走遍美国 Parting Friends 饯行聚会 ACT II

ACT II

You ready for the next problem? 你准备好做下一道题吗?
You know what? 知道吗?
I can't look at another number. 我简直一个数字也看不进去了。
How about a lemonade break? 休息一下喝点柠檬水?
Sure. 当然可以。
Oh, by the way, 噢,顺便问一下
when is your plane reservation² for your flight to Athens³? 飞Athens订的是什么时候的班机?
Sunday. Why? 星期天。为什么问这?
Would you be able to come over Saturday night? 星期六晚上能过来吗?
Yes. 能。
I should be finished packing by then. 到那时候我应该已经照理好行李了。
My folks⁴ are giving me a little graduation party. 我的亲人要为我办一个小小的毕业派对。
Terrific⁵! 太棒了!
I'll pick you up. 我去接你。
That isn't necessary. 这倒不必。
My dad's letting me borrow the car. 我爸爸借我用汽车。
Oh, well, that would be very nice. 噢,好吧, 那倒很好。
About eight o'clock? 差不多八点钟好吗?
Eight o'clock is fine. 八点钟可以。
Great! It's a date. 太好了! 就说定了。
Who's going to be there? 有谁要参加?
Just my friend Mike and a few kids from school. 只有我的朋友Mike和一些学校的几个伙伴。
I'm going to miss all of you. 我会想念你们大家的。
You've been like a second family to me. 你们就像我的第二个家庭一样。
We're going to miss you. 我们也会想念你的。
Maybe you could come to visit me in Greece? 也许你可以到希腊来玩?
I'm counting on it. 我有这种打算。
Wonderful! 太棒了!
Are you excited about graduating from high school? 你从高中毕业会不会感到很兴奋呢?
Sure ... and a little scared. 当然……还有一点紧张。
Scared? Why? 紧张? 为什么?
Aren't you a little scared? 你不会感到有点紧张?
I was when I first came to the United⁶ States. 当我刚到美国来的时候是感到有点紧张。
I'd never been away from home, 我从来没有离开过家,
and I didn't know what it would be like. 而且我也不知道会是怎么一个样子。
But then I found out that people are the same everywhere 但是后来我发现哪儿的人都是一样的
once you get to know them. 一旦认识了周围的人以后。
I'm glad I got to know you. 我很高兴能够认识
Thank you. 谢谢你。
I'm glad I got to know you--and your family. 我也很高兴能够认识你和你的一家人。
Wouldn't it be nice if we could skip the examinations⁷ 要是我们可以略过考试那岂不是很好
and get right to the graduation party? 直接就是毕业派对？
It would be very nice. 那当然是很好。
But that isn't the way it works⁸. 但是现实不是如此。
So ... back to work. 因此……用功吧。
Good night, Robbie. 晚安,Robbie。
Good night, Mrs. Stewart. 晚安, Stewart太太。
Thank you for dinner. 谢谢你的晚餐。
Good night, Alexandra. 晚安,Alexandra。
Will you be all right? 不会有问题吧?
Yes. The Molinas are waiting for me. 不会。Molina一家人正等着我呢。
Good night, Alexandra. 晚安, Alexandra。
I'll pick you up on Saturday night, OK? 我星期六晚上去接你，好吗？
Yes. 好的。
Eight o'clock. 八点钟。
I have to run. 我得赶紧走了。
Good night, Robbie. 晚安，Robbie。
She's really a good friend, isn't she? 她真是个好朋友，不是吗？
Yeah. 是的。
You are going to miss her. 你会想念她的。
Am I going to miss her? 我会想念她吗？
That's what I said! 我正是这么说的！
You are going to miss her! 你会想念她的！
I'm going to miss her, 我会想念她，
and my math teacher's going to miss her. 而我的数学老师也会想念她。
Well, you can write to her. 嗯，你可以写信给她。
It's not the same. 那可不一样。
How does that look, Rob¹? 看起来怎么样，Rob？
Great! Pass me the hammer. 很好！把钉子给我。
You got it! 给你啦！
You're sure Alexandra's going to be surprised? 你确定Alexandra会很惊讶？
Absolutely. 绝对。
She has no idea that the party is in her honor⁹. 她不知道这个派对是为她办的。
Millie, did you bring the tapes for dancing? Millie 带来了跳舞的录音带吗？
They're in my bag. 在我袋子里。
What did you bring? 带的什么带子？
Some rock 'n' roll. 一些摇滚乐。
Perfect! Alexandra will love it! 太好了！ Alexandra会喜欢的！
I can't wait to see her face when she walks in here tonight. 我迫不及待想看到她吃惊时脸上的表情。
What about the cake? 蛋糕怎么样？
My mom's decorating it right now. 我妈妈正在淋奶油。
Robbie, there's a phone call for you. Robbie，有你的电话。
It's Alexandra. 是Alexandra。
She sounds upset. 她听起来有点不对劲。
OK. 好。
Thanks, Mom. 妈，谢谢。
I'll take it in there. 我在那儿接。
Hi, Alexandra. 嗨，Alexandra。
What? You what? 什么？ 你怎样？
Oh no! 噢，糟糕！

Wouldn't it be nice
if we could skip the examinations
and get right to the graduation party?
Attention please,
there will be no exams this year.
Yaaa.
If they really canceled the exams,
Robbie would give his big graduation party today.
And if the big party was today,
I mean if the big party were today,
he would tell all his friends about it.
And if all his friends came to the big party,
Robbie would shop for lots of food.
He would buy all the food
for the big party
if he went shopping in the supermarket.
Ice cream, soda¹⁰, candy and cake.
Ummm.
Everyone would have a great time
at Robbie's big party
if he bought all that food.
Hey Robbie,
you sure know how to throw a party.
This is great food.
But wait. What happened to the music?
If Robbie played some more music,
everyone could be dancing
and having fun at the big party.
Oh no, no music.
It's boring.
What do we do?
And if the big party wasn't much fun.
Well, if the big party
weren't much fun anymore,
everyone might go home.
See you, Robbie.
Let me try.
But no music?
Let's leave.
And if everyone left the big party,
Robbie would be alone.
Attention please. Exams will be given tomorrow.
Well, Robbie, the party's over.
It would be great
if the exams were really canceled.
But they're not.
So study, Robbie, study.
Ohhh, look at the book.
Study, Robbie, study.
Yaaa, Robbie.
Study, Robbie, study.

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 reservation   

n.保留条件，限制条件；预订座位

参考例句：

• The instruction should be carried out without any reservation.应当不折不扣地执行这个指示。
• I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。

3 Athens   

n.(希腊城市名)雅典

参考例句：

• Athens is often called the queen of the Aegean.雅典时常被人称为爱琴海上的皇后。
• China did very well in the last Olympics in Athens.中国在上届雅典奥运会上取得了优异的成绩。

4 folks   

n.人们；父母；亲人；家属；人们( folk的名词复数 )；亲属；大伙儿；民间音乐

参考例句：

• Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it. 想一想皮奥里亚的人会如何看待这件事。
• When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance. 好人相逢，恶人远离。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

6 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

7 examinations   

n.检查( examination的名词复数 )；考试；考查；试题

参考例句：

• He had been forced to incriminate himself in cross-examinations. 他在盘问中被迫受到牵连。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Examinations are hanging over her head—that's why she can't sleep at nights. 她大脑里想的都是考试，所以晚上无法入睡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

9 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

10 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。