走遍美国 Country Music 乡间之音 ACT I

ACT I

Hot dogs. I love hot dogs. 热狗。我喜欢热狗。
There is nothing better than a hot dog in the country. 在美国乡村没有比热狗更好的东西了。
Hot dogs and mustard¹. 热狗和芥末。?
Cooked outdoors over an open fire. 在户外的火堆上烤。
I wish I had one now. 我真希望现在就来一个。
Do you remember when Daddy and I used to take you 你还记得爸爸和我常带你
and Susan and Robbie to Jones Beach?   Susan， Robbie去Jones海滨的事吗？
Oh, I sure do. 哦，我当然记得。
We'd wait until dark and make a fire, 我们等到天黑就升火，
and we'd cook the hot dogs. 然后烤热狗。
Oh, don't forget the mustard. 噢，不要忘了芥末。
And, oh, does anybody want ketchup²? 噢，有人要番茄酱吗？
I might as well take it along. 我不妨带着。
And now to make sure we've got the hamburger patties.   现在务必确信带上汉堡碎肉饼。
I have to remember to put them in the bag 我必须记得将它们放进袋子
tomorrow morning before we leave. 在明天早上临走之前。
I'll remind you, Richard. 我会提醒你的， Richard。
Mom, 妈，
we really appreciate your taking care of Max for the weekend 我们真心感谢你周末照顾Max
and giving up your free time. 放弃你的闲暇时间。
I love doing it. 我爱这样做。
Susan and Harry³ have a sitter for Michelle in the city, Susan和Harry在城里给Michelle找到一位临时保姆，
and I'm taking care of Max. 我就来照顾Max。
It's no big deal. 这没有什么。
I am happy to do it for you. 我很高兴为你们做这件事。
I guess Max is asleep by now. 我想Max现在已经睡觉了。
He's not crying anymore. 他不再哭了。
Oh, poor baby. 噢，可怜的宝贝。
He's teething. 他正在长牙齿。
Well, he's asleep--finally. 好了，他总算睡着了。
I feel so bad for him. 我为他难过。?
It hurts so much when a baby gets his first teeth. 小孩子长第一颗牙齿时好痛哟。
He'll be fine, Marilyn. 他不会有问题的，Marilyn。
Well, he wakes up several times during the night, 噢，他一晚醒了好几次，
and the pain is so bad. 疼得很厉害。
I'm really concerned about going away for the weekend, Ellen, 我这个周末外出真快乐，Ellen，
and leaving you with the full responsibility⁴ of taking care of Max. 还要把照顾Max的全部责任留给你 。
Especially with his teething. 特别是他现在开始长牙。
I wish he felt better. 我真希望他现在好一点。
Please don't worry, Marilyn. 请别担心，Marilyn。
Remember your father-in-law's a pediatrician. 记住你公公是小儿科医师。
We have a live-in doctor if there's a problem I can't handle. 假如我遇到不能解决的问题我们还有位驻家医生。
I agree, Marilyn. 我同意，Marilyn。
We really don't have to be overly concerned. 我们真的不需要过分担心。
I'll go upstairs and stay with him until he falls asleep again. 我上楼去陪他直到他又睡着。
Thanks, Richard. 谢谢，Richard。
Try putting him across your lap⁵ on his stomach. 试试让他趴着睡在你大腿上。
He likes that. 他喜欢那样。?
I'll try it. 我试试吧。
When are Susan and Harry picking you up, Marilyn? Susan和Harry什么时候来接你们，Marilyn？
They're coming by at six tomorrow morning, 他们明天早晨六点钟过来。
so we can get an early start. 这样我们可以早点出发。
That's nice. 很好。
And you'll have a full day in the country. 你们就可以在乡下呆一整天啦。
And a full night. 还有一整个晚上。
Tomorrow night we'll be camping out in tents. 明天晚上我们将露宿在帐蓬。
And coming home on Sunday? 星期日回来？
We'll be heading⁶ back late in the afternoon. 我们会在黄昏时打道回府。
You're going to have the time of your lives. 你们将会玩得非常痛快。
Camping out is such great fun. 露营是件很好玩的事。
We'll have a great time camping out, I'm sure. 我确定我们会在露营时玩得很开心。
But I'm still a little worried about you, Ellen. 但我还是有点牵挂着你， Ellen。
It will be my great pleasure, Marilyn. 我也会很快乐的，Marilyn。
Remember, it's only one night. 记住，只是一个晚上。
He's asleep. 他睡着了。
I think he'll sleep through the night now. 我想他现在会睡到天亮。
Thanks, honey. 谢谢，亲爱的。
I hope he's good when we're away. 我希望我们不在时他很乖。
Well, so do I. 嗯，我也希望如此。
Now, to check the list of things we need for the camping trip. 现在，让我们检查一下露营旅行所需物品的清单吧。
We need to bring a flashlight. 我们需要带一个手电筒。
It's in the right-hand drawer, next to the bottle openers. 在右手边的抽屉里，就在开瓶器旁边。
Do we have a bottle opener on the list, Marilyn? 清单上有开瓶器吗，Marilyn？
No. No bottle opener. 没有，没有开瓶器。
Is that one of the things Susan and Harry are bringing? 那是不是Susan和Harry要带的物品之一？
No. 不是。
And we're bringing the ketchup, mustard, relish--all that stuff⁷. 我们还要番茄酱呀，芥末，调味酱诸如此类的东西。
And cooking utensils⁸. 还有厨具。
Well, here's the bottle opener, and here's the flashlight. 哦，这是开瓶器，这是手电筒。
Matches. 火柴。
Matches? 火柴？
Yes, of course. 是的，要的。
For when we build our campfire. 用来生营火的。
I can't build a fire by rubbing⁹ two pieces of wood together. 我总不能靠磨擦两片木柴来取火吧。
And don't forget your camera and film, Richard. 别忘了你的照相机和底片，Richard。
All packed and ready. 都打包准备好了。
And let's not forget our cassette¹⁰ player and some tapes. 还别忘了带上我们的卡式录音机和一些录音带。
Some music tapes and some blank tapes 带一些音乐带和一些空白带
so that we can record our thoughts about the trip. 以便我们录下旅行中的感想。
Oh, that's a nice idea. 噢，这是个好主意。
An audio¹¹ diary. 来一段录音游记。
That's what I thought. 我就是这么想的。
Got it! 找到了！
The cassette player and the tapes. 卡式录音机和录音带。

