[ 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?
玛丽琳，你喝咖啡还是喝茶？
Marilyn: Coffee, please.
请给我咖啡。
Ellen: I am so excited! At this time tomorrow morning, Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us.
我真太激动了！到明天早上的这个时候，你爷爷就会和我们一起坐在这厨房里啦。
Marilyn: When does he arrive?
他什么时候到？
Ellen: At six o'clock this evening.
今天晚上 6 点。
Marilyn: By plane?
是坐飞机吗？
Ellen: No, by train.
不，是坐火车来。
Marilyn: Are we picking him up at the station?
我们要去车站接他吗？
Ellen: Not Grandpa. He doesn't want anybody picking him up. He likes to be independent.
爷爷可不用，他不想要人接，他这人独立惯了。
Marilyn: Huh.
哦。
Ellen: Oh, let's go upstairs and prepare Grandpa's room.
噢，咱们上楼去给爷爷收拾一下房间吧。
Marilyn: Great! Let's do it!
好啊！走吧。
[ Ellen and Marilyn get up to leave. Richard and Robbie enter the kitchen. ]
Richard: Good morning, Mom.
妈妈，早上好。
Robbie: Morning.
早上好。
Ellen: Well, hi, fellas.
早啊，小伙子们。
Richard: Hello.
早上好！
Marilyn: Hi, honey.
早啊，亲爱的。
Richard & Robbie: Morning, Marilyn.
玛丽琳，早上好。
Marilyn: We are going upstairs to set up Grandpa's room. There's coffee ready.
我们要上楼给爷爷收拾房间了，咖啡已经煮好了。
[ Ellen and Marilyn go upstairs. Richard and Robbie begin to make breakfast. ]
Robbie: I'm really excited about seeing Grandpa.
我一想到要见到爷爷我就超级兴奋。
Richard: Me, too. [ To Robbie ] Milk, please.
我也一样。请把牛奶给我。
Robbie: He's so funny. He always makes me laugh. I hope Grandpa's going to like living with us.
他真逗，总是引我大笑。我希望爷爷会喜欢和我们住在一起。
Richard: I think he will. It just takes time to feel comfortable in a new place.
我想他会喜欢的，只不过需要一段时间才能适应一个新的环境。
Robbie: Won't he miss being in Florida?
他会不会想念佛罗里达？
Richard: Well, he will. But I think he'll like being here with the family.
嗯，他应该会的，但我想他也会乐意在这儿和全家人住一起。
Robbie: Are you sure about that? It's crazy here most of the time.
你确定吗？(咱们家)这儿经常吵吵闹闹的。
Richard: But it's fun.
但很有趣。
Robbie: That's for sure.
说的也是(一点也不假)。
Richard: You know, maybe I'll put together some photos of Grandpa as a "welcome" present.
我说，我可能会把爷爷的一些照片集中起来作为“欢迎”他的一份礼物。
Robbie: That's a neat idea. What can I do? [ He thinks. ]
这主意很妙诶。那我能做点什么呢？
Robbie: 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.]
有啦！我皮夹里有一张照片是爷爷、爸爸和我在一起照的。那是在我初中毕业时候的父子早餐会上拍的。
Richard: [ He looks at the picture. ] Oh, I remember this picture.
噢，我还记得那张照片。
Robbie: I'd really like to pick up Grandpa at the railroad station.
我真想去火车站接爷爷。
Richard: Railroad stations or airports --Grandpa always tells us he'll get here by himself.
无论是火车站还是机场 —— 爷爷总是对我们说，他自己会到家的。
Robbie: He's something!
真有个性！
[ 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?
爷爷的东西都在这儿了吗？
Ellen: That's it. But I'm sure he has a few bags with him on the train.
都在这儿了，不过我肯定他在火车上还带着几个旅行包的。
Marilyn: What's inside?
这箱子里面是什么？
Ellen: I don't know. It's locked.
不知道，锁着呢。
Philip: [ He enters. ] Hi.
早。
Ellen: Oh, hi, darling.
哦，亲爱的，早啊。
Marilyn: Morning, Philip.
早上好，菲利普。
Philip: I want to put some of my good hangers in Grandpa's closet. You know I'm very excited about his arrival.
我想把我的几个好的衣架放到爷爷的衣橱里。你们知道我对他的到来是多么的高兴。
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.
我们也一样，苏珊一大早就打来了电话。她有点不高兴，因为她必须出差到芝加哥，而且要到今天晚上才能离开。她想在家等候爷爷回来。
Philip: Well, Grandpa will be disappointed, too. He loves Susan. She always reminds him of Grandma. Well, how's everything here?
嗯，爷爷也会感到失望的。他很爱苏珊，她总是让他想起奶奶。这里准备得怎么样了？
Marilyn: Fine. We were just wondering about this trunk.
差不多了，我们正纳闷这个大箱子里装的是什么。
Ellen: It's locked.
(但)它锁上了。
Philip: Oh. [ He takes a key from his pocket. ] I have the key. Grandpa sent it to me.
哦，我有钥匙，是爷爷寄来给我的。
[ He tries to put the key into the lock of the trunk. ]
