走遍美国：文字 视听(EPISODE13)
来源：英语周报
a real stewart
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ellen: theres nothing more joyous than the arrival of a new baby.
susan: i am so excited, mother! just imagine-marilyn and richard must be thrilled! oh, a new baby!
ellen: max...max...max. oh, its a sweet-sounding name for a sweet little boy. my first grandchild.
susan: and my first nephew. isnt he just adorable? he looks a lot like you, mom. he does.
ellen: do you think so? well, i guess. he does look a lot like richard, and i guess he looks a lot like me. oh, hes got richards eyes, though.
susan: i really want harry and michelle to see max.
ellen: when are they coming?
susan: tomorrow. harry has an account to work on today. yes, he does have richards eyes. big blue eyes. the baby even looks at you like richard does.
ellen: well, children usually resemble their parents.
susan: its true michelle is a lot like harry in so many ways. and shes shy with new people, just like he is.
ellen: you really like michelle, dont you?
susan: yes. im very fond of her.
ellen: and harry, too?
susan: well...
ellen: uh, its four-thirty. oh, my! marilyn and richard will be home from the hospital any minute, and we must prepare this room.
susan: where will we put all the presents?
ellen: well, lets take everything to the living room. marilyn and richard and the baby need the space. its crowded in here.
grandpa: the welcome sign is up: "welcome home, max."
ellen: isnt it exciting, grandpa?
susan: your first great-grandchild.
grandpa: yes. yes, sir. a great-grandchild. a great-grandson. another generation to carry on the stewart name.
susan: i love you, grandpa. you make me feel so proud to be part of our family.
grandpa: one day, youll have your own family, and ill be proud to be part of it.
ellen: now you understand my feelings, susan. im grandpas daughter-in-law, but i feel like a stewart. hes always made me feel like his own daughter.
grandpa: well, thats because youre so much like us-wonderful!
susan: mom, got it. this will make a nice gift for marilyn and dates and information about maxs life here. lets see. name: max stewart. does he have a middle name?
ellen: no, just max. i like that. no middle name. no middle initial.
grandpa: like me. im malcolm stewart. just malcolm stewart.
susan: and max has your initials, grandpa: m.s.
ellen: uh, it must mean something.
susan: weight: eight pounds six ounces.
grandpa: eight-six. big boy! all the stewart men were big.
ellen: well, robbie was eight pounds two ounces, and ichard was eight pounds three.
susan: and me?
ellen: eight pounds six. you were big, just like max.
susan: eight pounds six, just like me. thats nice. length. length?
ellen: richard says max is twenty-one inches long.
grandpa: tall. all the stewart men are tall.
ellen: well, grandpa, youre about five-nine or five-ten. i wouldnt call that tall.
grandpa: i take after my mothers family. they were...they were... they were average.
susan: mother: marily. fathe: richard. and lots of pages for richards photos of max.
grandpa: speaking of mother and of father-and speaking of max hear the car. theyre here!
ellen: oh! oh, quickly! go, go, go!
ellen: lets see. oh, welcome home. oh, let her in. wait with your pictures for a second. come on, darlings. sweetheart... sit down right here.
susan: oh, hes so cute! oh, marilyn!
robbie: max looks just like grandpa.
grandpa: a real stewart.
marilyn: im so happy to be home with my family-and with max.
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susan: its almost ten 0clock. ive got to go. tomorrow is monday, and work begins at eight in the morning for me. oh, im so happy that max is home. hes the sweetest little thing.
ellen: ill drive you to grand grandpa, robbie, and i can finish wrapping all these gifts.
richard: its so good to have you home again...and to see max asleep in his bassinet at home with us.
marilyn: to be with our family and all that stewart tlc.
richard: tlc-tender loving care. thats our motto.
marilyn: did you see the washcloth and the towels with the teddy bears on them? alexandra and the molinas sent them for max.
richard: it was so kind of them. now max has come into everyones life.
marilyn: the house is so alive with him here. the welcome sign over the door. the boxes of presents. the m-z-x over his bassinet. robbie put that there. susans teddy bear. so cuddly. the beautiful crib from mom and dad.
richard: oh, and grandpas baseball glove. you know, it hung over my crib, too. and it hung over robbies crib.
marilyn: part of grandpas magic?
richard: oh, thats not all. it hung over susans crib.
marilyn: part of grandpas magic?
richard: oh, thats not all. it hung over susans crib.
marilyn: the same baseball glove?
richard: thats right. grandpa hangs it there for good luck. he says it always brought him good luck on the baseball team. he believes itll bring good luck to all the stewart babies.
marilyn: and then he takes it back when max is ready to use it?
richard: yes, and replaces it with a new glove so the old one will be ready for a new member of the stewart family
marilyn: grandpa really loves his family, doesnt he? so do i.
richard: and so do i.
richard: and so does max.
marilyn: after he eats!
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marilyn: thanks, michelle.
michelle: i hope you like it.
marilyn: isnt this baby outfit adorable? with his name on it "max." thanks so much, harry and michelle.
richard: we really appreciate it.
harry: im glad you like it. michelle picked it out.
michelle: yes. i told daddy to pick blue ones. blue is for boys, and pink is for girls.
grandpa: and max is some boy.
richard: hes a real stewart.
grandpa: right!
ellen: that was so thoughtful of you, michelle. especially to pick it out in blue.
susan: would you like to see baby max, michelle?
harry: could she? could we?
michelle: could i?
marilyn: take them upstairs, susan. harry and michelle can watch max sleeping.
susan: lets go.
harry: come on, michelle. before max wakes up.
marilyn: will you please take this upstairs, susan?
susan: uh-hun.
marilyn: thank you.
philip: michelle is very grown up for a ten-year-old, huh?
ellen: shes smart and sensitive for her age.
grandpa: growing up without a mother is difficult. you mature quickly.
ellen: susans like a mother to michelle. they have a good relationship. do you think susan and harry will get married?
robbie: yeah. you can count on it.
philip: i think so. yes. they get along so well.
grandpa: i like him. hes good for susan.
ellen: hes a little quiet.
richard: its hard to do anything but listen in this family.
ellen: how can anybody get a word in around here?
marilyn: youre right, ellen.
philip: oh, really?
richard: its the way it should be. the stewarts are the stewarts!
grandpa: they always were, and they always will be.
richard: right!
grandpa: theyve always got an opinion. always got something to say.
marilyn: and now theres max stewart, and if he talks as loudly as he cries, were all in for trouble.
robbie: hes quiet now.
marilyn: mmm-hmm. thats because hes sleeping.
harry: hes really cute.
susan: its not necessary to whisper, harry. a baby gets used to voices.
harry: i remember now. we always whispered when michelle was born.
michelle: and i didnt sleep well. daddy told me. i never slept. and when i did, i woke up when i heard someone speak.
susan: i bet you were cute.
harry: she sure was.
michelle: not as cute as max. hes like a little doll.
michelle: oh, good. now i can help diaper him.
susan: lets get marilyn. what do you do when he cries like that?
harry: you pick him up.
susan: hes so little...so new. lets call marilyn.
marilyn: time for a feeding and time for a diapering. youre a real stewart.