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Grandpa's Trunk祖父的行李箱ACT I视频

Grandpa's Trunk祖父的行李箱ACT I教师讲解版视频

In the Stewarts' house one morning. Ellen and Marilyn are preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Ellen：[she takes the tea kettle off the stove.]

Marilyn, you want coffee or tea?

Marilyn：Coffee, please.

Ellen：I am so excited!At this time tommorrow morning Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us.

Marilyn：When does he arrive?

Ellen：At six o'clock this evening.

Marilyn：By plane?

Ellen：No,by train.

Marilyn：Are we picking him up at the station?

Ellen：Not Grandpa. He doesn't want anybody picking him up.He likes to be independent.

Marilyn：Huh.

Ellen：Oh,let's go upstairs and prepare Grandpa's room.

Marilyn：Great!Let's do it!

[Ellen and Marilyn get up to leave.Richard and Robbie enter the kitchen.]

Richard：Good morning, Mom.

Robbie：Morning.

Ellen：Well,hi, fellas.

Richard：Hello.

Marilyn：Hi,honey.

Richard＆Robbie：Morning,Marilyn.

Marilyn：We're going upstairs to set up Grandpa's room. There's coffee ready.

[Ellen and Marilyn go upstairs.Richard and Robbie begin to make breakfast.]

Robbie： ( 1 )

Richard：Me,too.[to Robbie] Milk,please.

Robbie：He's so funny.He always makes me laugh.( 2 )

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? [He thinks.]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.[He takes out his wallet and shows the picture to Richard.]

Richard：[He looks at the picture.]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!

Upstairs in the Stewarts' home. Ellen and Marilyn are preparing Grandpa's room.

Marilyn：[She points to the trunk.] Is this all Grandpa's stuff?

Ellen：That's it.( 3 )
Marilyn：What's inside?

Ellen：I don't know.It's locked.

Philip： [He enters.]Hi.

Ellen：Oh,hi, darling.

Marilyn：Morning,Philip.

Philip：I want to put some of my good hangers in Grandpa's closet.You know I'm very excited about his arrival.
Ellen：We are, too. Susan called early this morning.She's unhappy because she's had to go to Chicago on a business trip and can't leave till tonight. She wants to be here for Grandpa.

Philip：Well, Grandpa will be disappointed, too. He loves Susan. She always reminds him of Grandma.Well,how's everything here?

Marilyn：Fine.We were just wondering about this trunk.

Ellen：It's locked.

Philip：Oh[He takes a key from his pocket.]I have the key. Grandpa sent it to me.[He tries to put the key into the lock of the trunk.]

练习

1.听写填上空白部分的句子并翻译

(1)I'm really excited about seeing Grandpa.

要看到爷爷了我真的很激动。

(2)I hope Grandpa's going to like living with us.

我希望爷爷喜欢和我们住在一起。

(3)But I'm sure he has a few bags with him on the train.

但是我确信他做火车还带了几个袋子。

口语讲解

2.口语讲解

(1)Marilyn, you want coffee or tea?

陈述句表疑问，朗读时升调

(2)At this time tommorrow morning Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us.

will be sitting是将来进行时，表示将来某时进行的状态或动作，或按预测将来会发生的事情。例如：
　　　She'll be coming soon.
　　　I'll be meeting him sometime in the future.
注意：将来进行时不用于表示"意志"，不能说 I'll be having a talk with her.

(3)That's a neat idea.

表示赞同，还可以说That's a good idea!/Great idea./That's for sure./I agree with you.

(4)When does he arrive?

一般现在时表示将来，表示按规定、时间表、计划或安排要发生的动作：
　　Are you on duty next weekend? 下周末你上班吗？
　　The train leaves at 12:00. 火车12点开出。
　　Where do we go now? 我们现在到哪里去?
　　注：用于此用法时，句中通常有具体的时间状语。

(5)You know I'm very excited about his arrival.

对某人的到来表示激动。还有前面的I am so excited!/I'm really excited about seeing Grandpa.

(6)We are, too.

表示一致，还可以用Me,too./The same to me./so do we.

(7)But I think he'll like being here with the family.

表达自己的看法：I think…I believe…I guess…In my opinion…I bet…I suppose…

(8)It's from the Fathers and Sons' Breakfast at my junior high school graduation.

junior high school：初中。高中：senior high school, 中学：high school, secondary school。

美国文化介绍

3.美国文化介绍

我们在学英语的过程中，无论是老师还是其他朋友经常告诉我们，学习一种语言，不只要学其语言，还要学其文化。现在就了解一下本文中出现的一些美国特色的文化吧！

(1)“父子餐”活动

许多美国中学每年都要给学生安排一次“父子餐”活动。这一天父亲专门到学校来跟孩子一起共进早餐、午餐或晚餐，并一起拍照纪念。Robbie的那张照片就是初中毕业典礼那次“父子餐”时拍下的。

(2)美国人的隐私观

美国人很重视 privacy。一般情况下不轻易打听别人的私事，未经许可也决不轻易动用他人物品。美国人非常强调隐私，现代科技使这个问题在今天变得特别突出。《华尔街日报》和全国广播公司1999年进行的民意调查表明，隐私问题是美国人二十一世纪最关注的问题，超过了对人口爆炸、种族冲突和温室效应等问题的关注。

