ACT II
I love parades. 我愛看游行。
The Thanksgiving Day parade is always such great fun. 感恩節的游行總是如此有趣。
Look at that Superman balloon! 你看那個超人氣球!
Wowee! Just floating along high above Central Park West. 啊哈!高高飄浮在中央公園西路上空前。
Don’t you just love it? 你能不喜歡嗎?
Oh, and the bands and the music. 哦,還有那樂隊和音樂。
John Philip Sousa. John Philip Soussa的曲子。
I love his music. 我喜歡他的作品。
Da dada da da dada da da da da da da dada. 噠 噠噠 噠 噠 噠噠 噠 噠 噠 噠 噠 噠 噠噠。
Oh, look at that float, Robbie. 噢,你看那花車,Robbie。
Look at those funny-looking clowns. 你看那些滑稽的小丑。
It’s for kids. 這是給小孩看的。
Maybe so, but parades always make me feel like a kid. 也許是,但這些游行總是讓我覺得像小孩子。
Remember when you and your dad and I 還記得你,你爸爸和我
went to the Thanksgiving Day parade? 去參加感恩節游行的事嗎?
You were four or five years old, I think. 當時你才四五歲,我想。
Hello, hello.... Oh, hi, Susan. 喂，喂……啊，嗨，Susan。
How are you?... Here’s Mom. 你好嗎?……媽媽就來了。
Hello, Susan. 喂,Susan。
Yes, he missed a phone call from Alexandra. 對,他沒接到Alexandra打來的電話。
Yes, I know, but he’ll get over it. 是的,我知道。他過一會就好了。
Good. Then you’ll be here about five? 很好。那么大約在五點左右來?
Oh, fine. 嗯,很好。
I look forward to seeing you and Harry and Michelle. 我很想見Harry和Michelle。
Drive carefully. 開車時小心。
Good-bye. 再見。
Taste Ellen’s turkey dressing. 嘗嘗Ellen的火雞填料。
It’s delicious. 味道好極了。
I’m not surprised. 我一點也不覺得奇怪。
It’s Grandma’s recipe. 這是奶奶的配方。
It’s my favorite part of the meal. 這是全餐中我最愛吃的部份。
What about my famous apple pie? 我那著名的蘋果派怎么樣?
Dad, your apple pie is my favorite dessert. 爸爸,你做的蘋果派是我最愛吃的甜點。
How’s the parade? 游行怎么樣?
OK. 還好。
Mom! Is it for me? 媽媽!是我的嗎?
No, Robbie. 不,Robbie。
Who was it? 誰來的電話?
Wrong number. 打錯號碼。
Philip, would you join me in the kitchen, please? Philip,請你跟我來廚房幫忙,好嗎?
It’s getting late. 時間不早了。
We have vegetables to prepare. 我們還得準備蔬菜。
Can I help with anything? 我能幫什么忙嗎?
No, honey. 不用,親愛的。
You just relax with Grandpa. 你只要輕輕松松陪爺爺就行了。
I’ll get you to help serve later. 等一會我會叫你幫忙端菜。
Ellen reminds me so much of Grandma. Ellen真讓我想起你奶奶。
What time does the Michigan football game come on? Michigan足球賽何時開始?
Four. 四點鐘。
Philip! Philip!
I’ll be back to see the game. 我到時候來看比賽。
Grandpa, when did Dad graduate from Michigan? 爺爺,爸爸是什么時候從Michigan畢業的?
Let me think. 讓我想想。
He graduated from medical school in 1960 他在一九六零年從醫學院畢業
and from the University of Michigan in 1956. 一九五六年從Michigan大學畢業。
Did you go to Michigan, too, Grandpa? 你也是Michigan大學的嗎,爺爺?
Yup. I graduated in 1937. 是的。我是一九三七年畢業的。
I’ve got to start thinking about college soon. 我很快也得開始考慮大學的事了。
Likes and Dislikes
Grandpa loves the Thanksgiving Day parade.
I love parades.
Philip likes to make apple pie.
One apple.
Two apples.
He really enjoys it.
And Robbie is fond of Alexandra.
Philip likes Ellen’s turkey dressing.
And Grandpa loves Thanksgiving Day.
Happy Turkey Day.
Philip is crazy about football.
What time does the Michigan football game come on?
And Robbie is crazy about Alexandra.
Why does he always have to slam the door?
Ellen doesn’t like that sound.
She can’t stand it.
And Robbie hates waiting for Alexandra to call.
He can’t stand waiting.
But Robbie really likes his mom’s turkey dressing.
It’s my favorite part of the meal.
And you can guess his favorite friend is ...
That’s right. Alexandra.
He’s fond of her.
He’s crazy about her.
He’s wild about her.
He likes her a lot.
