67 The Community Center｜Act 1

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In act one, Grandpa reads some bad news

第一幕，爷爷读到一条坏消息。

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I had editorial in this paper that has my friend, Nat Baker, real upset

我在这份报纸上看到一篇社论，让我朋友纳特·贝克非常不高兴。

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A little later, Grandpa's friend comes to visit

过了一会儿，爷爷的朋友来拜访。

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I'd like you to meet my friend Nat Baker

我想让你见见我的朋友纳特·贝克。

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Nat is very upset about something

纳特对某件事非常烦恼。

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It's a serious matter for the lot of us, a serious matter

这对我们大家来说都是件严肃的事，很严肃。

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Why is Nat so upset?

纳特为什么这么烦恼？

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Morning, Grandpa

早上好，爷爷。

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Something the matter, Grandpa?

出什么事了吗，爷爷？

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An editorial in this paper that has my friend, Nat Baker, real upset

这份报纸上的一篇社论让我朋友纳特·贝克非常不高兴。

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I'll read it to you

我读给你听。

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The old library building on Chestnut Street has been vacant for over a year now

位于栗树街的旧图书馆大楼已经空置一年多了。

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It was supposed to be made into a community center to serve the senior citizens

它本应被改造成一个社区中心，为老年人服务。

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It was also supposed to serve the younger people of Riverdale

它也应该为里弗代尔的年轻人服务。

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Funds are lacking for repainting the interior of the building and for the furniture needed

由于缺乏资金，无法重新粉刷建筑内部和购买所需家具。

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The plans for the community center have been postponed indefinitely

社区中心的计划被无限期推迟了。

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He's coming over to talk about it

他要过来谈谈这件事。

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Is it that serious a problem, Grandpa?

问题有那么严重吗，爷爷？

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It is

是的。

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See, Nat's not as lucky as I am, Robbie

你看，纳特不像我这么幸运，罗比。

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He doesn't have any, family with him

他没有家人陪伴。

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He lives alone and depends on places like a community center to be with people his own age

他一个人住，需要像社区中心这样的地方和同龄人在一起。

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But there's the whole community center on Elm Street

但埃尔姆街上有一个完整的社区中心。

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It's small

它很小

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and

和

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the problem

这个问题

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is

是

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and the problem is

而且问题是

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It's small, and the problem is

它很小，问题在于

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it's

它是

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set up

设置

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primarily

主要地

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for kids

给孩子们

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to play

玩耍

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it's set up primarily for kids to play

它主要是为孩子们玩耍而设置的

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It's small, and the problem is it's set up primarily for kids to play

它很小，问题是它主要是为孩子们玩耍而设立的

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There are ping pong tables and soda machines and lots of music

那里有乒乓球桌、汽水机和很多音乐。

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It's too noisy for some older people like Nat

对像纳特这样的老年人来说太吵了。

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I never realized that

我从来没意识到这一点。

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Eh, it's hard for some older people to take all that noise

呃，有些老年人很难忍受那种噪音。

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That's why the new community center is a good idea

这就是为什么新社区中心是个好主意。

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Part of the building for older people, part of the building for younger people

一部分给老年人，一部分给年轻人。

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I see what you mean

我明白你的意思了。

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Well, that must be Nat

嗯，那一定是纳特。

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It could be Alexandra

可能是亚历山德拉。

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She's coming over this morning to help me with my math

她今天早上过来帮我补习数学。

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Hi, Robbie

嗨，罗比。

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Hi, Alexandra

嗨，亚历山德拉。

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Come on in

请进。

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Do you want something cold to drink?

你想喝点冷饮吗？

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I'd love some cola, please

我想喝点可乐，谢谢。

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Cola coming up

可乐马上来。

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I really appreciate you coming over to help me with my math

真的很感谢你过来帮我补习数学。

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My final exam is next Tuesday

我下周二期末考试。

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You're so good at all your other subjects

你其他科目都那么好。

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I just can't understand why you have so many problems with math

我真不明白你为什么数学有这么多问题。

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Hi, Alexandra

嗨，亚历山德拉。

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Hi, Mr. Stewart

嗨，斯图尔特先生。

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I thought that was Nat Baker who rang the front doorbell

我还以为是纳特·贝克按的门铃。

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Oh, don't let me interrupt you

哦，别让我打扰你们。

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No problem, Grandpa

没关系，爷爷。

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We're just having some cola before getting to the tough stuff, math

我们只是在开始学难的东西——数学之前喝点可乐。

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He'll do anything to avoid getting down to math lessons, Mr. Stewart

他会想尽办法逃避数学课的，斯图尔特先生。

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I was the same way

我以前也这样。

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Really, Grandpa?

