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A Real Stewart /真正的Stewart家后代

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A Real Stewart ACT I
There's nothing more joyous than the arrival of a new baby.
I am so excited. Mother!
Just imagine--Marilyn and Richard must be thrilled!
Oh, a new baby!
Max ... Max ... Max.
Oh, it's a sweet-sounding name for a sweet little boy.
My first grandchild.
And my first nephew.
Isn't he just adorable?
He looks a lot like you, Mom. He does.
Do you think so?
Well, I guess. He does look a lot like Richard,
and I guess he looks a lot like me.
Oh, he's got Richard's eyes, though.
I really want Harry and Michelle to see Max.
When are they coming?
Tomorrow. Harry has an account to work on today.
Yes, he does have Richard's eyes. Big blue eyes.
The baby even looks at you like Richard does.
Well, children usually resemble their parents.
It's true.
Michelle is a lot like Harry in so many ways.
And she's shy with new people, just like he is.
You really like Michelle, don't you?
Yes. I'm very fond of her.
And Harry, too?
Well ...
Uh, it's four-thirty. Oh my!
Marilyn and Richard will be home from the hospital any minute,
and we must prepare this room.
Where will we put all the presents?
Well, let's take everything to the living room.
Marilyn and Richard and the baby need the space.
It's crowded in here.
The welcome sign is up:
Isn't it exciting, Grandpa?
Your first great-grandchild.
Yes. Yes, sir.
A great-grandchild. A great-grandson.
Another generation to carry on the Stewart name.
I love you, Grandpa.
You make me feel so proud to be part of our family.
One day, you'll have your own family,
and I'll be proud to be part of it.
Now you understand my feelings, Susan.
I'm Grandpa's daughter-in-law, but I feel like a Stewart.
He's always made me feel like his own daughter.
Well,
that's because you're so much like us--wonderful!
Mom, got it.
This will make a nice gift for Marilyn and Richard.
They can keep a record of all of the important dates
and information about Max's life here.
Let's see.
Name: Max Stewart.
Does he have a middle name?
No, just Max. I like that.
No middle name. No middle initial.
Like me. I'm Malcolm Stewart.
Just Malcolm Stewart.
And Max has your initials, Grandpa:
Uh, it must mean something.
Weight: eight pounds six ounces.
Eight-six. Big boy!
All the Stewart men were big.
Well, Robbie was eight pounds two ounces,
and Richard was eight pounds three.
And me?
Eight pounds six.
You were big, just like Max.
Eight pounds six, just like me.
That's nice. Length. Length?
Richard says Max is twenty-one inches long.
Twenty-one inches.
Is that tall or average or what?
Tall. All the Stewart men are tall.
Well, Grandpa, you're about five-nine or five-ten.
I wouldn't call that tall.
I take after my mother's family.
They were ... they were ... they were average.
Mother: Marilyn. Father: Richard.
And lots of pages for Richard's photos of Max.
Speaking of mother and of father
--and speaking of Max--I hear the car.
They're here!
Oh! Oh, quickly! Go, go, go!
Let's see. Oh, welcome home.
Oh, let her in.
Wait with your pictures for a second.
Come on, darlings.
Sweetheart .... Sit down right here.
Oh, he's so cute! Oh, Marilyn!
Max looks just like Grandpa.
A real Stewart.
I'm so happy to be home with my family--and with Max.

【语言点精讲】

joyous： happy. 喜悦的。
thrilled： extremely pleased. 高兴极了。I was thrilled to be sitting next to the famous actor. 坐在那位名演员身边我高兴极了。
nephew： the son of one's brother or sister. 侄子, 外甥。
adorable： cute, lovely. 可爱的。
He's got Richard's eyes. 他的眼睛和 Richard的像极了。表达某人与某人相像时, 除了用look like, resemble, alike 等词外, 还可以说 sb. has got sb. 's features, 具体说明哪个部位相像。
When are they coming? 他们什么时候来？come, go等动词常用进行时态表示将来时, 例如：The rain is coming. 雨要来了。不要把这类句子看成进行时
Harry has an account work to do today. Harry今天有项会计工作要做。
like Richard does：像 Richard 那样（看）。这是非正式用法, 相当于 as Richard does。like也有“像……一样”的意思, 但后面一般接名词或代词, 而不接句子。
resemble： to look like. 长得像（某人）。
in so many ways：在很多方面。 The research project is successful in so many ways. 这项研究工作在很多方面都很成功。
I'm very fond of her. =I like her a lot. 我很喜欢她。
Well…：嗯……。说话时, 如果一时回答不上来, 或犹豫不决, 可用Well…拖延时间。
Oh my! 啊, 天哪！表示惊讶的感叹句
any minute： very soon. 随时, 立即。
any minute： very soon. 随时, 立即。
The Welcome sign is up. 欢迎的标语已经挂好了。 up本意是“结束, 完毕”, 例如：The game is up. 比赛结束了。
great-grandchild： a child of your grandchild. （外）曾孙, （外）曾孙女。
generation： the family members who are born at about the same time. 一代人。
to carry on the Stewart name： to use the Stewart name; to keep the Stewart name alive. 继承Stewart 家的姓；传宗接代。
feel so proud to be：为……而感到自豪。也可以说 to feel/ be proud of doing sth。例如：I am proud of being a Chinese。
daughter-in-law：儿媳妇。
got it：找到了。这是口语中省略主语的用法, 即I've got it。再比如：Want a drink? =Do you want a drink?
This will make a nice gift. 这是一件好礼物。句中的make不是“制作”的意思, 而是“成为, 构成”的意思, 属于非正式用法。
keep a record of：为……作记录。
middle name：中间名字。美国人一般有 first name, middle name和 last name。有的没有middle name。first name也称given name, 是名, last name也称 family name或 surname, 是姓氏。middle name有时是母亲的姓氏, 有时是为了纪念某位亲人而取的。
initial： the first letter of a name. 名字的第一个字母。initials 是姓和名的第一个字母的组合, 如M. S. 代表 Malcolm Stewart。
weight： how heavy somehting or someone is. 重量。
eight pounds and six ounces： 8磅 6盎司, 约 4公斤。美国人通常用英制计量单位。虽然美国政府曾经积极推广采用公制单位, 但人们还是习惯用英制单位。科技和医药用公制单位。
Eight-six. = Eight pounds six ounces. 8磅 6盎司。讲重量时, 常常省略单位名称。
length： how long something. 身高, 身长。length 是形容词long的名词形式。在谈婴儿时, 身长用length, 但在谈及年龄稍大的人或成年人时, 身高需用height。注意length中的g和height中的gh不发音。
twenty-one inches long： 21英寸（约五十三厘米）长。表示长度或宽度时, 用be+ 数字+ 长度单位+形容词 long或 wide。例如：The table is five inches long and four inches wide。
five-nine： five feet nine inches. 5英尺9英寸。
I wouldn't call that tall. I don't think that is very tall. 我不认为这个身高很高。
take after： to be like or look like. 像（某人）。例如：He takes after his grandfather. 他像他爷爷。
average： normal. 平均, 一般。这里 average 指“中等身材”。
speak of： speak about, mention. 谈到, 说起。例如：He spoke of someone we didn't know. 他谈到了一个我们不认识的人。
Let her in. =Let her enter or come in. 让她进来。反义词是 let her out。
Wait with your pictures for a second. 先别忙着拍你的照片。
A real Stewart. 一个真正的 Stewart家的后代。Stewart一家人常用这个短语, 指某一成员确实具备Stewart家族的优良品质。