Weird Butterfly Ceremony

課文：

More than 200 years ago, Mozart sought supporters to help pay for the cost of his concerts. Today, both new and famous artists can do the same. They can share their projects on Kickstarter, a website where creators find supporters and raise funds.

supporter：支持者

課文：

Tyler：I figured if I started screaming too, that would just make everything worse.

Coach：I agree. That kind of emotional release feels good at first, but it usually causes more problems.

課文：

Coach Martin is alone in a locker room when Tyler, one of his basketball players, comes in. Earlier Tyler’s teammate Caleb yelled at him for playing badly.

Tyler：Coach! You’re still here?

課文：

Erica：First, my name is not Erica. It isn’t amusing to keep calling me by my character’s name off camera. And secondly, what is your issue?

Neal：(walks out) Be nice to him, Sally. It’s not his fault you got into his taxi and not the prop one.

課文：

“Cut!” Suddenly Leo was hauled to his feet. He staggered around briefly. When he finally caught his balance again, he realized that the police weren’t paying any attention to him. He scrambled out of the way of a man carrying a ladder. Looking around, he noticed that a lot of people were walking around with headsets on. A couple of them were giving him strange glances, but most were just completely ignoring him. Leo nearly jumped out of his skin when he felt Erica tap him on the shoulder.

haul：拖、拉

課文：

Your body produces a chemical called melatonin that helps you sleep. Light affects the amount of melatonin your body makes. It produces more in the evening and less in the daytime. So at night turn off your TV and computer. Also, don’t read from a backlit device like an iPad. Some scientists think that the light from those devices stops your body from making melatonin. So turn those screens off at least an hour before bedtime.

chemical：化學的

課文：

When the morning sun looks in through your bedroom window, do you jump out of bed? Or do you roll over and groan? An adequate amount of sleep can make the difference between a great day and a terrible one!

roll over：翻身