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走遍美国6

Episode16FullofSurprise

Act1.

Robbie:

ThemailmanjustdroppedsomemailinourboxGrandpa.

Grandpa:

Probablyalotofadvertisingandbills.Whydon'tyouwritetome,Robbie,soIcangetsomeinterestingmail?

Robbie:

Youwereright,Grandpa.Advertising,bills,bills,advertising.

Grandpa:

Yes.It'sjustlikeIsaid,Robbie.Nothinginteresting.

Robbie:

Youwon'tbelieveit,Grandpa,butthere'saletterhereaddressedtoyou,Mr.MalcolmStewart,anditlookslikeapersonalletter.

Grandpa:

Oh,itmustbeabill.

Robbie:

Idon'tthinkso.ThereturnnameandaddressisPeteWaers,RFDNumber1,Chesterton.

Grandpa:

You'rejoking.PeteWaters?

Robbie:

PeteWaters,RFDNumber1,Chesterton.Youknowhim?

Grandpa:

DoIknowPeteWaters?

YoubetIdo!

Hewasmyroommaeincollege.HevisitedwithGrandmaandmeinFloridaaboutfiveyearsago.

Robbie:

Whatdoeshesay?

IsheOK?

Grandpa:

Yeah,he'sfine.Justfine.He'swritingtoinvitemetospendaweekendwithhimathisfarm.He'splanningaget-togetherwithtwoorthreeothercollegefriends.Thedindofafifty-yearanniversaryreunion.

Robbie:

Soundslikefun.FiftyYears?

Wow!

Grandpa:

Itsoundslikefuntome,too,Robbie.

Robbie:

Whatkindoffarmdoeshehave?

Grandpa:

I'veneverbeenthree,Robbie,buthehaschickensandcowsandall.Thatmeansfresheggsandfreshmilk.

Robbie:

Doeshehaveafamily?

Granpa:

No,hedoesn'tfobbie.Henevermarried.He'snotasluckyasIamtohaveafamilyandgrandchildren.I'maluckyman.

Robbie:

Howcomehenevergotmarried?

Grandpa:

That'sagoodquestion,Robbie.Averygoodquestion.Henevermarriedbecausethegirlhewasinlovewithincollegemarriedsomeonelse.Assimpleasthat.Henevergotoverit.

Robbie:

Hemusthavelovedherverymuch.

Grandpa:

Yes.Verymuch.LillianWinters.Shewasinourclass.

Robbie:

Andwhathappened?

Grandpa:

ShewasinlovewithDonaldMcGrath,thequarterbackonourfootballteam.

Robbie:

Footballplayersarealwaysplpularwiththeladies.

Grandpa:

ShelikedPete,andtheywenttodancestogether.ButherheartwaswithDonald.

Robbie:

Didheevergetoverit?

Grandpa:

No,heneverdid.

Robbie:

Whereisshetoday?

GRandpa:

Idon'tknow.MaybeLillianwillbeatthereunion.

Robbie:

Youthinkso?

Grandpa:

Pete'sfullofsurprises.

Robbie:

IwishIcouldgotherewithyou,Grandpa.Whatdoyouthinkthesurprisewillbe?

Grandpa:

WithPete,youneverknow,Robbie.

Robbie:

Won'titbeexcitingtoseeallyourcollegefriendsthereagain?

Grandpa:

Itisalready.I'mkindofexcitedaboutgoingnow.Nextweekend...sleepoverFridayandSaturdaynightandcomebackSunday.Ican'twait!

Ribbie:

Don'tyouthinkyououghttocallPeteandtellhimyou'recoming?

Grandpa:

You'rereadingmymind,Robbie.

Act2.

Attendant:

Hello.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Grandpa:

Hi.Fill'erup.Ineedafulltank.

Attendant:

Checkthehood?

Grandpa:

No,thanks.

Attendant:

Whereaboutsareyouheaded?

Grandpa:

PeteWaters'sfarm,nearChesterton.

Attendant:

Iknowitwell.PeteWaters'livedaroundherealmostaslongasIhave.

Grandpa:

Howlongisitgoingtotakeformetogetthere?

Attendant:

Aboutfifteenminutes.There'sashortcut-isyouknowit.

Grandpa:

No,Idon't.Couldyoutellmehowtousetheshortcut?

