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- The Community Center ACT I
- Morning, Grandpa.
- Is something the matter, Grandpa?
- The editorial in this paper has my friend Nat Baker real upset.
- Ah! I'll read it to you.
- which has been vacant for over a year now,
- was supposed to be made into a community center
- to serve the senior citizens
- as well as the younger people of Riverdale.
- Due to lack of funds
- for the repainting of the interior of the building
- and for the furniture needed,
- the plans for the community center
- He's coming over to talk about it.
- Is it that serious a problem, Grandpa?
- It is.
- Nat's not as lucky as I am, Robbie.
- He doesn't have any family with him.
- He lives alone
- and depends on places like a community center
- to be with people--people his own age.
- But there's the old community center on Elm Street.
- It's small,
- and the problem is that it's set up primarily for kids to play.
- Ping-Pong tables, soda machines, and lots of music.
- It's too noisy for some older people like Nat.
- I never realized that.
- It's hard for some older people to take all that noise.
- That's why the new community center is a good idea.
- Part of the building for older people,
- part of the building for younger people.
- I see what you mean.
- That must be Nat.
- It could be Alexandra.
- She's coming over this morning to help me with my math.
- Hi, Robbie.
- Hi, Alexandra. Come on in.
- Do you want something cold to drink?
- I'd love some cola, please.
- Cola coming up.
- I really appreciate you coming over to help me with my math.
- My final exam is next Tuesday.
- You're so good in all your other subjects.
- I just can't understand
- why you have so many problems with math.
- Hi, Alexandra.
- Hi, Mr. Stewart.
- I thought that was Nat Baker who rang the front doorbell.
- Don't let me interrupt you.
- No problem, Grandpa.
- We're just having some cola
- before getting to the tough stuff--math.
- He'll do anything to avoid getting down to math lessons,
- Mr. Stewart.
- I was the same way.
- Really, Grandpa?
- Really. I didn't like math.
- I wasn't good at it, and I didn't like studying it.
- But you had to be good at math.
- You graduated from engineering school.
- I was. But not in high school.
- For some reason, I couldn't get a handle on it.
- Then, in college, I became good at it.
- Then there's hope for Robbie.
- I can't wait.
- You think I can just skip it now and get to it at college?
- You'll never get to college to find out, Robbie,
- if you skip it now.
- That must be Nat.
- Sit down, Robbie. Let's get to work.
- I'd like you to meet my friend Nat Baker.
- This is Alexandra Pappas, and this is my grandson Robbie,
- whom I think you've met once or twice before.
- Nice to meet you, Mr. Baker.
- Hi, Mr. Baker. We met before.
- Where?
- In town. At the hardware store.
- I remember now. Right. Hi.
- Hello, Alexandra.
- Don't let us keep you from your math tutoring, Robbie.
- I know you want to get to it.
- Stay ... stay.
- I told you. He'll use any excuse to avoid math.
- Did you read the story in the paper, Malcolm?
- I did.
- It's a serious matter for a lot of us.
- A serious matter.
- It is. Come on out to the patio.
- We'll talk about it out there.
- Thanks. Nice to meet you ... again.
- What's the problem?
- Come on! You'll hear about it.
- bother：If something bothers you or if you bother about it, you are worried, concerned, or upset about it. 使着急，使担心，使烦恼，使不安。
- The editorial in this paper made my friend Nat Baker Very upset. 这张报纸上的社论着实令我的朋友Nat Baker 不高兴。editorial：a newspaper article that gives the editor's opinion about something in the news. 社论。
- vacant：empty, not occupied. 空的。
- was supposed to ：was expected to. 原本应当。
- community center：a place where people of the same neighborhood meet for activities. 社区中心。
- senior citizens：older people. 老人。
- as well as：and also. 也，以及，和。
- due to：because of. 由于。
- lack of：not having. 缺乏。
- funds：money for a certain purpose. 资金，基金，专款，经费。
- repainting：painting again. 重新粉刷。The prefix re- means again.
- interior：the inside part of something. 内部。The outside part of something is exterior.
- furniture：家具。
- postponed：decided not to until later, delayed. 延缓，延期（原形为postpone）。
- indefinitely：without a sure time or date in the future. 无限期的。
- He's coming over to talk about it . 他就是要来谈这个问题的。
- depends on places like a community center to be with people：靠像社区中心这样的地方与人接触。
- primarily：mainly; especially. 主要地。
- Ping-Pong：table tennis. 乒乓球。
- soda machines：冷饮出售机。
- take：to tolerate; endure; suffer with. 忍受。
- I'd love some cola, please. 请给我点可乐。
- interrupt：to stop something from continuing. 打搅，打断。
- We're just having some cola before getting to the tough stuff-math. 我们喝点可乐就去研究那令人头痛的问题—数学。
- He'll do anything to avoid getting down to math lessons. 他会想尽办法逃避数学（课）。getting down to ：to start doing some difficult work. 着手去处理（难题）。
- I was the same way. 当年我也是这样。
- get a handle on：to find a way to understand 。开窍。
- skip：not do something. 略过，免掉。
- You'll never get to college to find out, Robbie, if you skip it now . Robbie, 如果你现在不学它，你将永远上不了大学，也就没机会弄清楚了。
- hardware store：a store that sells items used to make and repair things around the house. You can buy these items in a hardware store. 五金商店。
- keep(you)from：stop(you)from (doing something). 阻止，妨碍。
- tutoring：teaching students once at a time. 个别辅导，补习。
- excuse：an explanation given for not doing something. 借口，理由。
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