Family Album USA - Episode 1 - 46 Linden Street

 

Family Album USA - Episode 1 - 46 Linden Street
In this very first episode of Family Album USA called "46 Linden Street", Richard Stewart is a Photographer and he takes a picture of New York City on a Staten Island Ferry.

Richard meets Alexandra Pappas who is from Greece and she is an exchange student. Richard shows Alexandra some pictures for Family Album, U.S.A.

Later, Richard leaves quickly and he forgets something. Let's find out what Richard forgets and how he will get it back in this episode - 46 Linden Street.

Family Album USA: Episode 1 - 46 Linden Street

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ACT I

Richard Stewart is a Photographer. In act I he takes a picture of New York City on a Staten Island Ferry. Richard meets Alexandra Pappas. Alexandra is from Greece and she is an exchange student. Richard shows Alexandra some pictures for Family Album, U.S.A.
Later, Richard leaves quickly and he forgets something. Let's find out what Richard forgets from Episode 1 - 46 Linden Street.

Richard	Excuse me. My name is Richard Stewart. I'm a photographer. May take a picture of you and your little boy?
Mrs.Vann	What's it for?
Richard	It's for a book.
Mrs.Vann	You're writing a book?
Richard	It's a book of pictures. I call it Family Album, U.S.A.
Mrs.Vann	Oh, that's a nice idea.Well,it's fine if you take our picture. I'm Martha Vann.
Richard	Thank you. I appreciate your help. I'm Richard. What's your name?
Gerald	Gerald.
Richard	How old are you, Gerald?
Gerald	Five.
Richard	And where do you live?
Mrs.Vann	We live in California.
Richard	Well, welcome to New York. OK, just a second. I'm almost ready here.
Alexandra	Can I help you?
Richard	Oh, please. Hold Gerald's hand, please. Great! Now point to the buildings. Terrific! Give Mommy a kiss, Gerald. Nice! Thank you, Gerald. And thank you, Mrs Vann.
Mrs.Vann	Oh, my pleasure. We'll be looking for your book.
Richard	Thank you. Good-bye. Bye, Gerald. Thanks again.
Alexandra	Oh, you're welcome.
Richard	Hey, let me take your picture!
Alexandra	Wonderful. Please.
Richard	Are you from New York?
Alexandra	No, I'm from Greece. I'm an exchange student.
Richard	When did you come here?
Alexandra	Three months ago.
Richard	Your English is very good.
Alexandra	Thanks. I studied English in school.
Richard	Would you like some coffee?
Alexandra	No, thank you. Tell me about your book.
Richard	Oh, it's not finished yet, but I have some of the pictures. Would you like to see them?
Alexandra	Yes, I'd like that.
Richard	Here they are. Family Album, U.S.A. It's an album of pictures of the United States:the cities, the special places, and the people. And these are pictures of people working:steelworkers, bankers, police, street vendors, ambulance drivers, doctors...Oh, this is my father. He's a doctor. This is my mother.
Alexandra	What's her name?
Richard	Ellen. My younger brother, Robbie. He goes to high school. This is my sister Susan. She works for a toy company.Here's my grandfather. He lives in Florida. And this is my wife Marilyn.
Alexandra	Oh, she's very pretty.
Richard	Thanks. And what about your family?
Alexandra	They're in Thessaloniki. That's a large city in northern Greece. But now I'm living in the Bronx.
Richard	With a Greek-American family?
Alexandra	No. Hispanic.
Richard	Oh no! It's thirty.Will you excuse me? I have to meet my wife.
Alexandra	It was nice meeting you.
Richard	It was a pleasure meeting you, too.Thanks for your help.And good luck! I've got to go. By the way. I'm Richard. What's your name?
Alexandra	Alexandra.
Richard	Bye-bye, Alexandra.Thanks.
Alexandra	Bye-bye. Richard! Richard! You left your bag.

ACT II

Alexandra tries to find Richard. He wants to return his camera bag. Ricard's wife, Marilyn, is waiting for Richard. Later, Richard arrives but he is late.
Marilyn tried to find Richard's bag. Let's find out if Marilyn is going to find Richard's bag.

