[ The next morning. Grandpa is in John Marchetta's office. He is waiting for Mr. Marchetta to enter. ]
Grandpa: Hi. I'm Malcolm Stewart.
你好。我是马尔科姆·斯图尔特。
Marchetta: John Marchetta. Sit down, sit down.
我是约翰·马切塔。请坐，请坐。
Grandpa: Susan has told me a great deal about you. She says you're quite a man.
苏珊跟我说了很多关于你的事。她说你是个很了不起的人。
Marchetta: She says a lot of wonderful things about you too, Mr. Stewart.
她也说了你很多了不起的事，斯图尔特先生。
Grandpa: That's always nice to hear, Mr. Marchetta.
听到这些总是让人很开心，马切塔先生。
Marchetta: Call me John. May I call you Malcolm?
叫我约翰吧。我可以叫你马尔科姆吗？
[ Grandpa nods. ]
Marchetta: Let's talk business.
我们来谈正事吧。
Grandpa: That's music to my ears.
这正合我意。
Marchetta: I understand you used to be in the construction business.
听说你以前是做建筑这一行的。
Grandpa: Yup. Forty-three years. Here's a brief description of forty-three years of on-the-job training. [ He gives Mr. Marchetta his résumé ]
没错。四十三年。这是我四十三年工作经历的简要介绍。
Marchetta: That is some history! You're a valuable asset, Malcolm. Very valuable.
这履历可真了不起！你是非常宝贵的人才，马尔科姆。非常宝贵。
Grandpa: Thank you. Yup. Forty-three years. Half that time in my own construction company. Big jobs--factories, shopping malls. That kind of thing.
谢谢。是啊，四十三年。其中一半时间是在我自己的建筑公司里干的。大型工程——工厂、购物中心之类的。
Marchetta: Then you retired.
后来你退休了。
Grandpa: Yes. After my wife died, and I felt I should spend more time with my children and grandchildren. I lived in Florida, and they lived in New York.
是的。妻子去世以后，我觉得应该多陪陪孩子和孙辈。我住在佛罗里达，他们住在纽约。
Marchetta: I understand. My daughter Cami lives in New York. I like being near her.
我能理解。我女儿卡米也住在纽约。我喜欢离她近一点。
Grandpa: When I came here, I planned to take a few months off. Relax with the family and then look for some work.
我刚搬来这里时，打算先休息几个月。陪陪家人，放松一下，然后再找点事情做。
Grandpa: Put my experience on the line ... but, unfortunately, there isn't any work for a retired person my age.
把我的这一身经验重新带回商场……但很可惜，像我这个年纪的退休老人，社会上几乎不给机会了。
Marchetta: Sometimes there is, and sometimes there isn't. Well, I'm involved with an organization, and we're trying to resolve that problem.
有时候有，有时候没有。嗯，我参加了一个组织，我们正努力解决这个问题。
Grandpa: What's that?
什么组织？
Marchetta: TOPS. T-O-P-S--means Talented Older People's Society.
TOPS。T-O-P-S，意思是“优秀长者协会”。
Grandpa: I'd like to be a member. How much are the dues?
我想加入。会费是多少？
Marchetta: There are no dues. The organization serves major companies in this city. Why?
没有会费。这个组织为本市的大公司提供服务。为什么这么问？
Marchetta: Because our members are men and women like you. Experienced, talented, retired. But our members want to go out there and use their talents. They want to work.
因为我们的会员都是像你这样的人。有经验、有才能，也已经退休。但他们还是希望出去发挥自己的才能，他们还想工作。
Grandpa: That is fantastic, John!
这太棒了，约翰！
Marchetta: I've got an idea for you, Malcolm. Just fill out this form for me. It'll only take a few minutes. Sit right here, and do it while I talk to my secretary.
我有个想法，马尔科姆。先帮我把这张表填一下，只要几分钟。你就坐在这里填，我去跟秘书说几句话。
Marchetta: When I get back, we'll talk about my new factory. My company is a member of TOPS. So I try hard to find opportunities for people like you. Malcolm.
等我回来，我们再谈谈我的新工厂。我的公司也是TOPS的成员，所以我一直努力帮像你这样的人寻找机会，马尔科姆。
Marchetta: And when I see an opportunity, I can act on it. Well, I can use your brainpower on the job right now.
而且一旦发现机会，我就会立刻行动。其实，我现在就能在工作上用到你的经验和智慧。
Marchetta: Have you got time this morning to go over to the construction site with me? I'd like to have you meet my foreman--get some background on the job.
