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The Community Center
ACT I
Morning, Grandpa. Ôç°² Ò¯Ò¯¡£
Is something the matter, Grandpa? Ôõ÷áÁË Ò¯Ò¯
The editorial in this paper has my friend Nat Baker real upset. ÕâÕű¨Ö½ÉϵÄÉÉ ÂÛÖøʵÁîÎÒ ÅóÓÑNat Baker²»¸ßÐË¡£
Ah! I'll read it to you. °¡ ÎÒÀ´¶Á¸øÄÄ ÌýÌý¡£
"The old library building on Chestnut Street, ¡°Chestnut½ÖÀÀÏÍ Êé¹Ý
which has been vacant for over a year now, ÒÑ¿ÕÁËÒ»Äê¶à
was supposed to be made into a community center Ô­¼Æ»®¸Ä³ÉÒ»¸¸ ÉçÇø½»ÒêÖÐÐÄ
to serve the senior citizens ΪRiverdaleµÄµÄÀÏÄê
as well as the younger people of Riverdale. ºÍÄêÇáÈË·þÎñ
Due to lack of funds ÓÉì¶È±·¦¾­·Ñ
for the repainting of the interior of the building ÓÃÀ´ÖØзÛË¢ÄÄÚ²
and for the furniture needed, ºÍ¹ºÂò±ØÐè¼Ò
the plans for the community center ÕâÏîÐÞ½¨ÉçÇøÖÖÐÐĵ ¼Æ»®
have been postponed indefinitely." ±»ÆÈÎÞÏÞÆÚÑÓ»»º¡£¡
He's coming over to talk about it. Ëû¾ÍÊÇÒªÀ´Ì¸ÕÕ ¸öÎÊÌâ¡£
Is it that serious a problem, Grandpa? Õâ¸öÎÊÌâÓÐÄÇ÷÷ ÖØÒªÂð Ò¯Ò¯
It is. ÊǵÄ¡£
Nat's not as lucky as I am, Robbie. Nat²»ÏñÎÒÕâÑùÑùÐÒÔË Robbie
He doesn't have any family with him. ËûûÓмÒÈ˺ÍËË ÔÚÒ»Æð¡£
He lives alone ËûÒ»¸öÈËÉú»î
and depends on places like a community center Ö÷Òª¿¿ÉçÇøÖÐÐÐ ÕâÑùµÄµØ·½
to be with people--people his own age. ºÍ±ðÈ˽»Íù
But there's the old community center on Elm Street. µ«ÊÇÔÚElm½ÖÓÐÓÐÒ»¸ö¾ÉµÄÉçÇøÖÐÐÄ
It's small, ËüССµÄ
and the problem is that it's set up primarily for kids to play. ¶øÎÊÌâÊÇËüÖ÷ÒÒ ÊÇÈú¢×ÓÃÇÈ¥ÍæµÄ¡£
Ping-Pong tables, soda machines, and lots of music. ƹÅÒÇò Æû Ë®··Âô»ú ÈÈÄÖµÄÒôÀÖ¡£
It's too noisy for some older people like Nat. Ëü¶Ôì¶ÏñNatÕâÕâÑùµÄÀÏÈËÀ´ËµÌ«³³ÁË
I never realized that. ÎÒ´ÓÀ´Ã»ÓÐÒâÊÊ µ½Õâµã¡£
It's hard for some older people to take all that noise. һЩÀÏÄêÈËû°° ·¨ÈÌÊÜÄÇЩÔëÒô¡£
That's why the new community center is a good idea. Õâ¾ÍÊÇΪʲ÷áËË ÐµÄÉçÇøÖÐÐÄÊǸöºÃÖ÷Òâ¡£
