Today we?ll see a true story that went from and unkind isolated action to a kind group response ;)
ORIGINAL VIDEO
TRUE OR FALSE:
1. The story begins with a negative action that got negative responses.
2. The person who sent the note probably did not know what Randa was going through.
3. Randa?s son has been diagnosed with cancer 3 years ago.
4. When people knew about the family?s problem, they decided to help.
5. Randa is surprised at people?s kindness.
MATCH:
1. We close tonight with a story that begins with a nasty
2. When Randa Ragland read an anonymous note last month,
3. At first, I felt a little angry but so much
4. Kindness goes
5. As word spread, an army of
a) had been going on with us and our family
b) such a long way
c) note complaining about the state of a woman?s yard
d) strangers mobilized to help
e) there was no mistaking the author's judgment
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ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT:
We close tonight with a story that begins with a nasty note complaining about the state of a woman?s yard in Pinson, Alabama. The note got the job done, but in a most unexpected way.
When Randa Ragland read an anonymous note last month, there was no mistaking the author's judgment: The sender called her home an eyesore affecting the resale value of other homes and closed by saying, "do better."
"I opened it and it was pretty much them shaming me for my yard," Ragland said. "At first, I felt a little angry but so much had been going on with us and our family. I just didn't have the energy to be negative."
Instead, her focus has been on her family, especially her son, 3-year-old Jaxen. He's autistic and he's non-verbal but a few days before his third birthday is when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma stage four cancer.
Ragland says Jaxen has been hospitalized over 20 times and has had seven surgeries. She wanted people to know, so she shared his story, and the note, on Facebook.
"My whole point was to show people you don't know what somebody's going through. Kindness goes such a long way. Gratitude goes such a long way," Ragland said.
As word spread, an army of strangers mobilized to help. A local lawn care service came to cut her grass and dozens of volunteers tackled everything from picking up supplies for the family to clearing away brush in her yard.
Joey Harding who helped with volunteer efforts, understands the family's struggle. Just weeks ago, his daughter Lulu died. She was 6 and had the same kind of cancer as Jaxen.
"Words can't describe what this means to me right now. It's helping me," Harding explained. "It's helping me cope with losing my daughter. To help another family in need."
The group now calls itself ?Jaxen's Army For Justice" and its mission has rallied strangers from all over the world.
"I'm in amazement. I'm still in shock," Ragland said. "I don't have a large family. My mom is gone, my dad is gone, my brother is gone so this means a lot."
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PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION:
Nós encerramos esta noite com uma história que começa com um bilhete desagradável reclamando sobre o estado do quintal de uma mulher em Pinson, Alabama. O bilhete fez o trabalho, mas de uma maneira inesperada.
Quando Randa Ragland leu um bilhete anônimo no mês passado, não havia dúvidas sobre o julgamento do autor: o remetente chamou seu lar de uma ?dor para os olhos? que afeta o valor de revenda de outras casas e fechou dizendo "faça melhor".
"Eu abri e foi praticamente eles me envergonhando (culpando) pelo meu quintal", disse Ragland. "No começo, eu me senti um pouco irritada, mas tanta coisa estava acontecendo conosco e com nossa família. Eu simplesmente não tinha energia para ser negativa."
Em vez disso, seu foco tem sido em sua família, especialmente seu filho, Jaxen de 3 anos de idade. Ele é autista e não é verbal, mas alguns dias antes de seu terceiro aniversário é quando ele foi diagnosticado com câncer de neuroblastoma estágio quatro.
Ragland diz que Jaxen foi hospitalizado mais de 20 vezes e teve sete cirurgias. Ela queria que as pessoas soubessem, então ela compartilhou sua história e a nota no Facebook.
"Meu objetivo era mostrar às pessoas que você não sabe o que alguém está passando. A bondade vai muito longe. A gratidão vai muito longe", disse Ragland.
Quando a notícia se espalhou, um exército de estranhos se mobilizou para ajudar. Um serviço local de cuidado do gramado veio para cortar a grama e dezenas de voluntários trataram de tudo, desde pegar suprimentos para a família até limpar o jardim.
Joey Harding, que ajudou nos esforços voluntários, entende a luta da família. Apenas algumas semanas atrás, sua filha Lulu morreu. Ela tinha 6 anos e tinha o mesmo tipo de câncer que Jaxen.
"As palavras não podem descrever o que isso significa para mim agora. Isso está me ajudando", explicou Harding. "Está me ajudando a lidar com a perda da minha filha. Ajudar outra família em necessidade."
O grupo agora se chama "Exército de Jaxen Pela Justiça" e sua missão reuniu estranhos de todo o mundo.
"Estou perplexa. Ainda estou em choque", disse Ragland. "Eu não tenho uma família grande. Minha mãe se foi, meu pai se foi, meu irmão se foi, então isto significa muito."
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VOCABULARY:
NASTY - muito desagradável, rude, ofensivo
GET THE JOB DONE - resolver, dar resultados
EYESORE - uma "dor para os olhos", algo feio de se olhar
TO SHAME SOMEONE - envergonhar alguém, especialmente chamando atenção/criticando publicamente
TO TACKLE - manusear, lidar com, cuidar de
TO COPE WITH - lidar com uma situação, no sentido processar o que houve.
TO RALLY - unir pessoas para ajudar, reunir esforço coletivo
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FILL IN THE GAPS:
We 1.___ tonight with a story that begins with a nasty note complaining about the state of a woman?s yard in Pinson, Alabama. The note got the 2.___ done, but in a 3.___ unexpected way.
When Randa Ragland read an anonymous note last month, there was no mistaking the author's judgment: The sender called her home an 4.___ affecting the resale value of other homes and closed by saying, "do better."
"I opened it and it was pretty much them 5.___ me for my yard," Ragland said. "At first, I felt a little angry but so 6.___ had been going on with us and our family. I just didn't have the energy to 7.___ negative."
8.___ , her focus has been on her family, especially her son, 3-year-old Jaxen. He's autistic and he's non-verbal but a few days before his third birthday is 9.___ he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma stage four cancer.
Ragland says Jaxen has been hospitalized over 20 times and has had seven surgeries. She wanted people to know, so she 10.___ his story, and the note, on Facebook.
ANSWERS:
TRUE OR FALSE: 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T
MATCH: 1.c 2.e 3.a 4.b 5.d
FILL IN THE GAPS:
1.close
2.job
3.most
4.eyesore
5.shaming
6.much
7.be
8.Instead
9.when
10. shared
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