A Big Fish in a Little Pond /小池塘里的大鱼
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- A Big Fish in a Little Pond ACT I
- I really like this one Susan. Do you? Susan，
- Turn around, Michelle. Let me see the back of it.
- I like it a lot. It fits well.
- It doesn't need any alterations. We must've bought the right size.
- I like the color. She looks good in blue.
- I like blue, too, Daddy.
- Try on the skirt and blouse outfit, Michelle--
- the one that Daddy wanted you to wear.
- OK.
- Michelle has been a different kid since we've been married.
- She's never been happier.
- And I've never been happier, Harry.
- I love her very much. She's been a joy.
- We're very lucky, the three of us ...
- and becoming part of the Stewart family, too.
- We couldn't ask for anything more, could we?
- Well ...
- Well ...? Could we ask for anything more?
- Well ... we ...
- How do you like it, Daddy?
- It's my favorite outfit.
- It's good for every day. It will be good for school, Michelle.
- I like it, too. I always like skirts that go like this.
- Do you want to see the winter jacket on me, Susan? ?
- Yes, I do. Change back into your jeans,
- and put on the new winter jacket we bought today.
- OK.
- You had something on your mind
- when I said we couldn't ask for anything more.
- Is everything all right?
- Everything is fine, Michelle.
- Let's take a look at the winter jacket. Come on over here, honey.
- It's kind of warm.
- It is. That's why we bought it for you.
- This will be a perfect jacket for the wintertime
- when it's very cold out.
- But it's kind of small also. We must've bought the wrong size.
- Looks like we should've bought a bigger one.
- I guess we'll have to exchange it, too.
- I'm sure the store has others.
- I look silly! It is too small!
- You're growing so fast, Michelle.
- Can I take it off? I'm hot!
- Sure. Put it back in your room, and we'll hang everything up later.
- Well, are you going to tell me what's on your mind, Harry?
- I have been offered a job with a major accounting company
- in Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles? That's a big decision. Los Angeles
- I know. It will also affect you and your job, if we decide to go.
- Wow! It sure will. But first tell me about the job, Harry.
- If it's a good one, then we'll make it work for us.
- I have a client in the garment business, on Seventh Avenue.
- I do his taxes every year.
- He has a big sales office in Los Angeles,
- and the company in Los Angeles
- that does his major accounting work
- is looking for an executive. And he recommended me.
- That's wonderful, Harry.
- Yes, but it would mean that we'd have to move to L.A.
- What about the salary?
- The real discussion comes tomorrow.
- Susan, I don't plan to make any decisions
- until I have a chance to talk with you about it.
- I understand, Harry.
- And I don't have to make a quick decision.
- They know that I'm married and that I have a family.
- Well, there's a lot to think about.
- If it's a good job,
- then I've got to do some thinking about
- my career opportunities in Los Angeles.
- Is everything OK?
- Yes, honey.
- fit：If something fits, it is the right size and shape to go onto a particular person's body or out a particular object. 合适，合身。
- alterations：changes. 修改（单数为alteration）。Here, alterations refers to any changes made to clothes to make them fit better.
- must've bought：abviously bought. 显然买了。Use must have（or must've）+ a past participle to refer to something that obviously happened. must have shows that you have evidence----a clear reason to believe something.
- She looks good in blue. 她穿蓝色很好看。
- blouse：A blouse is a kind of shirt worn by a girl or woman. 女衫。
- blouse：A blouse is a kind of shirt worn by a girl or woman. 女衫。
- She's never been happier. 她从未像现在这样快乐过。
- She's never been happier. 她从未像现在这样快乐过。
- We couldn't ask for anything more. =We are lucky to have everying we need. 我们不能要求更多了；我们什么都有了。
- It will be good for school. 它适合上学时穿。
- go：move. 飘动。
- twirls：when you twirl something, you make it spin（旋转）or twist（转动）round and round. 快速转动。
- winter jacket：冬季夹克，棉衣。
- Change back into your jeans. 再换回你的牛仔裤。 jeans：pants, usually blue, made of heavy cotton material. 牛仔裤，又称 blue jeans, dungarees, denims, denim jeans或Levi's。
- You had something on your mind when I said we couldn't ask for anything more. 当我说我们什么都有了时，你显然是有话要说。
- It's kind of warm. 它很暖和。
- We should've bought…=It's too bad we didn't buy…我们本该买……。用 should have +过去分词表示遗憾，即对于没有做成某事而感到惋惜（在24集中，对此有详述）。
- exchange：to give one thing and get back another. 换。 Here, Harry means that they must exchange the small jacket for a bigger one.
- We'll hang everything up later. 过一会儿我们来把它们都挂起来。
- I have been offered a job with a major accounting company. 一家大的会计公司要我去工作。
- If it's a good one, then we'll make it work for us. 如果这工作不错，那么我们就考虑接受下来。
- client：委托人，客户。
- garment：clothing. 衣服，成衣。
- I do his taxes every year. 我每年为他处理税务工作。
- sales office：销售办事处。
- executive：a person with much power or responsibility in a company. 公司的总经理，董事，主管。
- L.A.：Los Angeles. 洛杉矶的缩写。Many people use only the initials L.A. to refer to the famous city in southern California. 很多人喜欢用L.A. 称洛杉矶。
- What about the salary? 工资怎么样？
- The real discussion comes tomorrow. 明天才正式谈。
- I don't plan to make any decisions until I have a chance to talk with you about it. 在没和你谈过之前，我不打算做任何决定。
- career opportunities：工作机会，事业机会。
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