68 The Community Center｜Act 2

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In act two, Nat and Grandpa talk about fixing up the old library

第二幕，纳特和爷爷讨论修缮旧图书馆的事。

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We get our friends to roll their sleeves up and get to work

我们让朋友们卷起袖子开始干活。

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It's certainly a good idea

这确实是个好主意。

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If I could take a look at the place, I could probably tell what it requires to fix it up

如果我能去看看那个地方，大概就能知道需要什么来修缮它。

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And Robbie and Alexandra offer to help, too

罗比和亚历山德拉也主动提出帮忙。

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I can get some of my friends to go around the neighborhood and collect the furniture we need

我可以找一些朋友去附近收集我们需要的家具。

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So they agree to meet the next day

所以他们同意第二天见面。

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And tomorrow morning, we'll all meet here to discuss the plan?

那么明天早上，我们都在这儿碰面讨论计划？

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Tomorrow morning it is

就明天早上。

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But the next day, Robbie and Alexandra aren't at the meeting with the others

但第二天，罗比和亚历山德拉没有和其他人一起出现在会上。

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Where's your grandson, Robbie, and his friend, Alexandra?

你的孙子罗比和他的朋友亚历山德拉呢？

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Weren't they gonna be here this morning?

他们不是今天早上要来吗？

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Where could they be?

他们能去哪儿呢？

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There is a way, Malcolm

有个办法，马尔科姆。

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We get our friends to roll their sleeves up and get to work

我们让朋友们卷起袖子开始干活。

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It's certainly a good idea

这确实是个好主意。

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If I could take a look at the place

如果我能去看看那个地方，

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I could probably tell what it requires to fix it up: how much paint, how many hours of work

大概就能知道需要什么来修缮它：多少油漆，多少工时。

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That's what I came to ask you to do, Malcolm

我正是来请你做这件事的，马尔科姆。

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If you would supervise the refurbishing, I'll find the people to help do it

如果你能监督翻新工作，我来找人帮忙。

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I'll help, too, Mr. Baker

我也来帮忙，贝克先生。

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I can get some of my friends to go around the neighborhood and collect the furniture we need

我可以找一些朋友去附近收集我们需要的家具。

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I'll help

我来帮忙。

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Tomorrow

明天。

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Yes

好的。

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We'll meet tomorrow morning right here

我们明天早上就在这儿碰面。

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Can we help?

我们能帮忙吗？

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I'd really like to

我真的很想帮忙。

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Sure

当然可以。

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We might need you to come through with your friends, Robbie, not just to go around the neighborhood asking for furniture, but to help with the paint job

我们可能需要你带着你的朋友们一起来，罗比，不只是去附近要家具，还要帮忙刷油漆。

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That's back-breaking work and may be too much for us

那是很累人的活儿，对我们来说可能太辛苦了。

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I'll do it

我来干。

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I'll talk to them

我会跟他们说。

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And tomorrow morning, we'll all meet here to discuss the plan?

那么明天早上，我们都在这儿碰面讨论计划？

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Tomorrow morning it is

就明天早上。

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Come in, come in, please, come in

请进，请进，快请进。

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I'd like you to meet my friend, Malcolm Stewart

我想让你们见见我的朋友，马尔科姆·斯图尔特。

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Malcolm, this is Joanne Thompson

马尔科姆，这是乔安妮·汤普森。

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Hello, Joanne

你好，乔安妮。

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Nice to meet you

很高兴认识你。

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My pleasure, Malcolm

幸会，马尔科姆。

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And this is Abe Lucas

这是阿贝·卢卡斯。

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You must remember Abe

你一定记得阿贝。

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He ran the drugstore and used to play drums with the jazz band on weekends

他以前经营药店，周末还和爵士乐队一起打鼓。

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Oh, sure I do

哦，当然记得。

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Hi, Abe

嗨，阿贝。

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Hello, Mr. Stewart

你好，斯图尔特先生。

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Malcolm, please

叫我马尔科姆就好。

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Hello, Malcolm

你好，马尔科姆。

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Sit down, sit down

请坐，请坐。

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Have some coffee

喝点咖啡。

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And I've got some delicious Danish pastry for you

我还给你们准备了美味的丹麦酥皮点心。

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Where's your grandson, Robbie, and his friend, Alexandra?

你的孙子罗比和他的朋友亚历山德拉呢？

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Weren't they gonna be here this morning?

