Richard 和Robbie在廚房里一邊準(zhǔn)備早飯，一邊談?wù)撔愿癃毩⒌淖娓�。Richard
想要給他準(zhǔn)備一份特別的歡迎禮物。

    Robbie： I'm really excited about seeing Grandpa. Richard ： Me ，
too. Milk ， please. Robbie ： He's so funny. He always makes me laugh.
I hope Grandpa's going to like living with us. Richard： I think he will.
It just takes time to feel comfortable in a new place. Robbie ： Won't
he miss being in Florida？

    Richard ： Well ， he will. But I think he'll like being here with
the family. Robbie： Are you sure about that？ It's crazy here most of
the time. Richard ： But it's fun. Robbie ： That's for sure. Richard
： You know ， maybe I'll put together some photos of Grandpa as a "welcome"
present. Robbie ： That's a neat idea. What can I do？ I've got it！ I
have a picture of Grandpa and Dad and me in my wallet. It's from the Fathers
and Sons' Breakfast at my junior high school graduation. Richard： Oh ，
I remember this picture. Robbie ： I'd really like to pick up Grandpa
at the railroad station. Richard： Railroad stations or airports - Grandpa
always tells us he'll get here by himself. Robbie ： He's something ！

    「語言點精講」

    1. He's so funny. He always makes me laugh. 如強調(diào)的是現(xiàn)在仍是如此
的情況或習(xí)慣，一般用屬于現(xiàn)在范疇的時態(tài)，如：He's so funny. He always makes
me laugh. （他真逗，他總是引得我笑。）

    It's crazy here most of the time. （咱家總是這樣亂哄哄的。）

    Grandpa always tells us he'll get here by himself.（爺爺總是對我們
說他會自己到家。）

    2. I hope Grandpa's going to like living with us. like表示喜歡一種
經(jīng)常性行為或狀況時，后面用動名詞（doing ），如：I hope Grandpa's going
to like living with us. （我希望爺爺會喜歡和我們住在一起。）

    But I think he'll like being here with the family.（可是我認(rèn)為他會
喜歡在這兒和全家人在一起。）

    但表示喜歡一個一次性的行為時則用動詞不定式（to do ），如Robbie說的
：I'd really like to pick up Grandpa at the railroad station. （我真想
到火車站去接爺爺。）

    3. That's for sure. 那倒是，我同意你的看法。這是一種口語式的表達方
式。

    4. That's a neat idea.那是個好主意。這里neat相當(dāng)于"great， fine"，
這是一種口語式的表達方式。

    5. I've got it！ I have a picture of Grandpa and Dad and me in my
wallet. 注意"Grandpa and Dad and me"中人的排列順序。在說話的時候，如果
同時提到幾個人，應(yīng)該是年長的在前，年幼的在后。如果同時說到自己和別人，
應(yīng)該是別人在前，自己在后。

    6. the Fathers and Sons' Breakfast許多美國中學(xué)每年都要給學(xué)生安排一
次“父子餐”活動。這一天父親專門到學(xué)校來跟孩子一起共進早餐、午餐或晚餐，
并一起拍照紀(jì)念。

    7. He's something ！

    他很了不起！他是個人物！這里的something 相當(dāng)于"great， wonderful" ，
這是一種口語的用法。