星期六早上，Grandpa 在廚房里做早飯。Robbie進來了。他們談起了這個周
末的計劃。原來Philip答應帶Robbie去看棒球賽而又因為工作太忙而失約，Robbie
只好用這場比賽反正并不重要來自我安慰。

    Robbie： Hi ， Grandpa. Grandpa ： Hi ， Robbie. Robbie ： Can I help？

    Grandpa ： Yes， indeed. Hand me two eggs from the refrigerator ，
and I'll make you two fried eggs. Robbie： How about some bacon ？

    Grandpa ： I made enough for an army. You going to the baseball game
today ？ It's a perfect day for it - a little cloudy but nice and warm.
Robbie： Dad and I were planning to go to the game， but he has to work
today ， and my friends don't want to go. It's not an important game，
anyway. Grandpa ： Do you have any other plans for the day？

    Robbie： I'll work on my computer. I have a new math program， and
I want to learn how to use it. Grandpa： Maybe you can teach me how to
work on a computer someday. Robbie： Anytime. It's really easy， but，
like anything ， you need to work at it ， Grandpa.

    「語言點精講」

    1. I made enough for an army. 我做的已經夠一支軍隊吃的了。

    enough for an army：很多，遠遠超過需要。用這話表示東西已經夠多了。

    2. You going to the baseball game today ？

    "You going…？" 是"Are you going…？" 的一種在非正式場合使用的簡略
的說法，用以詢問別人的計劃。詢問別人的計劃，也可以說"Do you have any plan
for the day ？" baseball game ：棒球賽。

    3. It's a perfect day for it - a little cloudy but nice and warm.
今天可是（打棒球的）好天氣——有一點多云，可是很溫暖舒服。

    a perfect day ：天氣極好。cloudy：陰，多云。

    4. It's not an important game ， anyway.反正也不是一場重要的比賽。

    anyway：不管怎樣，總之，反正。可以使用這個詞來表示說話人認為某事并
不是很重要的，常放在句首或句尾。

    5. Maybe you can teach me how to work on a computer someday.也許哪
一天你能教我怎樣用電腦。

    Maybe you can …也許你能……，用這個短語用于詢問別人是否可以做某事。

    6. It's really easy ， but， like anything， you need to work at it
，Grandpa. 實際上很容易，可是得下功夫，爺爺，跟學一切東西一樣。

    work at it：致力于……，鉆研。