ACT Ⅰ

On a street in downtown Manhattan ¹. Harry Bennett is carrying some flowers. He takes out a piece of paper from his pocket. It reads, “Susan Stewart , 83 Wooster Street, phone 555-9470,8：00 P.M.”Harry stops to talk to a street vendor. He asks him for directions.

Harry：Excuse me. Can you help me?²

Vendor：Sure, what do you want ³?

Harry：Where is 83 Wooster Street ?

Vendor：That's easy. [ He points.] Walk to the corner.Then make a left turn ⁴. Then walk twoblocks ⁵ to the traffic light ⁶. Make another left to Wooster.

Harry：Thank you. To the corner and then a left?

Vendor：Yeah.⁷ A left, Hot dog?⁸ Only seventy-fivecents.

Harry：No. Thank you. I have a dinner date ⁹.

A little later. Harry is still lost ¹⁰. he goes to a pay phoneand dials Susan's telephone number.

Harry：555-9470 ... and it's busy. ... Try again.555-9470…and it's still busy. [ He walks toa grocery ¹¹ store to ask for directions.] Ex-cuse me, ma'am ¹². I'm looking for 83 Woost-er Street.

Woman：Yes. Wooster Street is two blocks, and 83 is to the right, about two houses.

Harry：Thank you, thank you!

Woman：You're welcome.

A few minutes later. Harry finds Wooster Street. He rings the buzzer¹³ to Susan's apartment.

Susan：[at the intercom¹⁴] Who is it?

Harry：harry Bennett. Is this Susan?

Susan：Yes, it is.Come up. I'm on the top floor.

Susan：[She opens the door.]Hello, Harry.It's nice to meet you.

Harry：Nice to meet you,¹⁵ Susan.[he gives her the flowers.] Sorry I'm late. The traffic¹⁶. The parking¹⁷. I was lost.

Susan：What pretty flowers! Thank you. Oh, please come in. Don't worry about being late. It's fine. Excuse the mess.¹⁸ I just¹⁹ moved here. Oh, I'd like you to meet my sister-in-law²⁰ Marilyn. Marilyn Stewart, this is harry Bennett.

Harry：Pleased to meet you.²¹

Marilyn：Nice to meet you, Harry.

Harry：Are we too late for our dinner reservation²²?

Susan：No, the restaurant will hold our table. I know the owner very well. I eat there a lot.

Harry：Do you know the phone number of the restaurant? I'd like to call home and leave the number with the baby-sitter²³.

Susan：Sure. The number is…five five five…seventeen twenty²⁴.

Harry：May I use the phone?

[Susan indicates yes.]

Harry：Five five five…one seven two oh.²⁵ Hello? Hi, Michelle. It's Daddy. Can I speak to Betty? I want to leave the phone number of the restaurant…Hi, Betty. I'll be at five five five…seventeen twenty. OK. Thanks. See you later. [He hangs up.]²⁶ Well, that's done. Shall we²⁷ go?

Susan：I'm ready. See you later, Marilyn.

Marilyn：have a nice evening.

Harry：Bye, Marilyn. Hope to see you again.²⁸

Marilyn：Me, too. Have fun²⁹!

Susan：Thanks.

Harry：After you.³⁰

END Of ACT I

第一幕

1．downtown Manhattan：曼哈顿闹市区（纽约市中心商业地带）。

2．Excuse me. Can you help me？劳驾，您能帮帮我吗？这是向旁人问路时的一种表达方式。

3．What do you want? The informal pronunciation is waddayawant？非正式的读法为waddayawant。

4．make a left turn：Turn to the left．向左拐弯。

5．block：a building or group of buildings built between two streets．街，街区。

6．traffic light：a set of colored lights used for controlling and directing traffic．红绿灯。

7．yeah：an informal form of yes. yes的非正规形式。

8．hot dog：a long bread roll, which is cut along the middle and has a sausage in it．热狗（面包夹香肠）。

9．date：a plan to meet someone at a special time. 约会（通常指男女社交性的约会）。blind date是不相识的男女由他人安排的第一次约会。dinnerdate是晚餐约会。

10．lost：unable to find the way. 迷路的。

11．grocery：a shop selling dry and preserved foods, like flour, coffee, sugar, rice and other things for the home．食品杂货店。

12．ma'am