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走遍美国（Family Album U.S.A.）第1课：46 Linden Street（林登街46号）

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Excuse me. My name is Richard Stewart. I’m a photographer. May I take a picture of you and your little boy? 对不起，我叫Richard Stewart，我是一位摄影师。我可以替你和你的小男孩拍一张照吗？

What’s it for? 是做什么用的？

It’s for a book. It’s a book of pictures. I call it Family Album, U.S.A. 是为一本书拍的。这是一本摄影集。我称之为「美国写真」。

Oh, that’s a nice idea. Well, it’s fine if you take our picture. 噢，这想法不错。你想拍我们的照，就请吧。

I’m Martha Vann. 我叫Martha Vann。

Thank you. I appreciate your help. 谢谢，很感谢你的帮助。

走遍美国（Family Album U.S.A.）第2课：The Blind Date（介绍约会）

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Excuse me. Can you help me? 对不起，你能帮帮我吗？

Sure, what do you want? 可以啊。什么事？

Where is 83 Wooster Street? Wooster街83号在哪里？

That’s easy. Walk to the corner. Then make a left turn. Then walk two blocks to the traffic light. Make another left to Wooster. 很好找。你走到拐角，然后向左转，再走两条街到红绿灯处，再向左转就到了Wooster街了。

Thank you. 谢谢你。

To the corner and then a left? 走到拐角向左转对吗？

Yeah. A left. 是的，向左转。

Hot dog? Only seventy-five cents. 要热狗吗？只要七十五分钱。

No. Thank you. I have a dinner date. 不，谢谢。我要去赴晚餐约会。

走遍美国（Family Album U.S.A.）第3课：Grandpa's Trunk（爷爷的衣箱）

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Marilyn, you want coffee or tea? Marilyn，你要咖啡还是茶？

Coffee, please. I am so excited! At this time tomorrow morning, Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us. 请来点咖啡。我感到好兴奋！明早这时候，爷爷就和我们一起坐在厨房里啦。

When does he arrive? 他什么时候到？

At six o’clock this evening. 今晚六点。

By plane? 坐飞机来？

No, by train. 不，坐火车。

Are we picking him up at the station? 我们要去车站接他吗？

Not Grandpa. He doesn’t want anybody picking him up. He likes to be independent. 爷爷不是这种人，他不愿意让别人接他，他独立性很强。

走遍美国（Family Album U.S.A.）第4课：A Piece of Cake（小菜一碟）

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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I am exhausted. My new exercise class is so hard. 我太累了。我那新的健身班太难了。

Your new exercise class? 你的新健身班？

Yeah. My new advanced exercise class. 对，新的高级健身班。

Why advanced? 为什么是高级的？

My instructor thought that the beginner’s class was too easy for me. 老师认为初级课程对我来说太容易了。

Too easy for you? 对你太容易了？

Don’t laugh. In the beginner’s class, they give you a chance to rest between exercises. 别笑。在初级课程中，你有机会休息。

So? 那又怎么样？

The advanced class is nonstop. 高级课程里是没有休息的。

I lift weights every morning for sixty minutes without stopping. No problem. 每天早晨我举重六十分钟，中间还不是没有休息。小事一桩。

走遍美国（Family Album U.S.A.）第5课：The Right Magic（正确的魔法）

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Hi, Grandpa. 嗨，爷爷。

Hi, Robbie. Can I help? 嗨，Robbie。要我帮忙吗？

Yes, indeed. Hand me two eggs from the refrigerator, and I’ll make you two fried eggs. 对，正需要。替我从冰箱里拿两个蛋来，我给你煎两个蛋。

How about some bacon? I made enough for an army. 来点熏肉怎么样？我煎了一大堆。

You going to the baseball game today? 你今天要去看棒球赛吗？

It’s a perfect day for it—a little cloudy but nice and warm. 今天是最好的看球天——有点云，但舒适暖和。

Dad and I were planning to go to the game, but he has to work today, and my friends don’t want to go. It’s not an important game, anyway. 爸爸本来要和我一起去，但他今天工作忙，我的朋友们又不想去。话说回来，这场比赛不重要。

走遍美国（Family Album U.S.A.）第6课：Thanksgiving（感恩节）

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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OK, Philip. This is your third cup of coffee. 好啦，Philip。这是你第三杯咖啡了。

We should get to work, or we won’t be finished by dinnertime. 我们得开始做事了，要不然，晚餐时间到了我们还做不完。

I guess we must. 我想咱们是该开始了。

We must. 我们是该开始了。

OK. The beginning of my famous Thanksgiving apple pie. 好。开始做我拿手的感恩节苹果派。

One apple. Two apples. Three apples. Four apples. 一个苹果。两个苹果。三个苹果。四个苹果。

Come on, Philip! Get busy with your famous apple pie. There’s much more to be done. 快点，Philip！快做你拿手的苹果派吧。要做的事太多了。

Now, the ingredients. What goes into my apple pie besides apples? 现在，看看配料。除了苹果以外，我的派还要放什么呢？