Family Album, USA(1)---Grandpa's Trunk祖父的行李箱(Act1) |
ACT I Marilyn, you want coffee or tea? Marilyn 要要咖啡還是 Coffee, please. 請來點咖啡。 I am so excited! 我感到好興奮 At this time tomorrow morning, 明早這時候 Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us. 爺爺就和我們乙黃 坐在廚房 啦。 When does he arrive? 他什麽時候到 At six o'clock this evening. 今晚六點。 By plane? 坐飛機來 No, by train. 不 坐火車。 Are we picking him up at the station? 我們要去車站澆 他嗎 Not Grandpa. 爺爺不是這種 He doesn't want anybody picking him up. 他不願意讓別熱 接他 He likes to be independent. 他獨立性很強 Huh. 哦。 Oh, let's go upstairs and prepare Grandpa's room. 對 我們上去鬃急敢幌 爺爺的房間。 Great! Let's do it! 好 我們去 Good morning, Mom. 早安 媽媽。 Morning. 早安。 Well, hi, fellas. 你們大家好。 Hello. 哈 。 Hi, honey. 嗨 親愛的。 Morning, Marilyn. 早安 Marilynn。 We are going upstairs to set up Grandpa's room. 我們要上樓收適 一下爺爺的房間。 There's coffee ready. 咖啡準備好了 I'm really excited about seeing Grandpa. 一想到要見到乙? 我就覺得興奮。 Me, too. Milk, please. 我也一樣。請檔 給我牛奶。 He's so funny. 他很逗趣 He always makes me laugh. 他總是讓我笑 I hope Grandpa's going to like living with us. 我希望爺爺喜換 和我們住在一起。 I think he will. 我想會的。 It just takes time to feel comfortable in a new place. 總是需要一段適奔 才能適應一個新的環境。 Won't he miss being in Florida? 他不會想念佛侶 裏達嗎 Well, he will. 他會的。 But I think he'll like being here with the family. 但我想他也會舷不 和全家人住在這兒。 But I think he'll like being here with the family. 但我想他也會舷不 和全家人住在這兒。 Are you sure about that? 你真的這麽想 It's crazy here most of the time. 這兒經常吵吵哪幟幀 But it's fun. 但很有趣。 That's for sure. 說的也是。 You know, 我說 maybe I'll put together some photos of Grandpa 或許我把爺爺檔 一些照片組合起來 as a "welcome" present. 作為歡迎他的乙環 禮物。 That's a neat idea. 這是個好主意 What can I do? 那我能做點什鼢崮 I've got it! 有啦 I have a picture of Grandpa and Dad and me in my wallet. 我皮夾 有一照耪掌 是爺爺 爸爸和我在一起照的。 It's from the Fathers and Sons' Breakfast 那是在父子早膊突 上拍的 at my junior high school graduation. 在我初中畢業檔 時候。 Oh, I remember this picture. 噢 我還記得照 張照片。 I'd really like to pick up Grandpa at the railroad station. 我真想去火車照窘 爺爺。 Railroad stations or airports-- 無論是火車站換故 機場 Grandpa always tells us he'll get here by himself. 爺爺總是說他換嶙 個兒設法到這 。 He's something! 他真了不起 Is this all Grandpa's stuff? 這 麵都是爺乙 的東西嗎 That's it. 是的。 But I'm sure he has a few bags with him on the train. 不過我相信他栽 火車上還有幾件行李的。 What's inside? 這 麵是什麽 What's inside? 這 麵是什麽 I don't know. It's locked. 不知道 鎖著哪亍 Hi. 嗨 Oh, hi, darling. 哦 親愛的。 Morning, Philip. 早安 Philip I want to put some of my good hangers in Grandpa's closet. 我想在爺爺的乙魯 放幾個好的衣架。 You know I'm very excited about his arrival. 知道我對他檔牡嚼 是多麽興奮。 We are, too. 我們也很興奮 Susan called early this morning. Susan一大早打打電話來 She's unhappy 她很不高興 because she's had to go to Chicago on a business trip 因為她得到芝 加哥出差 and can't leave till tonight. 而且要到今晚膊 能脫身。 She wants to be here for Grandpa. 她原希望在此檔 爺爺。 Well, Grandpa will be disappointed, too. 爺爺也會感到適 望。 He loves Susan. 他喜歡Susan。 She always reminds him of Grandma. Susan總是讓他他想起奶奶 Well, how's everything here? 唔 東西都收適 好了嗎 Fine. We were just wondering about this trunk. 好啦。我們正哪擅 這隻大衣箱呢。 It's locked. 它鎖著。 Oh. I have the key. Grandpa sent it to me. 啊。鑰匙在這 。爺爺寄來給我的。 He doesn't want anybody picking him up. He likes to be independent. I think that's good. He's got his own way of doing things. He likes to take care of himself. I guess you're right. He's so funny. He always makes me laugh. I guess he has a good sense of humor. Yeah, I bet he's a lot of fun. Grandpa always tells us he'll get here by himself. He's something. In my opinion, he's a very special man. What do you think? Well, I believe I'm going to like him. But... But what? Won't he miss being in Florida? Well, he will. But I think he'll like being here with the family. I suppose he'll miss his home in Florida and his independence. I suppose you're right. But what about you? What do you think? What kind of man is Grandpa? What do you imagine he's like? Why is he moving away from Florida? And how does he feel about moving to Riverdale? What do you think? Let's see. |