Alexandra	Excuse me, officer.Can you help me?
Policeman	Sure.
Alexandra	Can you tell me how to get to Linden Street, in Riverdale?
Policeman	"Richard Stewart, 46 Linden Street, Riverdale, New York." You should take the number 1 subway.
Alexandra	Is there a station near here?
Policeman	Yes. The station's that way. You should take the number 1 train to Van Cortlandt Park.
Alexandra	Number 1 train to Van Cortlandt park. Thank you.
Policeman	Anytime. Good luck. Remember, the number 1 train. The uptown platform.
Alexandra	Thank you.
Policeman	You're welcome.
Customer	Is this pink too bright for me?
Marilyn	Mmm-hmm. It is a very bright pink. Try this. It's size eight.
Customer	But I wear size ten.
Marilyn	How about green? It's size ten.
Customer	Let me try it on.
Customer	I'm taking too much of your time.
Marilyn	It's six 0'clock. Where's my husband? I was expecting him here at five forty-five.
Customer	Don't worry. The traffic is very heavy at this hour..
Marilyn	I know. But we're going to be late for dinner.
Customer	I'll take this green sweater. I like the color on me, don't you?
Marilyn	I think it looks terrific on you.
Richard	I'm sorry I'm so late. I had a really bad day.
Marilyn	It's ten after six. We're late. Robbie's cooking tonight,and dinner's at six thirty.
Richard	I know. I know.I'm really sorry. I left my bag of film on the ferry. I went back for it , but the ferry was gone. I lost a whole day's work.
Marilyn	I'll call the Staten lsland Ferry lost-and-found office.
Richard	I didn't think of that. Thanks.
Marilyn	Hello, Yes. The number, please, of the Staten lsland Ferry lost-and-found office. Five five five...zero eight zero eight. Thank you.
Richard	I really appreciate it, Marilyn.
Marilyn	Hello. Did anyone find a camera bag this afternoon, a small canvas bag, on the J.F.Kennedy Ferry?...No? Maybe someone will find it. The name is Stewart, Richard Stewart. And the telephone number is five five five...three oh nine oh. Thank you.Sorry, Richard. They don't have it.
Richard	Thanks, anyway. There was a girl on the ferry. Now maybe...
Marilyn	Tell me about it on the way home.

ACT III

The Steward has dinner together. Richard is upset about losing his camera bag and his mother, Ellen, tries to help. Then the door bell rings. Let's find out who is at the door.

Philip	And give her a teaspoon of the medicine after every meal.Don't worry. She'll be fine. You're welcome. Good-bye.
Ellen	How are you?
Philip	I'm tired and hungry.
Ellen	Well, Marilyn and Richard called. They'll be here soon, and then we'll eat.
Philip	All right. Is...is Susan coming?
Ellen	Well, she'll be here later. She has to work late tonight.
Philip	And what's Robbie cooking for dinner?
Ellen	It's a surprise.
Philip	I hope it's pasta.
Philip	Robbie, the dinner was terrific.
Susan	Yes, it was delicious.
Marilyn	What's for dessert?
Robbie	Oh, I forgot dessert.
Philip	Robbie!
Ellen	Don't worry. We've got lots of ice cream.
Richard	Oh, I'd love some ice cream.
Ellen	Well, there's chocolate and coffee and a little vanilla.
Robbie	I'll have vanilla. Is that all right with everyone?
Philip	I'll have chocolate.
Marllyn	Me, too.
Richard	Uh, one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.
Ellen	Robbie, will you help me serve?
Richard	I keep thinking about that bag of film. Eight rolls. a whole day's work. And good stuff,too.
Ellen	I'll get it. Hello.
Alexandra	Hello. Does Richard Stewart live here?
Robbie	Yes,he's my brother. I'm Robbie...Robbie Stewart.
Alexandra	I'm Alexandra Pappas. How do you do? Your brother left his bag of film on the ferryboat. I found it.
Robbie	I'm really glad to see you. I mean...my brother'll be really glad to see you!
Ellen	Robbie! Who is it?
Robbie	It's Richard's film! I mean, Alexandra Pappas. Come in, please.
Richard	Alexandra!
Alexandra	Hello, Richard. I found your bag!
Richard	Oh, thank you! Thank you! Um...Alexandra, let me introduce you. This is my wife Marilyn.
Alexandra	Richard showed me your photo. How do you do ?
Marilyn	Oh yes. Richard told us all about you. It's nice to meet you.
Richard	And this is my mother, Ellen Stewart.
Alexandra	How do you do?
Richard	And my father, Dr.Philip Stewart.
Philip	Nice to meet you, Alexandra.
Richard	And...ah...you met Robbie
Alexandra	Yes. And you must be Susan.Hi.
Susan	Hi.Welcome.
Richard	I'm so glad you found the bag and took the time and trouble to return it.
Alexandra	Oh,it was no trouble. I just took the wrong train.
Ellen	Would you like something to eat?
Alexandra	Thank you, no.I'm late for dinner at my house. I really have to go.
Richard	Would you like to call home?
Alexandra	I'd appreciate that.
Ellen	Please,use the phone.
Alexandra	Thanks. Excuse me.
Richard	Alexandra's a high-school exchange student from Greece.
Robbie	Where does she live?
Richard	With a family in the Bronx.
Robbie	Oh, that's not too far from here!
Richard	Take it easy, Robbie.
Alexandra	Thank you. I can only stay a few minutes.
Ellen	Have some iced tea.
Alexandra	Thanks, Mrs. Stewart.
Robbie	Please sit down, Alexandra.
Philip	So, you're an exchange student. Where do you go to school?
Alexandra	At the Bronx High School of Science.
Philip	Oh, that's a very good school. What are your favorite subjects?
Alexandra	Biology and mathematics. Richard tells me you're a doctor.
Philip	Yes, a pediatrician.And what does your father do?
Alexandra	He's a lawyer, in Thessaloniki.
Robbie	Would you like some pasta? I made it myself. It might be a little cold.
Alexandra	Thanks, no. I do have to go. It was nice meeting you all.
Marilyn	Well, maybe you'll come for lunch some Sunday, so we can really thank you for bringing Richard's bag back.
Alexandra	Maybe.
Ellen	You're welcome anytime.
Philip	Good-bye.
Richard	Can I drive you home?
Alexandra	No,thanks. The train is just up the street. It won't take me long at all.
Richard	Well, you really saved the day for me, Alexandra.
Alexandra	Bye.
Richard	Bye-bye.
Ellen	Good night.
Philip	She's a smart young lady, and very nice.
Robbie	Very! Hey, she forgot her bag!
Ellen	I guess we'll be seeing Alexandra again, Right, Robbie?

