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It's Up to You ACT III
I had an interview today, too.
I had a great interview
with Admissions at Columbia University.
Really?
What did they say?
Will you get into the school?
Well, they didn't say anything for sure.
But I figure that with my grades and with my personality,
I'll have no problem.
Columbia's a terrific school.
What are you going to do?
Do? I don't know.
I also applied to NYU.
You sound excited about Columbia.
What's your problem, Mike?
Indecision. Indecision.
It's not easy,
and this is an important decision we have to make.
What about you?
How was your interview with Michigan?
The interview was fine.
It's a great college.
It is.
My father would like me to go there.
He and my Grandpa both went there.
Great medical school, too.
I know.
You can follow in your father's footsteps.
Ah! I'd like to follow in my own footsteps, Mike.
What do you want to study?
I've been thinking.
I think I want to study journalism
to be a reporter--a newspaperman.
You do a pretty good job on the Riverdale High School paper.
And I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
Have you discussed it with your parents?
No. But I have to.
OK. Let's talk.
Hi, Son. Is everything all right?
Hi, Dad. Everything's fine.
I was just waiting for you to get home
so we could talk.
Anything special you want to talk about?
There is, Dad.
I'm listening.
Well, I know you and Mom have given up a lot
to save money for my college tuition.
We want you to go to college, Robbie.
I know. I do.
But?
Well, I've thought a lot about which college,
and one of them is Columbia.
Columbia? Why Columbia?
First, they have an excellent School of Journalism.
They do.
And your friends are planning to go to Columbia?
That's only part of it.
It's complicated.
I'll try to explain.
Mike and I had a hamburger this afternoon, and we talked.
Yes?
Well, we talked about a lot of things.
He applied to Columbia,
and his interview was very successful.
He thinks he'll be accepted,
and he really wants to go there.
Dean Rafer called me today.
He told me he was very impressed with you.
He's a nice man.
He was very kind.
He told me
you had some doubts about wanting to go to Michigan.
Yes. I do.
I'm just not sure about what I want to do.
That's OK.
You understand?
Let me tell you something, Robbie.
Something that might be surprising to you.
What? Tell me.
Well, Grandpa wanted me to study engineering, like him.
Well, I wasn't clear about my future,
but I knew engineering was not for me.
What did you tell Grandpa?
The truth.
Then you're not upset
about my not wanting to go into medicine?
I'm not upset at all.
I'm just happy that we're able to talk about it.
I am too, Dad.
I suppose you want to apply to Columbia.
Yes, but I also want to apply to several other colleges.
I thought you wanted to go to Columbia.
Well, I might want to go to Columbia.
But I might not.
I just want to be able to make my own decision.
You're a real Stewart!
And if I think about it long enough, you never know ...
Never know what?
If I make my own decision,
I might choose Michigan.
Robbie, you're something!
You know, when I was your age,
I said exactly the same thing to Grandpa.

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watering the flowers：浇花。此处 watering是及物动词，作“浇水”解。
Columbia University： a private university in New York City. 哥伦比亚大学（纽约市的一所私立大学）。
I figure： I guess. 我估计。
personality： one's whole character and nature. 性格，品行。
NYU： New York University. 纽约大学。 This is another private university in New York. 这是纽约的另一所私立大学。
You sound excited about…：听起来你对……兴趣很大。
indecision： not being able to decide. 下不了决心，拿不定主意。
Great medical school, too. 那儿（指 Michigan）的医学院很好。
follow in your father's footsteps： to become like your father. 走你父亲的路。Here, Mike means that Robbie can be a doctor, like his father. Mike 是指Robbie可以当一名医生，就像他父亲那样。
Ah! =欸（表示不以为然）！
newspaperman： reporter. 新闻记者。后缀-man 表示职业，例如：milkman（送牛奶的人），fireman （消防队员），fisherman（渔夫），mailman（邮递员），businessman（企业家），spaceman（太空人），sportsman（运动员），weatherman（气象预报员）等。（但近年来女权运动者对这类合成词愤慨不已，认为有明显的性别歧视，因此很多改以中性词代替，例如：journalist, milk person, firefighter, mail carrier等。）
lately： these days. 近来。
given up： sacrificed. 牺牲（享受）。Robbie means that his parents have not spent money for themselves in order to save money to pay for his college education. Robbie指的是为了给他攒学费，他父亲省下很多自己辛苦挣来的钱。
tuition： the cost of education at a college or private school. 学费。
I do.=I do know. 我真的知道。
But?=But what's on your mind, anyway? 知道归知道，不过你是想说……？
Why Columbia?= Why choose Columbia? 为什么想去 Columbia大学呢？
excellent： very good; outstanding. 优秀的，特别好的。
complicated： difficult to understand. 复杂的。
hamburger：汉堡包。
accepted： permitted to enter. 被录取。
impressed： having a positive opinion or feeling about someone or something. 对……留有好印象。例如：I'm impressed with his skill at making dumplings. 我对他做饺子的本领印象很深。
kind： caring, helpful. 和善的。
doubts： uncertainties; reservations. 举棋不定。
That's OK. That doesn't matter. 那没关系的。
clear： sure. 清楚的，明白的。
The truth. =I told Grandpa the truth. 我对他说实话，把真实想法告诉他。
upset： disturbed. 不安的，心里不好受的。
I am too. =I am happy, too. 我也很高兴。
I suppose： I guess. 我猜。
a real Stewart： like the other Stewarts. 真是Stewart家的人。 Here, Philip means that Robbie wants to make his own decisions. In this way, he is like other members of the Stewart family. Philip是指Robbie有自己的主见。从这点来讲，他和Stewart家的人具有同样的个性。
you never know：那就说不准了。
You're something! 你真了不起！
When I was your age= When I was at your age. 当年我像你这么大的时候。
I said exactly the same thing. 我说的话跟你现在的一模一样。

It's Up to You /由你决定

ACT3

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