Part of the building for older people, ½¨ÖþÎïÖеÄÒ»²²¿·Ö¸øÀ ÄêÈËÓÃ
part of the building for younger people. ÁíÒ»²¿·Ö¸øÄêÇÇ ÈËÓá£
I see what you mean. ÎÒÃ÷°×ÄãµÄÒâË˼¡
That must be Nat. Ò»¶¨ÊÇNat¡£
It could be Alexandra. ¿ÉÄÜÊÇ Alexanndra ¡£
She's coming over this morning to help me with my math. Ëý½ñÌìÔ糿Ҫ¹¹ýÀ´°ïÎ ²¹Ï°Êýѧ¡£
She's coming over this morning to help me with my math. Ëý½ñÌìÔ糿Ҫ¹¹ýÀ´°ïÎ ²¹Ï°Êýѧ¡£
Hi, Robbie. àË Robbie¡£
Hi, Alexandra. Come on in. àË Alexandraa ¡£Çë½ø¡£
Do you want something cold to drink? ÏëºÈµãʲ÷á±± Á¹µÄ¶«Î÷Âð
I'd love some cola, please. Çë¸øÎÒ¿ÉÀÖ¡£
Cola coming up. ¿ÉÀÖÂíÉϾÍÀ´ÁÁË¡
I really appreciate you coming over to help me with my math. ÎÒÕæµÄºÜ¸Ðл ¹ýÀ´°ïÎÒ²¹Ï°Êýѧ¡£
My final exam is next Tuesday. ÆÚÖÕ¿¼¾ÍÔÚÏ ¶þ¡£
You're so good in all your other subjects. Äã±ðµÄ¹¦¿Î¶¼ÄÄ ÑùºÃ¡£
I just can't understand ÎҾͲ»¶®
why you have so many problems with math. Ϊʲ÷áÄãÔÚÊýÑÑ ·½ÃæÓÐÄÇ÷á¶àÎÊÌâ¡£
Hi, Alexandra. àË Alexandraa¡£
Hi, Mr. Stewart. àË Stewart ÏÏ Éú¡£
I thought that was Nat Baker who rang the front doorbell. ÎÒ»¹ÒÔΪÊÇNatt Baker °´´óÃÅÃÅÁåÄØ¡£
Don't let me interrupt you. ±ðÈÃÎÒ´ò½ÁÄãÃÃÇ¡
No problem, Grandpa. ûÓÐ¹Ø Ò¯ÒÒ¯¡
We're just having some cola ÎÒÃÇÖ»ÊÇÏȺȵµ ¿ÉÀÖ
before getting to the tough stuff--math. ÔÚ¶Ô¸¶ÄѲøµÄ¶¶«Î Êýѧ ֮ǰ¡£
He'll do anything to avoid getting down to math lessons, ËûÀÏÊÇÉè·¨ÏëÌÌ ±ÜÊýѧ
Mr. Stewart. Stewart ÏÈÉú
I was the same way. ÎÒµ±ÄêÒ²ÊÇÕâÑÑù¡
Really, Grandpa? ÕæµÄ Ò¯Ò¯
Really. I didn't like math. ÕæµÄ¡£ÎÒ²»Ï²»» Êýѧ¡£
Really. I didn't like math. ÕæµÄ¡£ÎÒ²»Ï²»» Êýѧ¡£
I wasn't good at it, and I didn't like studying it. ÎÒ²»¾«ì¶´ËµÀ Ò²²»°®È¥Ñ§Ëü¡£
But you had to be good at math. µ«ÊÇÄãÊýѧһ¶¶ ºÜºÃ¡£
You graduated from engineering school. ÄãÊÇ´Ó¹¤Ñ§Ôº±± ÒµµÄ¡£
I was. But not in high school. ˵µÄ¶Ô¡£µ«¸ßÖÖ Ê±²»ºÃ¡£
