a big batch of cabbage soup to soothe her throat.
她將弄一鍋捲心菜湯去緩和她的喉嚨。
When she stepped outside to pick some other vegetables,
當她走到外面去採摘一些別的蔬菜，
Elsie found a surprise by her door.
埃爾希站在門口發現了驚喜。
All of her soup ingredients were waiting for her in a neat little pile.
做湯所需的所有材料在一個齊整的小堆裡等著她。
"Well,wasn't that thoughtful,"she said.
「好吧,這並不是很周到的，」她說。
"Someone decided to save me some trouble."
「有人決定給我幫我解決一些麻煩。」
She put all of the vegetables in a huge pot,
她把所有的蔬菜放進一個大的罐裡，
together with her last cabbage.
和她最後的捲心菜。
"Might as well make extra for later,"
「也許可以做的更多點供以後用，」
She said to Fluff and Gordo.
她對絨毛和戈多說。
The smell of the soup filled the little house as it simmered all day.
湯的氣味瀰漫於整個小房子裡當用溫火慢慢煮一整天。
When Elsie sat down to eat supper,she saw that she wasn't alone.
當埃爾希坐下去吃晚餐的時候，她發現她並不孤單。
" Now would you look at that,"
「現在，你可以看看那個」
she said to Fluff and Gordo.
她對絨毛和戈多說。
"We have visitors."
「我們有拜訪者。」
She invited them in for some soup.
她邀請他們來喝湯。
The cats chose to have fish for dinner instead.
貓咪們則是選擇吃魚作為晚餐。
After supper,with bellies full,everyone fell fast asleep.
晚餐過後，肚子被填滿，每個人都很快的睡著了。
The next day,Elsie told Fluff and Gordo,
隔天，埃爾希告訴絨毛和戈多，
"Time to plant new cabbages."
「該是時候種植新的捲心菜了。」
The cats made sure the rabbits helped.
貓咪們確定兔子們能幫忙。
They dug holes for the plants,
他們挖洞給這些植物，
and even added a little fertilizer here and there.
甚至還在各處添加了一些肥料。
Elsie's new cabbages grew and grew.
埃爾希的新的捲心菜一天天的長大。
They were better than ever,
它們比之前長得更好了，
and there were plenty of them.
這裡有很多這樣的捲心菜。
Plenty for Elsie...
多的足夠給埃爾希
plenty for the greenrocer..
多的足夠給菜販
and more than plenty for her new friends.
並且把超出的給她的新的朋友。
People heard about Elsie's beautiful cabbages
人們都聽說關於埃爾希美麗的捲心菜
and stopped by to take a look.
並且都會駐足觀看。
Elsie made even more new friends--
埃爾希結交了更多的新朋友— —
and more of her delicious cabbage soup.
和更多美味的捲心菜湯。
Her life was no longer so simple,
她的生活不再簡單平凡，
and she liked it that way.
她也喜歡現在的這樣的生活方式。
Best of all,
最好的是，
the little house was always warm at night.
這件小房子在晚上始終非常溫暖。