Attendant:

Sure.Youtakethenextleftturn.You'llseeastopsign.Makearightatthestopsign.Stayonthatroad,andyou'llcrossabluebridge.Thenyou'llseeabigoldredbam.That'sthebackofPeteWaters'splace.

Grandpa:

That'squiteadifferencefromthedirectionsthatPetesentme.

Attendant:

Now,ifyoutakethatroute,it'sprobablyalotsimpler,butit'lltakeyoutenminuteslonger.

Grandpa:

OK.Letmerepeatit.Itakethenextleftturntothestopsign.Thenarightacrossabluebridge,andthenabigredbarn.

Attendant:

Can'tmissit.

Grandpa:

HowmuchdoIoweyou?

Attendant:

Well,that'llbeeighteendollarsandseventycent.Nochargeforthecleanup.It'sonthehouse.

Grandpa:

Well,here'satwenty.

Attendant:

Ah.OK.That'sadollarandthirtycentschange.Theewego...willmaetwenty.Thanks.

Grandpa:

Thankyou.Andthanksforthedirections.

Grandpa:

ThismustbePetepsbarn.Turnrighttothehouse.Hi.

Worker:

Hi.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Grandpa:

IsthisthePeteWatersfarm?

Worker:

Itis.

Grandpa:

I'mafriendofPete's.I'mlookingforthehouse.

Worker:

It'sjustoveryonder.Keepalongthisroadtillyougettotheendofthefence.You'llseethechicken.Hishouseisontheleft.

Grandpa:

Well,thanks.

Grandpa:

"havegonetotherailraodstation.Backsoonwithasurpris.Makeyourselfathome.Havealookaround.Pete."SameoldPeteWaters.Alwaysfullofsurprises.

Act3.

Amold:

Don'ttellme.Pleasedon'ttellme.Irecognizeyou...

Peggy:

Oh,don'tbesilly,Arnie.Ofcoursyourecognizehim.Exceptforthebeard,hehasn'tchangedinfiftyyears.It'sMalcolmStewart!

Amold:

Iknowit'sMalcolmStewart.Youhaven'tchangedmuchinfiftyyears.

Grandpa:

Peggy-PeggyPendleton!

You'rePeggyPendleton!

Amold:

WhoamI,youoldrascal?

Youdon'trecogrizeme,doyou?

Grandpa:

Iknowwhoyouare.You'reAmoldFrandlin!

Iknowwhoyouare!

Peggy:

Youlookwondrful,Malcolm!

Grandpa:

Sitdown.Peteisn'thome.

Amold:

Really?

Grandpa:

No.Heleftanoteonthedoorsayinghewasgoingtotherailroadstationtopickupasurprise.

Peggy:

He'ssofunny.Alwaysfullofsurprises,evenfiftyyearslater.

Grandpa:

Thetwoofyoulookunbelievable!

Amnold:

How'syourfamily?

Oh,Iwassorrytohearaboutyourwifehavingpassedaway.

Grandpa:

Yes.Aboutfouryearsago.

Peggy:

Andyou'relivingwithyourchildrennow?

InNewYork?

Petewroteusandtoldus.

Grandpa:

Yup.RetiredandmovedtoNewYorktolivewithmysonandhisfamily.

Peggy:

Bytheway,whatdoyouthinkthisbigsurpriseis?

Amold:

Itcouldbemostanything,knowingPete.

Grandpa:

Hey,thatmustbePete!

Nowwe'llfindoutaboutthesurprise.

Pete:

Sogoodtoseeyouall!

Peggy:

Oh,pete,Pete!

Oh,It'ssogoodtoseeyou!

Pete:

RememberLillian?

Lillian:

Irememberallofyou.Youhaven'tchangedabit.

Peggy:

Lillian!

Oh,mygosh!

Amold:

LillianWinters.WeweretogetherintheTursdaynightdramasociety.

Lillian:

Rememberme,Malcolm?

Grandpa:

Oh,beautifulasever,Lillian.How'sDonald?

Lillian:

That'sOK,Malcoml.DonaldPassedawayacoupleofyearsago.

Amold:

Sorrytohearthat,Lillian.

Peggy:

Oh,I'msosorry.

