走遍美國
The Community Center(社區中心) ACT I
1 . I'd like you to meet my friend Nat Baker.我來向你們介紹我的朋友Nat Baker。
2 . which has been vacant for over a year now,已空了一年多，
3 . Ah! I'll read it to you.啊！ 我來讀給你聽聽。
4 . I really appreciate you coming over to help me with my math.我真的很感謝你過來幫我補習數學。
5 . He doesn't have any family with him.他沒有家人和他在一起。
6 . and the problem is that it's set up primarily for kids to play.而問題是它主要是讓孩子們去玩的。
7 . It's hard for some older people to take all that noise.一些老年人沒辦法忍受那些噪音。
8 . It is. Come on out to the patio.的確如此。請到院子裡來吧。
9 . You'll never get to college to find out, Robbie,你根本就進不了大學去探究這個問題的答案 ，Robbie，
10 . and depends on places like a community center主要靠社區中心這樣的地方
11 . if you skip it now.假如你現在略過它的話。
12 . Cola coming up.可樂馬上就來了。
13 . and for the furniture needed,和購買必需家俱，
14 . It's a serious matter for a lot of us.對我們許多人來說這可是個嚴重的問題。
15 . This is Alexandra Pappas, and this is my grandson Robbie,這是Alexandra Pappas ，這是我孫子Robbie
16 . The editorial in this paper has my friend Nat Baker real upset.這張報紙上的社論著實令我的朋友Nat Baker不高興。
17 . He'll do anything to avoid getting down to math lessons,他老是設法想逃避數學，
18 . I was. But not in high school.說的對。但高中時不好。
19 . to serve the senior citizens為Riverdale的老年人
20 . was supposed to be made into a community center原計劃改成一個社區交誼中心
21 . Sit down, Robbie. Let's get to work.坐下來 ，Robbie， 讓我們開始做功課吧。
22 . Is it that serious a problem, Grandpa?這個問題有那麼重要嗎，爺爺？
23 . You're so good in all your other subjects.你別的功課都那樣好。
24 . Don't let me interrupt you.別讓我打攪你們。
25 . Thanks. Nice to meet you ... again.謝謝。很高興又……見到你。
26 . I can't wait.我迫不及待。
27 . Is something the matter, Grandpa?怎麼了，爺爺？
28 . We'll talk about it out there.我們到外頭談。
29 . But there's the old community center on Elm Street.但是在Elm街有一個舊的社區中心。
30 . Nice to meet you, Mr. Baker.很高興見到你， Baker先生。
31 . I remember now. Right. Hi.我現在想起來了。對了。嗨。
32 . Part of the building for older people,建築物中的一部分給老年人用，
33 . No problem, Grandpa.沒有關係爺爺。
34 . Due to lack of funds由於缺乏經費
35 . Ping-Pong tables, soda machines, and lots of music.乒乓球， 汽水販賣機， 熱鬧的音樂。
36 . as well as the younger people of Riverdale.和年輕人服務。
37 . have been postponed indefinitely.被迫無限期延緩。"
38 . Stay ... stay.再待一會兒……再一會兒。
39 . What's the problem?是什麼問題？
40 . Really. I didn't like math.真的。我不喜歡數學。
41 . But you had to be good at math.但是你數學一定很好。
42 . to be with people--people his own age.和別人交往像他那般年紀的人。
43 . I'd love some cola, please.請給我可樂。
44 . Come on! You'll hear about it.來吧， 來聽聽。
45 . Don't let us keep you from your math tutoring, Robbie.別讓我們妨礙你的數學家教， Robbie。
46 . Nat's not as lucky as I am, Robbie.Nat不像我這樣幸運， Robbie。
47 . Then there's hope for Robbie.看來Robbie 還有希望。
48 . I wasn't good at it, and I didn't like studying it.我不精於此道， 也不愛去學它。
49 . part of the building for younger people.另一部分給年輕人用。
50 . The old library building on Chestnut Street,Chestnut街老圖書館，