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Why is yawning contagious? Sao ngáp lại lây?

 

Oh, excuse me! Have you ever yawned because somebody else yawned? You aren't especially tired, yet suddenly your mouth opens wide and a big yawn comes out.	Ồ, xin thứ lỗi! Đã bao giờ bạn ngáp vì thấy ai đó ngáp chưa? Bạn không thực sự mệt lắm, nhưng đột nhiên miệng mở rộng ra và cái ngáp dài xuất hiện.
This phenomenon is known as contagious yawning.	hiện tượng này được gọi là ngáp lây.
And while scientists still don't fully understand why it happens, there are many hypotheses currently being researched.	Và trong khi các nhà khoa học vẫn không hoàn toàn hiểu được tại sao hiện tượng này xảy ra, thì có rất nhiều giả thuyết được nghiên cứu hiện nay.
Let's take a look at a few of the most prevalent ones, beginning with two physiological hypotheses before moving to a psychological one.	Hãy xem xét một vài trong những cái phổ biến nhất nhé, bắt đầu với hai giả thuyết sinh lý, trước khi đề cập tới thuyết tâm lý.
Our first physiological hypothesis states that contagious yawning is triggered by a specific stimulus, an initial yawn.	giả thuyết sinh lý đầu tiên của chúng ta nói rằng ngáp lây được kích hoạt bằng bởi một loại kích thích đặc biệt, một cái ngáp đầu tiên.
This is called fixed action pattern.	Nó gọi là hành động tình huống cố định.
Think of fixed action pattern like a reflex.	Hãy xem hành động tình huống cố định như phản xạ.
Your yawn makes me yawn.	Bạn ngáp làm tôi ngáp.
Similar to a domino effect, one person's yawn triggers a yawn in a person nearby that has observed the act.	Tương tự hiệu ứng domino, người này ngáp kích hoạt một cái ngáp của người gần đó khi họ nhìn thấy bạn ngáp.
Once this reflex is triggered, it must run its course.	Khi phản xạ này được kích hoạt, nó sẽ tiếp tục lan truyền.
Have you ever tried to stop a yawn once it has begun? Basically impossible!	Đã bao giờ bạn cố ngăn một cái ngáp khi nó đã bắt đầu? Căn bản là không thể!
Another physiological hypothesis is known as non-conscious mimicry, or the chameleon effect.	Một thuyết sinh lí khác được biết với cái tên bắt chước vô thức, hay hiệu ứng tắc kè hoa.
This occurs when you imitate someone's behavior without knowing it, a subtle and unintentional copycat maneuver.	Nó xảy ra khi bạn bắt chước hành động của người khác mà không biết, một kiểu bắt chước hành vi mơ hồ không chủ đích.
People tend to mimic each other's postures.	Mọi người có xu hướng bắt chước tư thế của nhau.
If you are seated across from someone that has their legs crossed, you might cross your own legs.	Nếu bạn ngồi gần một người khác ngồi chéo chân, có lẽ bạn sẽ vắt chéo chân.
This hypothesis suggests that we yawn when we see someone else yawn because we are unconsciously copying his or her behavior.	giả thuyết này cho rằng chúng ta ngáp khi thấy người khác ngáp bởi vì chúng ta vô thức bắt chước hành vi của họ.
Scientists believe that this chameleon effect is possible because of a special set of neurons known as mirror neurons.	Các nhà khoa học tin rằng hiệu ứng tắc kè hoa khá hợp lý bởi có một bộ neuron đặc biệt có tên là neuron gương.
Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that responds equally when we perform an action as when we see someone else perform the same action.	Neuron gương là một loại tế bào não phản ứng giống hệt nhau khi chúng ta làm một hành động hoặc ta thấy người khác làm hành động y hệt như vậy.
These neurons are important for learning and self-awareness.	Những neuron này rất quan trọng trong việc học và tự nhận thức.
For example, watching someone do something physical, like knitting or putting on lipstick, can help you do those same actions more accurately.	Ví dụ, việc xem người khác thực hiện một động tác như đan len hay thoa son môi, có thể giúp bạn thực hiện động tác đó một cách chính xác hơn.
