走遍美國
The Community Center(社區中心) ACT I
1 . She's coming over this morning to help me with my math.她今天早晨要過來幫我補習數學。
2 . 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。
3 . and for the furniture needed,和購買必需家俱，
4 . why you have so many problems with math.為什麼你在數學方面有那麼多問題。
5 . before getting to the tough stuff--math.在對付難纏的東西 數學 之前。
6 . You graduated from engineering school.你是從工學院畢業的。
7 . Cola coming up.可樂馬上就來了。
8 . I'd like you to meet my friend Nat Baker.我來向你們介紹我的朋友Nat Baker。
9 . Thanks. Nice to meet you ... again.謝謝。很高興又……見到你。
10 . I see what you mean.我明白你的意思。
11 . 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。
12 . I was. But not in high school.說的對。但高中時不好。
13 . as well as the younger people of Riverdale.和年輕人服務。
14 . I never realized that.我從來沒有意識到這點。
15 . 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。
16 . It is. Come on out to the patio.的確如此。請到院子裡來吧。
17 . to serve the senior citizens為Riverdale的老年人
18 . Due to lack of funds由於缺乏經費
19 . Then, in college, I became good at it.然後， 在大學， 我變得很精於數學。
20 . Don't let me interrupt you.別讓我打攪你們。
21 . 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。
22 . whom I think you've met once or twice before.我想你以前見過他一兩次面。
23 . This is Alexandra Pappas, and this is my grandson Robbie,這是Alexandra Pappas ，這是我孫子Robbie
24 . was supposed to be made into a community center原計劃改成一個社區交誼中心
25 . I told you. He'll use any excuse to avoid math.我說嘛 ，他就是要找各種藉口來逃避數學。
26 . Nat's not as lucky as I am, Robbie.Nat不像我這樣幸運， Robbie。
27 . 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，
28 . I know you want to get to it.我知道你想要開始啦。
29 . He lives alone他一個人生活
30 . to be with people--people his own age.和別人交往像他那般年紀的人。
31 . A serious matter.一個嚴重的問題。
32 . Ah! I'll read it to you.啊！ 我來讀給你聽聽。
33 . Really. I didn't like math.真的。我不喜歡數學。
34 . Ping-Pong tables, soda machines, and lots of music.乒乓球， 汽水販賣機， 熱鬧的音樂。
35 . I'd love some cola, please.請給我可樂。
36 . In town. At the hardware store.在鎮上。在五金行裡。
37 . Sit down, Robbie. Let's get to work.坐下來 ，Robbie， 讓我們開始做功課吧。
38 . But there's the old community center on Elm Street.但是在Elm街有一個舊的社區中心。
39 . Part of the building for older people,建築物中的一部分給老年人用，
40 . He doesn't have any family with him.他沒有家人和他在一起。
41 . You're so good in all your other subjects.你別的功課都那樣好。
42 . That's why the new community center is a good idea.這就是為什麼說新的社區中心是個好主意。
43 . and depends on places like a community center主要靠社區中心這樣的地方
44 . have been postponed indefinitely.被迫無限期延緩。"
45 . Nice to meet you, Mr. Baker.很高興見到你， Baker先生。
46 . For some reason, I couldn't get a handle on it.因為某些原因， 我就是開不了竅。
47 . The old library building on Chestnut Street,Chestnut街老圖書館，
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 . He'll do anything to avoid getting down to math lessons,他老是設法想逃避數學，
50 . We're just having some cola我們只是先喝點可樂