【走遍美国精讲笔记】第1课：林登大街46号 ACT 3 - 4

ACT 3-4 “沉住气，不要激动。”

【故事梗概】

在Alexandra给寄宿家庭打电话的时候，Richard向家人介绍了她的一些情况。Robbie得知她住的地方离自己家很近时，表现得很兴奋。Alexandra打过电话后，与Stewart一家闲聊了一会儿。

Richard: Alexandra's a high-school exchange student from Greece.
Robbie: Where does she live?
Richard: With a family in the Bronx.
Robbie: Oh, that's not too far from here!
Richard: Take it easy, Robbie.
Alexandra: Thank you. I can only stay a few minutes.
Ellen: Have some iced tea.
Alexandra: Thanks, Mrs. Stewart.
Robbie: Please sit down, Alexandra.
Philip: So, you're an exchange student. Where do you go to school?
Alexandra: At the Bronx High School of Science.
Philip: Oh, that's a very good school. What are your favorite subjects?
Alexandra: Biology and mathematics. Richard tells me you're a doctor.
Philip: Yes, a pediatrician . And what does your father do?
Alexandra: He's a lawyer, in Thessaloniki.

【语言点精讲】

1. Take it easy.
别急，别激动，沉住气。也可以说"Take things easy. "
Robbie得知Alexandra住得离自己家不是很远时，表现得很兴奋。他的哥哥Richard故意拉长了声对他说 "Take it easy."（沉住气，不要激动）

2. Where do you go to school？/ What are your favorite subjects？
你在哪里上学？/ 你喜欢哪些课程？
第一次见面后，询问对方的工作或学习情况是开始交谈的典型方法。

3. Biology and mathematics
两者均为学科名称。biology: 生物学。mathematics: 数学。

4. Yes, a pediatrician .
a pediatrician 是指a children's doctor（儿科医生）。

5. What does your father do?
你父亲做什么工作？
用这个句子来询问别人的职业，也可以说"What is your father's job?"