走遍美国（Family Album U.S.A.）第23课：The Community Center（社区中心）
课文原文（Bilingual Dialogue） 场景： Grandpa的朋友Nat Baker因为社区中心计划被搁置而烦恼，大家决定一起行动。 Robbie: Morning, Grandpa. Is something the matter, Grandpa? Robbie: 早安，爷爷。怎么了，爷爷？ Grandpa: The editorial in this paper has my friend Nat Baker real upset. 爷爷: 这张报纸上的社论着实令我的朋友Nat Baker不高兴。 Grandpa: Ah! I’ll read it to you. “The old library building on Chestnut Street, which has been vacant for over a year now, was supposed to be made into a community center to serve the senior citizens as well as the younger people of Riverdale. Due to lack of funds for the repainting of the interior of the building and for the furniture needed, the plans for the community center have been postponed indefinitely.” 爷爷: 啊！我来读给你听听。“Chestnut街老图书馆已空了一年多，原计划改成一个社区交谊中心，为Riverdale的老年人和年轻人服务。由于缺乏经费用来重新粉刷内部和购买必需家俱，这项修建社区中心的计划被迫无限期延缓。” ...