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You're Tops /你是高手

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You're Tops ACT III
Hi. I'm Malcolm Stewart.
John Marchetta.
Sit down, sit down.
Susan has told me a great deal about you.
She says you're quite a man.
She says
a lot of wonderful things about you too, Mr. Stewart.
That's always nice to hear, Mr. Marchetta.
Call me John.
May I call you Malcolm?
Let's talk business.
That's music to my ears.
I understand
you used to be in the construction business.
Yup. Forty-three years.
Here's a brief description
of forty-three years of on-the-job training.
That is some history!
You're a valuable asset, Malcolm.
Very valuable.
Thank you.
Yup. Forty-three years.
Half that time in my own construction company.
Big jobs--factories, shopping malls.
That kind of thing.
Then you retired.
Yes.
After my wife died,
and I felt I should spend more time
with my children and grandchildren.
I lived in Florida,
and they lived in New York.
I understand.
My dautghter Cami lives in New York.
I like being near her.
When I came here,
I planned to take a few months off.
Relax with the family and then look for some work.
Put my experience on the line ...
but, unfortunately,
there isn't any work for a retired person my age.
Sometimes there is,
and sometimes there isn't.
Well, I'm involved with an organization,
and we're trying to resolve that problem.
What's that?
TOPS.
T-O-P-S--means Talented Older People's Society.
I'd like to be a member.
How much are the dues?
There are no dues.
The organization serves major companies in this city.
Why?
Because our members are men and women like you.
Experienced, talented, retired.
But our members want to go out there
and use their talents.
They want to work.
That is fantastic, John!
I've got an idea for you, Malcolm.
Just fill out this form for me.
It'll only take a few minutes.
Sit right here,
and do it while I talk to my secretary.
When I get back, we'll talk about my new factory.
My company is a member of TOPS.
So I try hard to find opportunities for people like you.
Malcolm.
And when I see an opportunity,
I can act on it.
Well, I can use your brainpower on the job right now.
Have you got time this morning
to go over to the construction site with me?
I'd like to have you meet my foreman--
get some background on the job.
I've got plenty of time.
I'll be right back.
We'll go over to the job site together.
Malcolm, you worked on the Spaceport project?
My company was the contractor.
I built the theater there
with my own two hands, practically.
I understand.
Well,
I'm glad to see you two guys getting along so well
because, Danny,
Malcolm is on the TOPS team.
He's going to be working with you for a while.
His experience will be valuable to both of us.
Welcome aboard, Malcolm!
I'm going back to my office.
Give me a call later, Malcolm.
I'll tell you the time and date of the next TOPS meeting.
I'd like you to meet the group.
I will, John.
And again--thanks.
No ... thank you.
And thank Susan.
He's quite a man.
A real inspiration for me.
OK, Danny.
I know you didn't expect to have me around,
but I think I can be of some help to you.
Let me tell you something, Malcolm.
With your background and experience,
I can learn something
... and I do need some advice on a difficult problem.
Let me show you this.
I don't want to give you a final opinion
without studying these building plans more carefully.
But a simple solution might be
to move the air-conditioning units
instead of redesigning the entire system.
It might be simpler and less expensive .
You just earned your weight in gold, Malcolm.
Welcome aboard!
It all happened so quickly!
I can't believe it!
I'm glad Mr. Marchetta was so helpful.
He was more than helpful.
He actually took me to meet his foreman.
I'm thrilled for you, Grandpa.
I don't know how to thank you, Susan.
You're a wonderful granddaughter.
It's good to see you so happy.
I'll be at the construction site tomorrow.
What are you doing tomorrow night?
I'm not doing anything.
Why?
How about a date with your grandfather?
I owe you a good steak dinner.
I'll accept.
Tomorrow night.
You and me. Dinner.
What time?
I'll pick you up here at seven .
Is that OK?
I can't wait!
And you can tell me
all about your first full day back on the job.
It's a deal!

【语言点精讲】

a great deal： a lot. 很多。也可以说 a great dea of sth. , 但后面的名词只能是不可数的。
You're quite a man. 你真是个了不起的人。
talk business：to talk about business. 谈工作, 谈生意。这是个惯用语。通常talk之后要有介词, 再加名同, 即talk about business。
That's music to my ears. It sounds great to me, that's what I want to hear. 正合我意；正是我想听的。
brief：short. 简短的。
on-the-job training： experience while working. 指工作经历。美国人很重视实际工作经验, 所以他们把工作经历称为“工作时的培训”。
résumé：a statement that gives a history of your work experience and education. 履历。
some：a wonderful…了不起的。这是一种非正式用法。
asset：a good thing or person to have. 资产, 财富, 人才。
shopping malls：groups of many stores with ways for people to walk and with a large area to park cars. （集中很多商店和百货公司的）大型购物中心。
I like being near her. 我喜欢离她近一点。这里like后面接-ing形式, 表示“经常或总是或习惯性地”喜欢某事, 如果动词不定式, 则表示一件事。
to take a few months off：休息几个月。
put my experience on the line：to test my experience by trying something. 考验我的阅历。
I'm involved with an organization. 我参加了一个组织。 be involved with意思是“与……有关系”, “与……有牵连”。
resolve：to find an answer(to a problem). 解决（问题）。
TOPS：这是 Talented Older People's Society的缩写, 即优秀老人协会。另外Tops这个词本身也有“最优秀”的意思, 即“the best”, 所以 TOPS是个含义丰富的机构名称。
dues： the cost to be a member. 费用, 会费。
major：large and important. 主要的, 大的。
fantastic：wonderful. 太好了, 棒极了。
fill out this form for me：请把这张表填好。 fill out意思是“填写（表格）”, 这是美国用法, 英国英语用 fill in。
act on：遵行, 按……行动。
brainpower：脑力, 智慧。
site：location, place. 场地, 工地。
foreman： someone in charge of a group of workers, especially in a factory or in a construction business. 工头, 监工。
I'll be right back. 我马上回来。
worked on the Spaceport project：参与了 Spaceport建设工程。work on是“从事……”, “参与……的工作”的意思。
contractor： a person or company that is paid to get materials and do construction work. （工程）承包商, 立约人。
with my own two hands：without help, by myself. 独立地。
practically：almost. 差不多, 几乎。
getting along so well：相处得好。例如： The new teacher is getting along well with the students. 新老师和学生们相处得很好。
Welcome abroad. Welcome to our group. 欢迎加入。在欢迎新成员时通常用这个表达法
I will. 我会的。这是对上一句话“I'd like you to meet the group. ”的回答。当问句中用 would, might, could等词时, 回答时要用will, may, can 等词表示确定之意。
inspiration： someone or something that strongly affects your action or thinking in a positive way.
to have me around： for me to be with you. 有我在你身边（共事）。
be of some help：to help a little. 有所帮助。这里的介词of表示“具有”, 例如： He is a man of importance. 他是个重要的人。
air-conditioning units：large machines that cool the air. 空调设备。
redesigning： designing again. 重新设计。很多动词前加re-, 表示“重新、再、又”等意思, 如rewrite, reconsider, repay等。
earned your weight in gold： helped very much. 你帮了大忙。当某人完成一件很重要的工作时, 可用这个惯用语表示致谢。
He was more than helpful. 他不仅仅是帮忙。
What are you doing tomorrow night?你明天晚上有什么安排？这里用现在进行时态表示将来要发生的事情
owe： need to pay back. 欠。文中的“I owe you a good steak dinner. ”意思是“我应该请你吃一顿牛排晚餐以示感谢”。
back on the job： returning to work. 又开始工作。
It's a deal!= It's a good deal. 一言为定。