走遍美国-18 Quality Time优质时间.docxVIP

Quality Time ACT I Wheres Mom? 妈妈呢 She went to a school-board meeting. 她去参加联合校董会会议了 I dont know how she does it. 我不知道她怎么办到的。 She sure keeps busy. 她真的是忙个不停。 Its important to her. 这对她来说很重要。 There are lots of places to go, 有很多地方要去 lots of things to do. 许多事情要做。 She cant sit around and do nothing. 她总不能闲坐着无所事事呀 Philip works late. Philip工作到很晚。 I guess youre right. 我想你说得对。 I wish I had her energy. 我希望我有她那样的精力Anybody home? 有人在家吗 Were in here, Dad. 我们在里面 爸爸。 Oh. Hi, gang. 噢。嗨 你们好。 Hello, Philip. 哈 Philip。 How was your day? 今天好吗 My day was just fine. 这一天还好。 So was my night. 晚上也还不错。 Its almost ten oclock. 现在已经快十点钟了。 Mm. Im starving. 嗯 我饿坏了。 Um ... wheres Mom? 唔……妈妈呢 She went to a school-board meeting. 她去参加联合校董会的会议 Theres a note for you on the refrigerator. 冰箱上有她留给你的字条 Oh? 噢 Did you have dinner, Robbie? 你吃晚餐了吗 Robbie Yeah. 吃了。 Mike and I had a hamburger at the diner. Mike和我在火车厢餐厅那吃了汉堡I came home a little while ago. 我也是刚刚到家。 Youve been working late 你一直工作到很晚 almost every night this week, Dad. 几乎这个星期的每天晚上都如此 爸爸 Arent you exhausted? 你不会精疲力尽吗 I dont have time to be exhausted. 我没有时间去精疲力尽。 You and Mom havent had dinner together with us 你和妈妈没有和我们一起吃晚餐 in almost a full week. 差不多有一整个星期了。 Yeah, 是啊。 I feel bad 我觉得很不安 about us not having dinner with the family, 对于我们无法与全家人共进晚餐一事 but our schedules are so different. 但我们的工作时间实在差太多了 Either Im at the hospital doing paperwork, 不是我在医院办公事 or Mom is at a committee meeting. 就是妈妈参加小组会议。 I frankly dont know what to do about it. 我真不知道该怎么解决。 Im worried about you and Mom. 我很担心你和妈妈。 You really have been working too hard. 你们确实太忙了。 Well, 好啦 I think Ive had enough of that sandwich. 我想我已经吃够了三明治 You didnt finish it. 你没有吃完它。 Its not good to eat before going to bed. 在上床前吃太多不好。 A cookie cant hurt, though. 但一片小甜饼不要紧。 Well, 好啦 Im heading off for bed 我先去睡觉了 and a good nights sleep. 睡一个好觉。 Well, good night. 好吧 晚安。 Good night, Son. 晚安 儿子。 Good night, Dad. 晚安 爸爸。 Im going to bed. 我去睡觉了。 Good night, Philip. 晚安 Philip。 Havent you finished balancing that checkbook? 你还没有核对完支票