ACT I
Ellen
I'd like your opinion. Ellen 我想听听 的意见。
About what? 关於什麽
Well
Richard and I feel that with a baby coming 嗯 Richard和我揪 得孩子快要出生了
we need to have our own place to live. 我们应该有自己的的房子
Oh. 噢。
Well
what do you think about Richard and me 那麽 觉得我和和Richar
looking for a small house or an apartment 找一个小住宅或公公
at this point in our lives? 在这个时候怎麽样
We love having you here
我们喜欢你们住这
and there is room
这 有地方
and ... and when the baby comes
而且……而且婴儿儿出生以
the baby can stay in your room for a while. 可以住在你们房间间一段时间
Richard feels we need to find a small house. Richard觉得我们行 要一个小住宅。
I remember when I was pregnant with Richard. 我记得当我怀著Riichard时
Philip and I were living with Grandma and Grandpa. Philip与我和爷爷爷 奶奶住在一起
Philip was a young doctor
Philip当时是个年年轻的大
and he kept talking about having a house of our own. 他老说要有自己的的家
It's natural. 这是很自然的。
What did you do? 那你们怎麽办呢
We looked at a lot of houses. 我们看了好多房子子
Did you find one? 找到合适的吗
Oh
not at first. 噢 没有马上找到到
We couldn't afford it. 我们当时不够钱。
Grandpa wanted to lend us the money to buy one
爷爷要借给我们钱钱去买房
but Philip is too independent. 但是Philip的独立立性太强了
He didn't want to borrow any money. 他不想借钱。
Sounds like Richard. 听起来跟Richard乙 样。
They're all alike. 他们都是一个样子子
Richard is a real Stewart. Richard是个典型档腟tewart家後代。
He's independent
他的独立性强
and sometimes just stubborn. 有时候甚至近乎顽顽固
When did you buy a house? 那你们在什麽时候候买房子
After Richard was born. 等生下Richard之後帷
I was teaching music
我当时教音乐
and Philip was opening his first medical office. 而Philip则第一次次开诊所
Where was the house? 房子在什麽地方
Where was the house? 房子在什麽地方
Right here in Riverdale. 就在这 Riverddale。
Of course
it was a small house
当然 那是一栋小小房
but just right for us. 但正好够我们住。
It's funny. History repeats itself. 真有意思。历史在在重演
Now Richard and I are having a baby
现在 Richard和挝 有了孩子
and we probably won't be able to 而我们也许也一样样不
afford a house right away
either. 马上负担得起一栋栋房子
Why don't you look at some houses
Marilyn? 何不去看一看房房子呢 Marily
Good idea. 好主意。
Look in the real-estate section o