真的吗，爷爷？

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Really

真的。

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I didn't like math

我不喜欢数学。

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I wasn't good at it, and I didn't like studying it

我学得不好，也不喜欢学。

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But you had to be good at math

但你数学一定很好啊。

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You graduated from engineering school

你毕业于工程学院。

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I was, but not in high school

我是，但高中时不是。

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For some reason, I couldn't get a handle on it

不知为什么，我就是学不会。

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Then in college, I became good at it

后来上了大学，我数学变好了。

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Then there's hope for Robbie

那罗比还有希望。

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I can't wait

我等不及了。

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Do you think I can just skip it now and get to it at college?

你觉得我现在能不能跳过数学，到大学再学？

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You'll never get to college to find out, Robbie, if you skip it now

如果你现在跳过，你永远到不了大学，罗比。

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Well, that must be Nat

嗯，那一定是纳特。

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Sit down, Robbie

坐下，罗比。

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Let's get to work

我们开始学习吧。

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I'd like you to meet my friend Nat Baker

我想让你见见我的朋友纳特·贝克。

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This is Alexandra Pappas, and this is my grandson, Robbie, whom I think you've met once or twice before

这是亚历山德拉·帕帕斯，这是我的孙子罗比，我想你以前见过他一两次。

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Nice to meet you, Mr. Baker

很高兴见到你，贝克先生。

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Hi, Mr. Baker

嗨，贝克先生。

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We met before

我们以前见过。

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Where?

在哪里？

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In town, at the hardware store

镇上，五金店。

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I remember now

我现在想起来了。

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Right

对。

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Hi

嗨。

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Hello, Alexandra

你好，亚历山德拉。

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But don't let us keep you from your math tutoring, Robbie

但我们不耽误你补习数学了，罗比。

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I know you want to get to it

我知道你想开始学了。

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Stay

留下吧。

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I told you, he'll use any excuse to avoid math

我跟你说过，他会找任何借口逃避数学。

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Did you read the story in the paper, Malcolm?

你看到报纸上的那篇文章了吗，马尔科姆？

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I did

看到了。

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It's a serious matter for the lot of us

这对我们大家来说都是件严肃的事。

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A serious matter

很严肃的事。

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It is

是的。

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Come on out to the patio

到院子里来吧。

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We'll talk about it out there

我们在那儿谈。

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Thanks

谢谢。

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Nice to meet you again

很高兴再次见到你。

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What's the problem?

怎么回事？

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Come on, you'll hear about it

来吧，你会听到的。

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You can read it in the paper

你可以在报纸上读到。

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You can read what people say

你可以读到人们说的话。

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You can find it in the paper

你可以在报纸上找到。

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Most papers in the USA

美国大多数报纸。

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Sometimes you can find good news

有时你能找到好消息。

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Sometimes the news is bad

有时是坏消息。

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Sometimes the news makes you happy

有时消息让你开心。

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Sometimes it only makes you mad

有时只会让你生气。

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But if you want to be informed, take my recommendation

但如果你想了解信息，听我的建议。

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Go to a newsstand and pick up a paper if you want information

去报摊买份报纸，如果你想获取信息。

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If you wanna read the news

如果你想看新闻。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you want an opinion

如果你想看评论。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you wanna buy a house

如果你想买房子。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you're looking for a job

如果你在找工作。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you wanna buy a car

如果你想买车。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you wanna see a show

如果你想看演出。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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You can read it in the paper

你可以在报纸上读到。

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You can read what people say

你可以读到人们说的话。

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You can find it in the paper

你可以在报纸上找到。

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Most papers in the USA

美国大多数报纸。

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If you wanna know the score

如果你想知道比分。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you want the weather forecast

如果你想要天气预报。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you wanna see the comics

如果你想看漫画。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you have money to invest

如果你有钱要投资。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you want a recipe

如果你想要食谱。

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Look in the paper

看报纸。

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If you need a vacation

如果你需要度假。

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Look in the paper, paper, paper, paper

看报纸，报纸，报纸，报纸。

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You can read it in the paper

你可以在报纸上读到。

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You can read what people say

你可以读到人们说的话。

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You can find it in the paper

你可以在报纸上找到。

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Most papers in the USA

美国大多数报纸。

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You can read it in the paper

你可以在报纸上读到。

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You can read what people say

你可以读到人们说的话。

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You can find it in the paper

你可以在报纸上找到。

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Most papers in the USA

美国大多数报纸。

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You can read it in the paper

你可以在报纸上读到。