Smell the Flowers /忙里偷闲
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- Smell the Flowers ACT II
- Hi, Michelle.
- Hello, Harry.
- It's nice to see you again.
- Hello.
- Hi, Susan.
- We have both been excited about seeing you
- and having lunch with you today.
- Michelle picked these flowers out for you.
- Daddy, can we go soon?
- We're going to go to lunch in a few minutes, honey.
- But I'm thirsty.
- OK. You go out and get a drink of water at the fountain.
- The fountain is over there, Michelle.
- Near the Exit sign.
- Thank you.
- Michelle is a little shy.
- I used to be that way when I was her age.
- Harry, if Michelle doesn't want to go,
- we don't have to.
- She'll be fine.
- Remember,
- I haven't dated any one else since her mother died.
- This is a little difficult for her.
- Are you ready to go?
- Yes. But could you wait one minute?
- I have a call to make.
- Would you excuse me?
- Sam, get Mr. Levine at Toytown Stores
- on the telephone for me, please.
- Right.
- Hello. Susan Stewart calling Mr. Levine, please.
- He's on the phone.
- Mr. Levine, Susan Stewart.
- I find myself in an embarrassing situation.
- I made another lunch date for today
- and forgot to enter it in my appointment book.
- Can you and I meet for drinks tomorrow?
- I'd really appreciate it.... Yes.... Thank you....
- Tomorrow at five o'clock at the Biltmore.
- I'll see you then.
- Thank you, Mr. Levine.
- Welcome to the South Street restaurant, folks.
- What'll it be?
- What do you recommend?
- Well, the crab salad's always a big hit.
- Susan, would you like the crab salad?
- I'd love the crab salad.
- Michelle, would you like to try the crab salad, too?
- OK, Daddy.
- We'll have three crab salads
- and a pitcher of lemonade.
- Help yourself to celery and carrots and other vegetables.
- We used to catch crabs.
- Where was that?
- We had a summer house on Fire Island.
- Do you remember, Michelle?
- Sure.
- You and Mommy used to take me on the ferryboat.
- Sometimes, at night,
- we would go down to the beach and catch crabs,
- remember?
- With a piece of meat on a string!
- Right.
- Well, I think I'm going to go get us all some vegetables.
- There you go.
- Thank you.
- And some ice-cold lemonade.
- Thank you.
- Enjoy it.
- Michelle, can I help you with the lemonade?
- No, thank you.
- I'll wait for my father.
- Michelle, can we have a talk?
- Sure.
- I know you miss your mother.
- You do?
- Yes. And I'm not trying to take her place.
- Then why are you and Daddy
- spending so much time together?
- Because we like each other.
- And right now, he needs a friend.
- I'm his friend.
- I know you are.
- Sometimes he's very sad.
- And so are you, I think.
- Sometimes.
- I'd like to be your friend, too.
- Will you let me be your friend, Michelle?
- So, what were you two talking about?
- Just girl talk, Daddy.
- It's too hard to explain.
- You're probably right.
- Well, let's get started.
- bouquet： flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch. 花束。
- pick（these flowers）out： chose（these flowers）. 挑选。 pick out是短语动词。另外我们还可以说pick out these flowers。
- thirsty：渴的。
- fountain=drinking fountain. 喷泉式饮水器。
- exit：出口，太平门。
- sign：指示牌，标记。
- shy： not comfortable with other people; timid. 害羞的。
- used to：过去习惯于。Used to refers to past customs----repeated actions or conditions in the past. used to指以前的习惯。The informal pronunciation is yoosta. 口语中的发音为yoosta。
- embarrassing： making you feel uncomfortable about yourself, often because you did something foolish. 窘迫的；令人为难的。
- enter： to write down. 写进。You use enter for business records, lists, and diaries. 在写公务记录、名单、日记时，可使用enter这个动词。
- appreciate： to be thankful or greatful for. 感谢，感激。
- the Biltmore： a hotel in Manhattan. 在Mahattan 的一家饭店。
- seaport：港口。
- restaurant： a place where food is sold and eaten. 餐馆，饭店。
- What'll it be? = What would you like? 你们想来点什么？ Waiters sometimes ask this question. 这是侍者问顾客的常用句子之一。
- recommend： to advise or suggest. 推荐，建议。
- crab：螃蟹。
- a big hit： very popular. 很受欢迎的（菜等）。
- pitcher：（有嘴和柄的）水罐。
- lemonade： a cold drink made of lemon juice, water, and sugar. 柠檬汁。
- help (yourself) to： to serve (someone or oneself) with (something such as food). 请吃……例如：Help yourself to some fruit. 请吃点水果。
- celery：芹菜。
- carrot：胡萝卜。
- Fire Island：火岛。 A popular vacation spot off the south shore of Long Island, New York. 火岛在纽约州，长岛南方海外，是有名的度假胜地。
- ferryboat：渡船，摆渡。
- would go： used to go. 过去常去。Like used to, would refers to past customs. 与used to一样， would指过去的习惯。With would you must refer to a specific time period and frequency.用would时，指一段特定时间里常常发生的事。
- beach：海滩。
- With a piece of meat on a string! 用一根绳子吊一块肉。
- There you go.= This is for you. 这是你们要的；你们的东西来了。When putting food or drinks on a table, a waiter might also say Here you are. 当食物或饮料端上桌时，侍者也可以说：Here you are。
- ice-cold： very cold. 冰凉的。
- take（her） place： act instead of or replace（her）. 取代（她的）位置。
- She offers her hand to Michelle. 她向Michelle伸出了手。
- girl talk： conversations between girls or women. 女孩子或女人之间的谈话。
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