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Man's Best Friend ACT I
Robbie, this new Walkman is absolutely wonderful.
Richard and Marilyn bought it for me for my birthday.
They're so thoughtful.
You are very lucky, Robbie, to have such a nice family.
Is something wrong, Alexandra?
No, nothing.
Yes, there is.
I can tell.
What's the matter?
Come on, you can tell me.
What's up?
I don't know.
Something's wrong.
OK, let's talk.
I received a letter from my parents this morning.
Did they write some bad news?
No.
Well, then why are you so sad?
I miss them.
I miss them very much.
I'm sorry, Alexandra.
But I understand.
The Molinas treat me so nicely,
and I love being with your family so much ...
but when I received the letter
with photographs of my family, I cried.
I cried because I miss them all.
You really miss your family, don't you?
Yes. I know I must seem silly.
It's not like I have nobody.
I like the Molinas very much,
and they're so kind to me.
Hey, why don't we go out
for a cheeseburger and french fries?
That'll cheer you up.
And you can use my Walkman.
That's a good idea.
But if we go out,
please don't complain
about your math teacher or your math homework.
I want to have fun.
So do I.
I have to turn off the lights,
or else my father will get really angry.
He says I never turn them out when I leave.
If they come home and they're on ...
Do you hear something?
Yes.
What was that?
It sounded like a dog barking.
It sounded like a dog barking right here.
Yeah.
A dog!
A springer spaniel!
Come on in!
Make yourself at home.
Oh, you poor little thing.
Come on.
Poor baby.
Where did you come from?
Her name's Gemma,
and she belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Levinson.
There's a phone number --
five five five ... eight four four eight.
Robbie, maybe you should call them
and tell the Levinsons we have their cute little spaniel.
I've always wanted a springer spaniel.
She's so cute.
The number you are calling -- 555-8448 --
is no longer in service.
The number's no longer in service.
Oh, you poor, poor baby.
You've lost your family.
We'll find them.
Don't worry, Alexandra.

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Walkman：a small radio and tape player with earphones. （带耳机的）袖珍立体声收录音机，随身听。
absolutely：绝对地，确实地。
so：very. 非常。So is more emotional than very. so比very更富有感情意味。
thoughtful：kind. 考虑周到。
such a nice family：a very nice family. 这样温暖的家庭。 Such a is more emotional than a very. Use such a before an adjective and a singular noun. such a比a very更有感情意味。在形容词及一单数名词前使用。
I can tell. = I can see. 我能感觉到。我知道有什么事。我能看出来。
What's up? = What's happening? 怎么啦？出什么事了？相当于What's the matter? Is something wrong? 等。This is a very popular expression. 这是非常口语化的一种表达方式。
silly：ridiculous. 可笑的，滑稽的。I know I must seem silly. 这句话的意思是：我知道我看上去一定很傻气，傻得可笑。我知道别人觉得我很可笑。
cheeseburger：奶酪汉堡包。
french fries：炸土豆条。
cheer you up：to make you feel happier. 让你舒畅些，让你高兴起来。
if we go：如果我们去。To refer to a future possibility after if, use a present verb form (go, not will go). 在if之后，使用动词现在时形式，（go，而不是will go），来表示将来可能发生的事。例如：If she comes tomorrow, I'll meet her at the station. If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go outing.
complain about：抱怨，发牢骚。
I want to have fun. 我想玩个痛快。我想痛痛快快（高高兴兴）地玩一场。
or else：if not. 要不然，否则。Here, this phrase means “if I don't turn off the lights”. 此处，这个短语的意思是“如果我不关灯的话”。
get：to become. 变成，成为。Get often has this meaning before an adjective or an adverb describing an adjective. get在形容词前或修饰形容词的副词之前常有这种含义。例如：It got terribly cold outside. He got greatly excited. She's getting older and older.
turn out = turn off. 这两个短语意思一样，在本段中都是“关灯”的意思。例如：turn off (out) the lights, turn the lights off (out), turn them off (out)。
they're on：灯还亮着。句型to be on中的on表示正在持续的一种状态。例如：What's on at the cinema? 现在电影院正在上演什么片子？
index finger：食指。
patio：紧靠房子，类似阳台的一块地方，可供吃饭、纳凉、闲坐等。
barking：the loud sounds that a dog makes. 狗吠。
springer spaniel：长毛垂耳狗。
Make yourself at home. 别拘束，随便些，就像在自己家里一样。
cute：pretty or attractive, like a child. 聪明的，伶俐的，逗人喜爱的。
I've always wanted…= I have always wanted…我一直想要。这句话用的是现在完成时。这一时态表示发生过或直到现在还在进行的事，侧重与现在的关系。例如：I've dreamed of traveling around the world. We've longed for your visit.
no longer in service：not working anymore. 不再使用，（电话）空号。
You've lost…= You have lost… 你失去了……，你找不到……。Alexandra在这里用的是现在完成时。losing family是发生在以前的事，但Alexandra想的是狗目前的处境。

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