Alexandra已成為Robbie的益友。除了幫助Robbie學(xué)數(shù)學(xué)以外，她還經(jīng)常同他一起聽(tīng)音樂(lè)和跳舞。一天一紙家書(shū)，勾起了Alexandra的鄉(xiāng)愁。Alexandra有些情緒低落。為了讓她高興起來(lái)，Robbie提議兩人一起出去吃點(diǎn)東西。

    Alexandra： Robbie， this new Walkman is absolutely wonderful. Robbie： Richard and Marilyn bought it for me for my birthday. Alexandra： They're so thoughtful. You are very lucky， Robbie， to have such a nice family. Robbie： Is something wrong， Alexandra？

    Alexandra： No， nothing. Robbie： Yes， there is. I can tell. What's the matter？ Come on， you can tell me. What's up？

    Alexandra： I don't know. Something's wrong. Robbie： OK， let's talk. Alexandra： I received a letter from my parents this morning. Robbie： Did they write some bad news？

    Alexandra： No. Robbie： Well， then why are you so sad？

    Alexandra： I miss them. I miss them very much. Robbie： I'm sorry， Alexandra. But I understand. Alexandra： The Molinas treat me so nicely， and I love being with your family so much …… but when I received the letter with photographs of my family， I cried. I cried because I miss them all. Robbie： You really miss your family， don't you？

    Alexandra： Yes. I know I must seem silly. It's not like I have nobody. I like the Molinas very much， and they're so kind to me. Robbie： Hey， why don't we go out for a cheeseburger and French fries？ That'll cheer you up. And you can use my Walkman. Alexandra： That's a good idea. But if we go out， please don't complain about your math teacher or your math homework. I want to have fun. Robbie： So do I.

    「語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講」

    1. You are very lucky， Robbie， to have such a nice family.動(dòng)詞不定式"to have such a nice family"用來(lái)表示"lucky"的理由。

    such a nice family： 如此溫暖的家庭，這么好的家人。"such a+形容詞+單數(shù)名詞" 比"a very+形容詞+單數(shù)名詞" 更有感情意味。

    2. I can tell.我能感覺(jué)到。我知道這里面有什么事。我能看出來(lái)。

    3. What's up？

    怎么啦？出什么事了？這是非�？谡Z(yǔ)化的一種表達(dá)方式。

    與本情景中出現(xiàn)的"What's the matter？ "，"Is something wrong？" 意思相同。

    4. I know I must seem silly.我知道我看上去一定傻得可笑。我知道別人一定覺(jué)得我很可笑。

    silly： 在這里的意思是“可笑的，滑稽的”。

    5. Hey， why don't we go out for a cheeseburger and French fries？ That'll cheer you up.嗨，咱們出去吃點(diǎn)芝士漢堡包和炸土豆條怎么樣？那會(huì)讓你高興起來(lái)的。

    cheeseburger： 奶酪漢堡包，芝士漢堡包。

    French fries： 炸土豆條。

    cheer you up： 讓你舒暢些，讓你高興起來(lái)。

    6. But if we go out， please don't complain about your math teacher or your math homework.可是我們要是出去玩的話(huà)，請(qǐng)你不要抱怨你的數(shù)學(xué)老師和數(shù)學(xué)作業(yè)。

    if we go out： 如果我們出去。這是一個(gè)由if引導(dǎo)的真實(shí)條件句。在if之后，使用動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在時(shí)形式（go，而不是will go），來(lái)表示將來(lái)可能發(fā)生的事。

    complain about： 抱怨，發(fā)牢騷。

    7. I want to have fun.我想玩?zhèn)�痛快。我想高高興興地玩一場(chǎng)。