Marilyn and Richard will be away for the weekend.
But Marilyn is worried about Max.
I hope he's good when we're away.
Use the present tense when you talk about the future--
after "WHEN."
They will leave tomorrow morning.
And they want to take some hamburgers along.
We'll have to remember to put them in the bag
tomorrow morning before we leave.
Use the present tense when you talk about the future--
after "BEFORE."
Max keeps crying.
He doesn't want to sleep.
Maybe he'll fall asleep again.
I'll go upstairs and stay with him until he falls asleep again.
Use the present tense
when you talk about the future--
after "UNTIL."
Will Max miss his parents this weekend?
Maybe there'll be a problem with him.
We have a live-in doctor if there's a problem I can't handle.
Use the present tense
when you talk about the future--after "IF."
I hope Max goes to sleep AFTER Richard and Marilyn leave.
I hope Max goes to sleep AS SOON AS everyone says goodbye.
I hope Max gets a lot of sleep
WHILE Richard and Marilyn are on their trip.
Use the present tense
when you talk about the future--after "AFTER."
after "AS SOON AS."
after "WHILE."

 

1 mustard   

n.芥子，芥末，深黄色，强烈的兴趣，热情的人

参考例句：

• This meat should be seasoned with salt and mustard.这肉里应该加点盐和芥末调味。
• This mustard is hot enough to bite your tongue.这种芥末很辣，你的舌头会吃不消的。

2 ketchup   

n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司

参考例句：

• There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
• Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 responsibility   

n.责任，职责

参考例句：

• The safety of the ship is the captain's responsibility.确保船的安全是船长的责任。
• The matter is outside my area of the responsibility.此事超出我的责任范围。

5 lap   

n.(坐立时)大腿的前部，膝部；(跑道的)一圈

参考例句：

• She is still going strong on the last lap.她在跑最后一圈时仍然劲头很足。
• She was sitting with her hands on her lap.她坐着，把手放到膝上。

6 heading   

n.上标题，标题，起始字，方向

参考例句：

• The heading was in large letters.标题是用大号字母印刷的。
• He realized that he was heading in the wrong direction.他意识到走错了方向。

7 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

8 utensils   

器具，用具，器皿( utensil的名词复数 )； 器物

参考例句：

• Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

9 rubbing   

n. 摩擦, 研磨, 按磨

参考例句：

• This insect makes its strange noise by rubbing its back legs together. 这只昆虫摩擦它的两条后腿发出一种奇怪的声音。
• Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball,but his teammates kept rubbing it in. 本来杰瑞就很不高兴，因为他失了球，而他的队友们还一再提那件事。

10 cassette   

n.卡式录音带盒；卡式胶卷盒

参考例句：

• He inserted a cassette into the machine.他把一盒录像带放入机器。
• And let's not forget our cassette player and some tapes.还别忘了带上我们的卡式录音机和一些录音带。

11 audio   

n./adj.音频(响)(的)；声音(的)，听觉(的)

参考例句：

• Often,the meeting is recorded on audio or video media for later reference.通常这种会议会以视频或者音频形式记录下来，供以后查阅。
• You don't even have to pay for audio programs.你大可不必为自己听这些节目付费。