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

    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.

    「語言點精講」

    1. You are very lucky， Robbie， to have such a nice family.動詞不定式"to have such a nice family"用來表示"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.我能感覺到。我知道這里面有什么事。我能看出來。

    3. What's up？

    怎么啦？出什么事了？這是非常口語化的一種表達方式。

    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，咱們出去吃點芝士漢堡包和炸土豆條怎么樣？那會讓你高興起來的。

    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。

    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，請你不要抱怨你的數(shù)學老師和數(shù)學作業(yè)。

    if we go out： 如果我們出去。這是一個由if引導的真實條件句。在if之后，使用動詞現(xiàn)在時形式（go，而不是will go），來表示將來可能發(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。