情景英语：实用美语会话（四十八）

Amold： Don't tell me. Please don't tell me. I recognize you……

    Peggy： Oh, don't be silly, Arnie. Of course you recognize him. Except for the beard, he hasn't changed in fifty years. It's Malcolm Stewart！

    Amold： I know it's Malcolm Stewart. You haven't changed much in fifty years.

    Grandpa： Peggy-Peggy Pendleton！ You're Peggy Pendleton！

    Amold： Who am I, you old rascal？ You don't recognize me, do you？

    Grandpa： I know who you are. You're Amold Franklin！ I know who you are！

    Peggy： You look wonderful, Malcolm！

    Grandpa： Sit down. Pete isn't home.

    Amold： Really？

    Grandpa： No. He left a note on the door saying he was going to the railroad station to pick up a surprise.

    Peggy： He's so funny. Always full of surprises, even fifty years later.

    Grandpa： The two of you look unbelievable！

    Amnold： How's your family？ Oh, I was sorry to hear about your wife having passed away.

    Grandpa： Yes. About four years ago.

    Peggy： And you're living with your children now？ In New York？ Pete wrote us and told us.

    Grandpa： Yup. Retired and moved to New York to live with my son and his family.

    Peggy： By the way, what do you think this big surprise is？

    Amold： It could be most anything, knowing Pete.

    Grandpa： Hey, that must be Pete！ Now we'll find out about the surprise.

    Pete： So good to see you all！

    Peggy： Oh, pete, Pete！ Oh, It's so good to see you！

    Pete： Remember Lillian？

    Lillian： I remember all of you. You haven't changed a bit.

    Peggy： Lillian！ Oh, my gosh！

    Amold： Lillian Winters. We were together in the Thursday night drama society.

    Lillian： Remember me, Malcolm？

    Grandpa： Oh, beautiful as ever, Lillian. How's Donald？

    Lillian： That's OK, Malcolm. Donald Passed away a couple of years ago.

    Amold： Sorry to hear that, Lillian.

    Peggy： Oh, I'm so sorry.

    Amold： I would not have missed this get-together for the world！

    Grandpa： And your little surprise, Pete？ You really surprised me by having us all come together.

    Pete： You don't know what the surprise is yet？ Come on！ We'll tell you the big surprise.

    Pete： I've invited you here for the weekend to help celebrate.

    Peggy： Celebrate？

    Grandpa： Our fiftieth reunion？

    Amold： No.

    Lillian： No. Pete wants to tell you……

    Pete： Now, let me have the honor, Lillian.

    Grandpa： For goodness sake, Pete, tell us！ I can't wait much longer.

    Pete： Well, I am pouring this iced tea so that we can toast Lillian-and me.

    Peggy： You don't mean to tell me that you and……

    Pete： Yes, I do. I have loved Lillian all these years, so I asked her to be Mrs.Pete.Waters.

    Lillian： And I said yes.

    Grandpa： I knew it！ Congratulations！

    Peggy： Oh, Lillian, I am so happy for you both.

    Amold： It's wonderful！

    Pete： It's wonderful for me. Lillian will make me a happy man finally.

    Grandpa： You are full of surprises, Pete.

    Pete： We are going to spend the entire weekend having a good time together here on the farm. We are going to celebrate all weekend.

    Peggy： When is the wedding？

    Pete： That's another surprise. Lillian and I were married two weeks ago in Detroit. She's come here to stay.

    Grandpa： Wait till I tell my family about this！

    Peggy： Why, that's wonderful！