Philip給Robbie講了自己申請(qǐng)大學(xué)選擇專業(yè)時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。原來(lái)Philip當(dāng)年也是
很有主見(jiàn)，要自己來(lái)選擇和塑造自己的前途。Philip評(píng)價(jià)Robbie“真是Stewart
家的人”

    Philip： Let me tell you something， Robbie. Something that might
be surprising to you. Robbie： What ？ Tell me. Philip： Well ， Grandpa
wanted me to study engineering， like him. Well ， I wasn't clear about
my future ， but I knew engineering was not for me. Robbie： What did
you tell Grandpa？

    Philip： The truth. Robbie： Then you're not upset about my not wanting
to go into medicine ？

    Philip： I'm not upset at all. I'm just happy that we're able to talk
about it. Robbie： I am too ， Dad. Philip： I suppose you want to apply
to Columbia. Robbie ： Yes， but I also want to apply to several other
colleges. Philip： I thought you wanted to go to Columbia. Robbie ： Well，
I might want to go to Columbia. But I might not. I just want to be able
to make my own decision. Philip ： You're a real Stewart！

    Robbie： And if I think about it long enough， you never know …

    Philip： Never know what？

    Robbie： If I make my own decision， I might choose Michigan. Philip
： Robbie ， you're something ！ You know ， when I was your age， I said
exactly the same thing to Grandpa.

    「語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講」

    1. Well ， I wasn't clear about my future ， but I knew engineering
was not for me. 嗯，我當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)自己的未來(lái)也不很清楚，但我知道我不該學(xué)工程。

    be clear about：對(duì)…清楚，關(guān)于…很明白。

    not for me：這里指“某事不適合我”。

    2. I suppose you want to apply to Columbia. 我猜想你想申請(qǐng)上哥倫比
亞大學(xué)。

    I suppose ：我猜，我認(rèn)為，我推想。

    apply to：正式申請(qǐng)，向…要求

    3. You're a real Stewart！

    a real Stewart：真是Stewart 家的人。Philip是指Robbie有自己的主見(jiàn)。

    從這點(diǎn)來(lái)講，他和Stewart 家的人具有同樣的個(gè)性。

    4. And if I think about it long enough， you never know …

    再說(shuō)，如果我考慮的時(shí)間夠長(zhǎng)的話，說(shuō)不定……

    you never know：說(shuō)不定，說(shuō)不準(zhǔn)。

    5. You're something ！

    你真了不起！something 在 you're something 中，表示某種了不起的給人
以深刻印象的物或人。

    6. You know ， when I was your age， I said exactly the same thing
to Grandpa. When I was your age ：當(dāng)年我像你這么大的時(shí)候。

    I said exactly the same thing ：我說(shuō)的話跟你現(xiàn)在的一模一樣。