For some reason, I couldn't get a handle on it. ÒòΪijЩԭÒò ÎÒ¾ÍÊÇ¿ª²»ÁËÇÏ¡£
Then, in college, I became good at it. È»áá ÔÚ´óѧ ÎÒ±äµÃºÜ¾«ì¶Êýѧ¡£
Then there's hope for Robbie. ¿´À´Robbie »¹»¹ÓÐÏ£Íû
I can't wait. ÎÒÆȲ»¼°´ý¡£
You think I can just skip it now and get to it at college? ÄãÏëÎÒÏÖÔÚÂÔ ¹ýÊýѧ µÈµ½ÉÏÁË´óѧÔÙѧ ¿ÉÒÔÂð
You'll never get to college to find out, Robbie, Äã¸ù±¾¾Í½ø²»ÁÁ ´óѧȥ̽¾¿Õâ¸öÎÊÌâµÄ´ð°¸ Robbie
if you skip it now. ¼ÙÈçÄãÏÖÔÚÂÔ ¹ýËüµÄ»°¡£
That must be Nat. ÕâÒ»¶¨ÊÇNat¡£
Sit down, Robbie. Let's get to work. ×øÏÂÀ´ Robbiie ÈÃÎÒÃÇ¿ªÊ¼×ö¹¦¿Î°É¡£
I'd like you to meet my friend Nat Baker. ÎÒÀ´ÏòÄãÃǽéÉÉÜÎ µÄÅóÓÑNat Baker¡£
This is Alexandra Pappas, and this is my grandson Robbie, ÕâÊÇAlexandraa Pappas ÕâÊÇÎÒËï×ÓRobbie
whom I think you've met once or twice before. ÎÒÏëÄãÒÔÇ°¼û¹¹ ËûÒ»Á½´ÎÃæ¡£
Nice to meet you, Mr. Baker. ºÜ¸ßÐ˼ûµ½Äã BakerÏÈÉú¡£
Hi, Mr. Baker. We met before. àË BakerÏÈÉúÉú ÎÒÃÇÒÔÇ°¼û¹ýÃæ
Where? ÔÚÄÄ
In town. At the hardware store. ÔÚÕòÉÏ¡£ÔÚÎå½½ðÐ ¡£
I remember now. Right. Hi. ÎÒÏÖÔÚÏëÆðÀ´ÁÁ ¡£¶ÔÁË¡£àË¡£
Hello, Alexandra. ¹þ Alexanddra¡£
Hello, Alexandra. ¹þ Alexanddra¡£
Don't let us keep you from your math tutoring, Robbie. ±ðÈÃÎÒÃÇ Á°­ÄÄãµÄÊýѧ¼Ò½Ì Robbie¡£
I know you want to get to it. ÎÒÖªµÀÄãÏëÒª¿¿ ʼÀ²¡£
Stay ... stay. ÔÙ´ýÒ»»á¶ù¡­¡¡ ÔÙÒ»»á¶ù¡£
I told you. He'll use any excuse to avoid math. ÎÒ˵Âï Ëû¾ÍÊÊÇÒ ÕÒ¸÷ÖÖ½å¿ÚÀ´ÌÓ±ÜÊýѧ¡£
Did you read the story in the paper, Malcolm? Äã¿´µ½±¨Ö½ÉϵµÄÐ ÎÅÁËÂð Malcolm
I did. ¿´µ½ÁË¡£
It's a serious matter for a lot of us. ¶ÔÎÒÃÇÐí¶àÈËÀÀ´Ë Õâ¿ÉÊǸöÑÏÖصÄÎÊÌâ¡£
A serious matter. Ò»¸öÑÏÖصÄÎÊÌÌâ¡
It is. Come on out to the patio. µÄÈ·Èç´Ë¡£Çëµµ Ôº×Ó À´°É
We'll talk about it out there. ÎÒÃǵ½Íâͷ̸
Thanks. Nice to meet you ... again. лл¡£ºÜ¸ßÐËÓÓÖ¡ ¡­¼ûµ½Äã¡£
What's the problem? ÊÇʲ÷áÎÊÌâ
Come on! You'll hear about it. À´°É À´ÌýÌÌý¡
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