今天上午你有时间跟我一起去工地看看吗？我想让你见见我的工头，也顺便了解一下这个项目的情况。
Grandpa: I've got plenty of time.
我时间多得很。
Marchetta: I'll be right back. We'll go over to the job site together.
我马上回来。等会儿我们一起去工地。
[ At the job site later that morning. Grandpa and Mr. Marchetta are speaking with Danny, the foreman of the construction project. ]
Danny: Malcolm, you worked on the Spaceport project?
马尔科姆，你当年参加过‘太空港’的工程？
Grandpa: My company was the contractor. I built the theater there with my own two hands, practically.
我的公司是承包商。那里的剧院几乎可以说是我亲手建起来的。
Danny: I understand.
明白了。
Marchetta: Well, I'm glad to see you two guys getting along so well because, Danny, Malcolm is on the TOPS team. He's going to be working with you for a while. His experience will be valuable to both of us.
嗯，看到你们俩这么投缘我很高兴。丹尼，马尔科姆现在是TOPS团队的一员了。他会跟你一起工作一段时间。他的经验对我们俩都会很有帮助。
Danny: Welcome aboard, Malcolm!
欢迎加入，马尔科姆！
Marchetta: I'm going back to my office. Give me a call later, Malcolm. I'll tell you the time and date of the next TOPS meeting. I'd like you to meet the group.
我要回办公室了。晚点给我打个电话，马尔科姆。我会告诉你下次TOPS聚会的时间和日期。我想让你认识一下大家。
Grandpa: I will, John. And again--thanks.
好的，约翰。还有，再次谢谢你。
Marchetta: No ... thank you. And thank Susan. [ He leaves. ]
不……是我要谢谢你。还有，替我谢谢苏珊。
Grandpa: He's quite a man.
他真是个了不起的人。
Danny: A real inspiration for me.
他真是我的榜样。
Grandpa: OK, Danny. I know you didn't expect to have me around, but I think I can be of some help to you.
好了，丹尼。我知道你没想到我会来，不过我觉得自己应该能帮上点忙。
Danny: Let me tell you something, Malcolm. With your background and experience, I can learn something ... and I do need some advice on a difficult problem. Let me show you this.
我跟你说，马尔科姆。凭你的背景和经验，我肯定能学到不少东西……而且我现在确实有个难题想请教你。你看看这个。
Grandpa: [ He looks at Danny's building plans. ] I don't want to give you a final opinion without studying these building plans more carefully. But a simple solution might be to move the air-conditioning units instead of redesigning the entire system. It might be simpler and less expensive.
在仔细研究这些建筑图纸之前，我不想轻易下最后结论。不过，一个简单的办法也许是移动空调设备的位置，而不是重新设计整个系统。这样可能更简单，成本也更低。
Danny: You just earned your weight in gold, Malcolm. Welcome aboard!
马尔科姆，你这一句话就值千金啊！欢迎加入团队！
[ in Susan's office that afternoon. Grandpa is telling Susan about his meeting with the foreman Danny. ]
Grandpa: It all happened so quickly! I can't believe it!
一切发生得太快了！我简直不敢相信！
Susan: I'm glad Mr. Marchetta was so helpful.
我很高兴马切塔先生这么帮你。
Grandpa: He was more than helpful. He actually took me to meet his foreman.
他可不只是帮忙而已。他还亲自带我去见了工头。
Susan: I'm thrilled for you, Grandpa.
爷爷，我真替你高兴。
Grandpa: I don't know how to thank you, Susan. You're a wonderful granddaughter.
我真不知道该怎么谢谢你，苏珊。你真是个好孙女。
Susan: It's good to see you so happy.
看到你这么开心，我也很高兴。
Grandpa: I'll be at the construction site tomorrow. What are you doing tomorrow night?
我明天要去工地。你明晚有什么安排？
Susan: I'm not doing anything. Why?
我没什么安排。怎么了？
Grandpa: How about a date with your grandfather? I owe you a good steak dinner.
要不要跟爷爷约个会？我请客，带你去吃顶级牛排。
Susan: I'll accept. Tomorrow night. You and me. Dinner. What time?
我接受。明晚。你和我。一起吃晚饭。几点？
Grandpa: I'll pick you up here at seven. Is that OK?
我七点来这里接你，可以吗？
Susan: I can't wait! And you can tell me all about your first full day back on the job.
我都等不及了！到时候你可得好好跟我讲讲你复工第一天的情况。
Grandpa: It's a deal!
一言为定，不见不散！
[ They shake hands and hug. ]
