E52 · Episodes
52 Making a Difference｜Act 1
Making a Difference｜Act 1
Family Album USA · Family Album, U.S.A. · Episode 52 — Making a Difference｜Act 1.
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In act one, Ellen finds out that Carter Boswell is running for the school board
第一幕，艾伦发现卡特·博斯韦尔要竞选学校董事会。
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He's running for the school board
他要竞选学校董事会。
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The election is next month
选举在下个月。
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Ellen is upset because Boswell wants to cut the school cultural programs
艾伦很不安，因为博斯韦尔想削减学校的文化项目。
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No music, no dance, no concert, no stage presentations
没有音乐、没有舞蹈、没有音乐会、没有舞台表演。
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Philip thinks Boswell will win the election
菲利普认为博斯韦尔会赢得选举。
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It sounds to me like Carter Boswell is going to win the seat on the board
在我看来，卡特·博斯韦尔会赢得董事会席位。
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Oh, not if I can stop it
哦，除非我能阻止。
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What will Ellen do?
艾伦会怎么做？
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I don't believe it
我不相信。
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What's wrong?
怎么了？
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Carter Boswell
卡特·博斯韦尔。
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Who's Carter Boswell?
卡特·博斯韦尔是谁？
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He's running for the school board
他要竞选学校董事会。
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The election's next month
选举在下个月。
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Oh, what's wrong with wanting to be on the school board?
哦，想进学校董事会有什么不对？
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Nothing
没什么。
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But he wants to cut the school budget
但他想削减学校预算。
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Maybe it needs cutting
也许预算确实需要削减。
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Cutting the budget is fine, but he wants to do it by cutting all the cultural programs
削减预算没问题，但他想通过砍掉所有文化项目来实现。
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No music, no dance, no concert, no stage presentations
没有音乐、没有舞蹈、没有音乐会、没有舞台表演。
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Why does he want to do that?
他为什么要这么做？
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He says it's to save the taxpayers money
他说是为了给纳税人省钱，
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and I think he believes that the taxpayers will vote for him if he spends less on the cultural programs
而且我认为他相信，如果他在文化项目上少花钱，纳税人就会投他的票。
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He's probably right
他可能说得对。
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Lots of people want their taxes used for new books and a new paint job in the school rooms
很多人希望他们的税款用于购买新书和粉刷教室。
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Maybe some of us would like to pay a little bit more and keep the cultural programs for our kids
也许我们有些人愿意多付一点，为孩子们保留文化项目。
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Well, I'm not sure, Ellen
嗯，我不确定，艾伦。
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I hear it from my patients
我从病人那里听说。
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Lots of people are tired of higher taxes
很多人厌倦了高税收。
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I know
我知道。
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But if Boswell wins, he'll be an important decision-maker on the school board, and he doesn't know anything about our children's education
但如果博斯韦尔赢了，他将是学校董事会的重要决策者，而他对我们孩子的教育一无所知。
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Who's running against him?
谁和他竞选？
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Nobody
没有人。
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That's the problem
这就是问题所在。
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Well, it sounds to me like Carter Boswell is going to win the seat on the board
嗯，在我看来，卡特·博斯韦尔会赢得董事会席位。
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Oh, not if I can stop him
哦，除非我能阻止他。
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And, how are you going to stop him?
那你打算怎么阻止他？
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I don't know
我不知道。
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Maybe I'll run against him
也许我会和他竞选。
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Well, you've got my vote
嗯，我投你一票。
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I'm serious, Philip
我是认真的，菲利普。
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Why shouldn't I run?
我为什么不能竞选？
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Why shouldn't you run for what, Mom?
你竞选什么，妈妈？
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Your mother is thinking of running for the school board
你妈妈在考虑竞选学校董事会。
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Hey, that's terrific, Mom
嘿，太棒了，妈妈。
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Against Carter Boswell?
和卡特·博斯韦尔竞争？
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Great
太好了。
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Well, if I run for office, the voters will have a clear choice
嗯，如果我竞选公职，选民们将有一个明确的选择。
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I stand for everything Boswell doesn't
我支持博斯韦尔反对的一切。
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I think a lot of people will vote for you against Boswell, Ellen
我想很多人会投票给你，反对博斯韦尔，艾伦。
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I'll vote for you
我会投你的票。
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Will you help me if I do run?
如果我竞选，你会帮我吗？
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Absolutely
当然。
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The trouble is it takes a little bit of money to run a campaign
问题是竞选需要一点钱。
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I think you can make a difference, Ellen, and in a short campaign, you wouldn't need as much money
我觉得你能带来改变，艾伦，而且如果竞选时间短，你不需要那么多钱。
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You know something, Ellen?
你知道吗，艾伦？
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Why not give the people of Riverdale a clear choice?
为什么不给里弗代尔的人们一个明确的选择？
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I'm with you
我支持你。
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You can make a difference
你能带来改变。
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Come in
请进。
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Mr. Maxwell?