Amold:

Iwouldnothavemissedthisget-toegtherfortheworld!

Grandpa:

Andyourlittlesurprise,Pete?

Youreallysurprisedmebyhavingusallcometogether.

Pete:

Youdon'tknowwhatthesurpriseisyet?

Comeon!

We'lltellyouthebigsurprise.

Pete:

I'veinvitedyouherefortheweekendtohelpcelebrate.

Peggy:

Celebrate?

Grandpa:

Ourfiftiethreunion?

Amold:

No.

Lillian:

No.Petewantstotellyou...

Pete:

Now,letmehavethehonor,Lillian.

Grandpa:

Forgoodnesssake,Pete,tellus!

Ican'twaitmuchlonger.

Pete:

Well,IampouringthisicedteasothatwecantoastLillian-andme.

Peggy:

Youdon'tmeantotellmethatyouand...

Pete:

Yes,Ido.IhavelovedLilianalltheseyears,soIaskedhertobeMrs.Pete.Waters.

Lillian:

AndIsaidyes.

Grandpa:

Iknewit!

Congratulations!

Peggy:

Oh,Linlian,Iamsohappyforyouboth.

Amold:

It'swonderful!

Pete:

It'swonderfulforme.Lillianwillmakemeahappymanfinally.

Grandpa:

Youarefullofsurprises,Pete.

Pete:

Wearegoingtospendtheentireweekendhavingagoodtimetogetherhereonthefarm.Wearegoingtocelebrateallweekend.

Peggy:

Whenisthewedding?

Pete:

That'sanothersurprise.LillianandIweremarriedtwoweeksagoinDetroit.She'scomeheretostay.

Grandpa:

WaittillItellmyfamilyaboutthis!

Peggy:

Why,that'swonderful!

Episode17PhotoFinish

Act1.

Marilyn:

Whatareyoudoing?

Richard:

IthinkI'vegotthem.

Marilyn:

Youthinkyou'vegotwhat?

RIchard:

Performingarts-performingartscenters.IthinkI'vegotthemall,butI'mnotsure.

Marilyn:

Ithinkyouhavegotit,Richard.LincolnCenter,homeoftheMetropolitanOpera,theNewYorkCityBallet,theNewYorkPhilharmonic.

Richard:

ShubertAlley,centerofthetheateronBroadway.

Marilyn:

AndComegieHall.Andtheothers.Idohaveitall.

Marilyn:

Youhavebeenworkingonthisforsometime,Richard.I'mgladyoufeelyou'vefinallyputitalltogether.Whatnow?

Richard:

Nowforthehardpart.

Marilyn:

Oh,youthinkyou'regoingtohaveahardtimegettingthealbumpublished?

Richard:

Well,itwon'tbeeasy.

Marilyn:

So,whatdoyouthinkyou'regoingtodo?

Richard:

DoesthenameHarveyCarlsonringabell?

Marilyn:

Oh,yes!

HarveyCarlson!

Iremember.

Richard:

HesaidIshouldcallhim.He'sthepublisheroftheCarlsonPublishingCompany.Hesaidtheyneedanewbookofphotographs,andhereallylikedmyconcept.

Marilyn:

So,whydon'tyoucallhiminthemorning?

RIchard:

DoyouthinkIhaveenoughtoshowhim?

Marilyn:

I'vebeenthrougheverysectionwithyou,Richard.It'squitecomplete.Andnowthatyou'resatisfied,withtheperformingartssection,IthinkyoushouldshowittoMr.Carlson.

Richard:

You'reright.MyFamilyAlbum,U.S.A.feelsright.I'llcallinthemorningandsetupanappointmenttoseehim.

Marilyn:

He'sgoingtoloveyourwork.Comeon.Let'sgetsomesleep.

Richard:

IsittooearlytocallMr.Carlson?

Marilyn:

Sevenafternine?

No.I'msurehe'sinhiscoffice.

Richard:

Hisnumberisfive,five,five,seven,five,three,two.Five,five,five,seven,fivethree,two.Hello.Mr.Carlson,please.

Receptionist:

Mr.Carlsonisbusyatthemoment.MayIhelpyou?

Richard:

I'dliketomakeanappointmentwithhim.

Receptionist:

Andyournameis...?

Richard:

MynameisRichardStewart.Heto