Neuroimaging studies using fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, shows that when we see someone yawn or even hear their yawn, a specific area of the brain housing these mirror neurons tends to light up, which, in turn, causes us to respond with the same action: a yawn.	Nghiên cứu ảnh thần kinh bằng fMRI, chụp ảnh chức năng cộng hưởng từ, cho thấy khi chúng ta thấy người khác ngáp hoặc thậm chí là nghe họ ngáp, một vùng đặc biệt trên não chứa các nẻuon gương này có xu hướng kích hoạt, và theo đó, khiến chúng ta phản ứng giống như vậy: ngáp theo.
Our psychological hypothesis also involves the work of these mirror neurons.	giả thuyết tâm lí của chúng ta cũng liên quan đến các neuron gương này.
We will call it the empathy yawn.	Chúng ta gọi nó là ngáp đồng cảm.
empathy is the ability to understand what someone else is feeling and partake in their emotion, a crucial ability for social animals like us.	đồng cảm là khả năng thấu hiểu cảm giác của người khác và chia sẻ cảm xúc với họ, một khả năng then chốt của động vật xã hội như chúng ta
Recently, neuroscientists have found that a subset of mirror neurons allows us to empathize with others' feelings at a deeper level.	Gần đây, các nhà thần kinh học thấy rằng một bộ phận của neuron gương giúp chúng ta đồng cảm với cảm xúc của người khác ở mức sâu hơn.
Scientists discovered this empathetic response to yawning while testing the first hypothesis we mentioned, fixed action pattern.	Giới khoa học phát hiện phản ứng đồng cảm này dẫn đến ngáp trong khi thử nghiệm thuyết đầu tiên chúng ta đề cập hành động tình huống cố định.
This study was set up to show that dogs would enact a yawn reflex at the mere sound of a human yawn.	Nghiên cứu này được thiết lập để chứng minh rằng chó cũng có phản xạ ngáp khi nghe tiếng một người ngáp.
While their study showed this to be true, they found something else interesting.	Nghiên cứu đã được chứng minh điều này là đúng, và họ còn phát hiện một điều khá thú vị.
Dogs yawned more frequently at familiar yawns, such as from their owner's, than at unfamiliar yawns from strangers.	Chó ngáp nhiều hơn khi người quen ngáp, như chủ nó chẳng hạn, hơn là khi thấy những người lạ ngáp.
Following this research, other studies on humans and primates have also shown that contagious yawning occurs more frequently among friends than strangers.	Theo sau nghiên cứu này, các nghiên cứu khác trên con người và linh trưởng cũng cho thấy ngáp lây thường xảy ra với người thân hơn người lạ.
In fact, contagious yawning starts occurring when we are about four or five years old, at the point when children develop the ability to identify others' emotions properly.	Thực tế, ngáp lây đã bắt đầu khi ta mới 4 hay 5 tuổi, tại thời điểm mà trẻ em phát triển khả năng xác định cảm xúc của người khác.
Still, while newer scientific studies aim to prove that contagious yawning is based on this capacity for empathy, more research is needed to shed light on what exactly is going on.	Tuy nhiên các nghiên cứu mới hơn nhắm vào việc chứng minh rằng ngáp lây là dựa trên khả năng đồng cảm, thì vẫn cần nhiều nghiên cứu hơn để soi sáng chính xác việc gì đã diễn ra.
It's possible that the answer lies in another hypothesis all together.	Có thể câu trả lời nằm ở một học thuyết hoàn toàn khác.
The next time you get caught in a yawn, take a second to think about what just happened.	Lần tới khi bạn phát hiện mình ngáp, hãy dành chút thời gian để nghĩ xem điều gì vừa xảy ra.
Were you thinking about a yawn? Did someone near you yawn? Was that person a stranger or someone close? And are you yawning right now?	Có phải bạn đang nghĩ tới việc ngáp? Có ai ở gần bạn ngáp theo không? Người đó là người lạ hay người thân? Và bây giờ bạn có đang ngáp không đấy?

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