中文里“隐私”这个词似乎带些贬义，好像有什么不光彩的东西需要隐藏，但在英文中，隐私Privacy却是个很受尊重的概念。隐私在美国人生活中非常重要。美国人对隐私的看重，在其他文化的人看来也许有点极端。如美国举行2000年人口普查时，很多人以普查问卷侵犯公民隐私为由而抵制。又如有孩子上大学，你想从学校了解孩子的成绩及选修课程，学校会以保护孩子隐私为理由不提供这方面的信息。

隐私到底是什么？《隐私范围》一书的作者、乔治·华盛顿大学教授阿米泰·艾兹奥尼说，隐私的意思是法律和社会承认每个人有权利在自己周围筑起屏障，使外界无法看到、听到或了解你在做什么。

(3)美国人的家庭观
传统的美国家庭是一个“核心家庭”。核心家庭指的是丈夫、妻子和儿女。今日美国的一般家庭有两个或三个小孩(或许还有几只宠物)。在某些文化里，家人居住在一起成为大家庭，甚至可能几代人住在一起。在美国，一个以上的家庭同住一个屋檐下实属罕见。

美国人的价值观在家庭中受到热烈欢迎。许多家庭治家都很民主。家中每个人都有发言权。平等的观念常常存在于美国的家庭中。孩子们把父母当成好朋友，而不是惧怕他们。夫妇经常彼此分担家务。许多家庭的孩子都有自己的卧室，可以享有隐私权。孩子们从很小的时候起就有了理财的责任。他们可能每周得到零花钱，甚或干些零活。父母亲常常给孩子们自己做决定的自由。学龄前的孩子可以自己选择穿什么衣服或买什么玩具。青年一般可以自由选择职业和结婚的对象。

对话范例

4.对话范例

对赞成和反对的提问：

在这件事上你赞成他还是反对他？

Are you with him or against him on this issue?

他对你的想法表示赞成还是反对?

Did he give a yes or a no to your idea?

你赞成她的主张吗？

Do you favor her proposition?

你赞成这个想法吗？

Do you approve of the idea?

表示赞成：

我完全赞成你的决定。

I sure favor your decision.

我觉得这是一个好主意。

I feel that’s quite a good idea.

我完全赞成那种理论。

I entirely approve of that theory.

表示反对：

很抱歉，我不赞成你的意见。

I am afraid I can’t endorse your opinion.

我认为那是不对的。

I don’t suppose that’s right, really.

我们强烈反对种族歧视。

We strongly oppose to race discrimination.

我强烈反对那种论点。

I strongly oppose that contention.

其他的表达：

有些人赞成此事，另一些人反对。

Some people were for this issue and others were against it.

口语素材

5.口语素材

美国的核心家庭

The Nuclear Family

The “nuclear family” is another characteristic of American families. In America， a family is usually composed of a father， mother and two children. It is seldom seen that a family have more than four of five members， or parents live together with their children who have go married. Relatives —— such as grandparents， uncles， aunts， cousins and in-laws usually live separately. This family structure is the so-called “nuclear family”。 Though they still have close relationships among the relatives or the whole family group， the “nuclear family” is economically independent of the rest of the family. Parents and children often visit each other and the same applies to the married brothers and sisters when they live quite near.

　　Marriage

　　Marriage is a matter of individual responsibility and decision for the young. They have their own right to deal with their marriages and are independent of their parents. They often fall in love with each other in spite of the disapproval of their parents. American young people are generally more affectionate and they usually regard love as more important than social class， education， money or religion. They like to have romantic love. Young people can get married with each other even if they have different religious beliefs or back grounds. But marriages between blacks and whites are still rare. Because of the social prejudices probably less than 1% of all the marriages each year are between blacks and whites.

　　Before marriage， young people date each other， i.e. they often go out together. Casual dating usually begins in the early teens， and in the late teens a pattern of steady dating develops. There is great possibility that one goes to a dance with one person， to a football game with another， and a picnic with a third. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as “double dating.”

　　Group dating is also popular among the youth. Large groups of boys and girls may go around together. They are almost free in physical contact such as holding hands or putting their arms around each other. But some are very strict in their codes of behavior； and some act according to their religion.

　　Young people may go out together for some length， which is in effect， a public statement of the intention to marry. Broken engagements are freely performed if the engaged couple change their minds.

　　Men and women go out together a great deal， especially those in cities. This is “adult dating”。 They ski together， work together， dine together， either at restaurants or in each other's apartments.

　　The American dating system is a rather casual one. Very often young Americans who hardly know each other go out on dates. It is also acceptable for them to arrange a “blind date”， that is， a date between two young people who have not met before.

　　Most American young people live independently after marriage. Most newly married couples set up their own household immediately， and begin to perform the family plans in the future. Most married couples practise some kind of birth control. They plan the number of children they are going to have and the time when their children will be born.

　　Ironically， the rate of divorce in America ranks first in the world. A divorce is almost free if a marriage is found to be a mistake by the couple.

　　In the American family， equal rights are often exercised between the husband and wife when they make a decision. Young couples today share both the household chores and care of the baby. The children also can have a say in family affairs when they are old enough. The old rule “Children should be seen and not heard” is generally broken， and they are often allowed to do things independently. Parents do not interfere in what they wish to do， and children are encouraged to be independent at an early age.