他们不是今天早上要来吗？

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I thought so, too

我也这么想。

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I'm surprised they're not here

我很惊讶他们没来。

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Robbie left early this morning to meet Alexandra

罗比今天早上很早就出门去见亚历山德拉了。

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Frankly

坦率地说

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I thought

我原以为

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they'd be here

他们会到这里

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Frankly, I thought they'd be here

坦白说，我以为他们会在这里

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but

但是

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it's okay

没关系

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but it's okay

但没关系

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Frankly, I thought they'd be here, but it's okay

说实话，我以为他们会来，不过没关系

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I'm sure they meant well, but they probably had other things on their minds

我相信他们是好意，但可能心里有别的事。

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I understand you used to be in the construction business, Malcolm

我知道你以前是做建筑行业的，马尔科姆。

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I was indeed

确实是的。

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I wonder if you would take a look at the old library and make sure that it is in good condition

不知道你能不能去看看旧图书馆，确认一下它的状况良好。

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That way, we don't have to worry about any structural problems

这样我们就不用担心任何结构问题了。

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Well, when can I do that?

嗯，我什么时候可以去？

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I'd be happy to

我很乐意。

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We've got permission to go inside the old building during the week, on Tuesday or Wednesday

我们这周已经获准进入那栋旧楼，周二或周三都行。

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That's fine with me

我没问题。

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I can do it either day

哪一天都可以。

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That would be very helpful

那会非常有帮助。

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I think the building just needs a good cleaning

我觉得那栋楼只需要好好打扫一下。

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And a good paint job

再好好刷一遍漆。

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Then we have to furnish it

然后我们还得布置家具。

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I wish Robbie and Alexandra had come to this meeting

我真希望罗比和亚历山德拉能来参加这个会。

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They had some ideas about getting the place fixed up

他们对如何修缮这个地方有些想法。

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Perhaps they'll show up

也许他们会出现的。

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In the meantime, let me give you some additional thoughts and ideas I have

与此同时，我再补充一些我的想法和建议。

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Okay

好的。

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Go ahead, Joanne

请讲，乔安妮。

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As I said, mostly the building just needs a good cleaning and painting

就像我说的，那栋楼主要就是需要好好打扫和粉刷。

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This place can be developed with one real intergenerational program

这个地方可以发展成一个真正的代际交流项目。

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That's an idea I like, a community center with the kinds of programs that fit everyone

我喜欢这个主意，一个社区中心，提供适合每个人的活动。

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And programs that don't leave anyone out

而且活动不落下任何人。

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It's asking a lot, but we can't do it without talking to the young people, finding out what they want

要求很高，但如果不和年轻人谈谈，了解他们想要什么，我们做不成。

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If only Robbie and Alexandra were here

要是罗比和亚历山德拉在这儿就好了。

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Don't be upset, Malcolm

别难过，马尔科姆。

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We'll have a chance to talk to them later

我们以后有机会和他们谈的。

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It's not like Robbie

这可不像罗比的作风。

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If he says he's going to be here, he's here

如果他说他会来，他就会来。

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I wonder what the problem is

我想知道出了什么问题。

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I wonder what the problem is

我想知道出了什么问题。

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What's the problem?

出什么问题了？

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I wonder

我想知道。

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I wonder what the problem is

我想知道出了什么问题。

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Robbie and Alexandra aren't here

罗比和亚历山德拉没来。

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Why not?

为什么没来？

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Where are they?

他们在哪儿？

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I don't know

我不知道。

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I don't know where they are

我不知道他们在哪儿。

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Why didn't they come?

他们为什么没来？

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I don't understand

我不明白。

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I don't understand why they didn't come

我不明白他们为什么没来。

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We need a new community center

我们需要一个新的社区中心。

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But we can't do it without talking to the young people, finding out what they want

但如果不和年轻人谈谈，了解他们想要什么，我们做不成。

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What do the young people want?

年轻人想要什么？

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We'd like to know

我们想知道。

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We'd like to know what the young people want

我们想知道年轻人想要什么。

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In the new community center

在新的社区中心里。

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What does Robbie think about it?

罗比对此怎么看？

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We'd like to hear

我们想听听。

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We'd like to hear what Robbie thinks about it

我们想听听罗比对此怎么看。

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But where did he go?

但他去哪儿了？

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We don't know

我们不知道。

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We don't know where he went

我们不知道他去哪儿了。