Grandpa's Trunk /祖父的行李箱
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- Grandpa's Trunk ACT I
- Marilyn, you want coffee or tea?
- Coffee, please.
- I am so excited!
- At this time tomorrow morning,
- Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us.
- When does he arrive?
- At six o'clock this evening.
- By plane?
- No, by train.
- Are we picking him up at the station?
- Not Grandpa.
- He doesn't want anybody picking him up.
- He likes to be independent.
- Huh.
- Oh, let's go upstairs and prepare Grandpa's room.
- Great! Let's do it!
- Good morning, Mom.
- Morning.
- Well, hi, fellas.
- Hello.
- Hi, honey.
- Morning, Marilyn.
- We are going upstairs to set up Grandpa's room.
- There's coffee ready.
- I'm really excited about seeing Grandpa.
- Me, too. Milk, please.
- He's so funny.
- He always makes me laugh.
- I hope Grandpa's going to like living with us.
- I think he will.
- It just takes time to feel comfortable in a new place.
- Won't he miss being in Florida?
- Well, he will.
- But I think he'll like being here with the family.
- Are you sure about that?
- It's crazy here most of the time.
- But it's fun.
- That's for sure.
- You know,
- maybe I'll put together some photos of Grandpa
- That's a neat idea.
- What can I do?
- I've got it!
- I have a picture of Grandpa and Dad and me in my wallet.
- It's from the Fathers and Sons' Breakfast
- at my junior high school graduation.
- Oh, I remember this picture.
- I'd really like to pick up Grandpa at the railroad station.
- Railroad stations or airports.
- Grandpa always tells us he'll get here by himself.
- He's something!
- Is this all Grandpa's stuff?
- That's it.
- But I'm sure he has a few bags with him on the train.
- What's inside?
- I don't know. It's locked.
- Hi.
- Oh, hi, darling.
- Morning, Philip.
- I want to put some of my good hangers in Grandpa's closet.
- You know I'm very excited about his arrival.
- We are, too.
- Susan called early this morning.
- She's unhappy
- because she's had to go to Chicago on a business trip
- and can't leave till tonight.
- She wants to be here for Grandpa.
- Well, Grandpa will be disappointed, too.
- He loves Susan.
- She always reminds him of Grandma.
- Well, how's everything here?
- Fine. We were just wondering about this trunk.
- It's locked.
- Oh. I have the key. Grandpa sent it to me.
- tea kettle：水壶。
- You want coffee or tea?＝Do you want coffee or tea? 你要咖啡还是要茶？这是选择疑问句。 在朗读时，应使用升调或先升后降的语调，即连词or前面的部分用升调，后面的部分用降调。
- excited：nervous but happy about something.兴奋的，激动的。
- will be sitting：将坐在。动词的将来进行时可表示在将来某一时刻或某段时间正在进行的动作。 例如：This time tomorrow I will be flying to Shanghai。
- When does he arrive?＝When will he arrive?他什么时候到？现在一般时可表示安排或计划好的将来的动作（常用come,go,arrive,leave等动词），例如：When does he leave for Hong Kong?
- by plane：乘飞机。用介词by表示交通方式，如：by train（乘火车），by boat（乘船），by bus（乘公共汽车），by taxi（乘出租汽车）。
- picking(him) up：去接（他）。pick up是短语动词。短语动词是由动词与介词或副词组成的固定词组，如 set up,look for等。在本文中可以说pick him up,pick Grandpe up或 pick up Grandpa。
- independent：独立的，不依赖的，有主见的。
- Huh.哦。此处表示 Marilyn正在思考。
- Morning.=Good morning. 早上好！早安！
- fellas：fellows.小伙子们，孩子们，伙计们。这是非正式场合的用语。
- honey：darling; dear.亲爱的；宝贝儿。这是对关系亲近者的昵称。可用于女人对男人，男人对女人或女人之间，但不用于男人之间。
- set up：to prepare; make ready.准备；收拾。 set up与 pick up一样也是短语动词。还可以说 set Grandpa's room up。
- miss：to feel sad when remembering something you liked or loved and don't have now. 想念。
- crazy：混乱的，乱哄哄的。
- But it's fun.但是很有趣。 fun：乐趣。
- That's for sure.＝I agree with you about that.我同意你的看法。这是一种口语式的表达方式。
- neat：great,fine.好，妙。这是一种口语式的表达方式。
- I've got it!=I've an idea!我有一个主意了。
- wallet：a small leather case usually carried by a man for holding paper money. （男人装钱用的）皮夹子。
- junior high school：初中。高中：senior high school, 中学：high school, secondary school。
- graduation：completing studies at a school. 毕业。
- railroad：train.铁路。美国英语说 railroad station，英国英语说 railway station。
- by himself：alone.独自。介词by还可以和myself, yourself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves和themselves连用，也是“独自”的意思。
- something：great; wonderful.了不起。这是一种口语的用法。
- trunk：大箱子。
- bags：手提箱；小件行李。
- It's locked.箱子锁着哩。
- hanger：衣架。
- closet：壁橱，衣橱。
- We are, too.＝We are also very excited.我们也一样（兴奋）。当too在句尾时，有时不必重复它前面的每个词，例如：Ellen wants to prepare Grandpa's room, and Marilyn does, too.在这一句中 does指“wants to prepare Grandpa's room”。
- till：until.直到，直到……为止。
- disappointed：not satisfied; feeling that something is not as you hoped or wished.失望，不满意，不如意。
- She always reminds him of Grandma. =Susan always makes him think of Grandma because Susan looks like her. 她总使爷爷想起奶奶。
- wondering：asking ourselves; thinking.想知道；纳闷。
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