麦克斯韦先生？
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Yes
是的。
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Charles Maxwell
查尔斯·麦克斯韦。
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My name is Ellen Stewart
我叫艾伦·斯图尔特。
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Hello
你好。
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Please, sit down
请坐。
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Sure
好的。
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You asked to see me
你说要见我。
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What would you like to see me about?
你想见我有什么事？
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I'd I'd like your help
我……我需要你的帮助。
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Well, I'm editor of the most influential newspaper in Riverdale
嗯，我是里弗代尔最有影响力的报纸的编辑。
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Actually, it's the only newspaper
实际上，这是唯一的报纸。
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A lot of people would like my help
很多人想要我的帮助。
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Do you have a story?
你有什么新闻吗？
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I'm planning to run for the school board
我打算竞选学校董事会。
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Against Carter Boswell?
和卡特·博斯韦尔竞争？
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Yes
是的。
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Well, that is news
嗯，这可是新闻。
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Will you announce that I'm running?
你会宣布我参选吗？
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Sure
当然。
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But I need some information
但我需要一些信息。
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Of course
当然。
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Why will the voters vote for you against Boswell, Mrs. Stewart?
为什么选民会投票给你而不是博斯韦尔，斯图尔特夫人？
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Because I care
因为我在乎。
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" Vote for Ellen Stewart, she cares." Not a bad slogan
“投票给艾伦·斯图尔特，她在乎。”不错的竞选口号。
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But, what do you care about?
但是，你在乎什么？
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Well, I care about the children of our town
嗯，我在乎我们镇上的孩子们。
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I don't want them to grow up without cultural programs in our school
我不希望他们在没有学校文化项目的情况下长大。
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Do you have a plan?
你有计划吗？
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I want our children to learn more than reading, writing, and arithmetic
我希望我们的孩子学到更多，而不仅仅是阅读、写作和算术。
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I want to keep the after-school programs, the music, the concerts
我想保留课后项目、音乐、音乐会。
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It's not a bad plan
这个计划不错。
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But who's gonna pay for all of this?
但谁来支付这一切？
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We are
我们。
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The citizens of Riverdale, of course
当然是里弗代尔的市民。
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I
我
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plan
计划
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to get help
获得帮助
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from
从
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the businessmen
这些商人
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and
和
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the corporations of Riverdale
里弗代尔的这些企业
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I plan to get help from the businessmen and the corporations of Riverdale
我计划从里弗代尔的商人和公司那里获得帮助
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That's fair enough
这很公平。
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Exactly what do you want from me, Mrs. Stewart?
你到底想从我这里得到什么，斯图尔特夫人？
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You don't know me
你不认识我。
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I can't expect you to take my side against Boswell
我不能指望你站在我这边反对博斯韦尔。
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But I do need some publicity so that the people of our town know that I'm running for office and that I care about our children
但我确实需要一些宣传，这样我们镇上的人就知道我在竞选公职，而且我在乎我们的孩子。
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Fair enough
很公平。
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I certainly can print the news, and you are now making news
我当然可以报道新闻，而你现在正在制造新闻。
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Why will the voters vote for you against Boswell, Mrs. Stewart?
为什么选民会投票给你而不是博斯韦尔，斯图尔特夫人？
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Because I care
因为我在乎。
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" Vote for Ellen Stewart
“投票给艾伦·斯图尔特。
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She cares." Not a bad slogan
她在乎。”不错的竞选口号。
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Ellen Stewart: she cares
艾伦·斯图尔特：她在乎。
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It is a good campaign slogan
这是一个好的竞选口号。
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People will hear it and know what I stand for
人们会听到它，并知道我的立场。
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I care
我在乎。
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I care about our children's education
我在乎我们孩子的教育，
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Not just the school buildings themselves, but the children
不仅仅是校舍本身，而是孩子们。
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I care about what children study and what they learn
我在乎孩子们学什么、学到什么。
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I want them to learn about a variety of subjects, including music and literature and art
我希望他们学习各种科目，包括音乐、文学和艺术。
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And I care about our children's activities after school
而且我在乎孩子们课后的活动。
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I want to keep their music programs, like the orchestra
我想保留他们的音乐项目，比如管弦乐队。
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And the chorus
还有合唱团。
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I want children to experience the joys of music
我希望孩子们体验音乐的乐趣。
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I play the piano myself, and I've taught music to many children in Riverdale
我自己弹钢琴，还在里弗代尔教过很多孩子音乐。
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I want to keep the other after-school programs, too
我也想保留其他的课后项目。
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I have a plan
我有一个计划。
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I'll get local businesses, banks, and other companies in the community to help
我会让当地的商家、银行和社区的其他公司来帮忙。
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We all have children in this town
我们镇上都有孩子，
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and I believe that parents care about education
而且我相信家长在乎教育，
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and I want to be on the Riverdale School Board
我想进入里弗代尔学校董事会。
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I know it's a big responsibility, but I know I can make a difference
我知道这是一个重大的责任，但我知道我能带来改变，
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Because I care
因为我在乎。
