ACT II
Oh, Daddy! 噢，爸爸!
We had such a good time at the aquarium. 我們在水族館玩得真開心。
I saw a real shark. 我看到一條真正的鯊魚。
I could almost touch it. 我幾乎可以摸到它。
I’m so glad. 我真高興。
Hi. Michelle, 嗨，Michelle。
why don’t you introduce everybody to Susan? 何不將她們每一位介紹給 Susan。
Hi, Susan. 嗨 ，Susan。
Hi. 嗨。
I’d like you to meet Audrey and her mother, Mrs. Cooper. 我來向你介紹 Audrey和她母親，Cooper太太。
Hello, Audrey. 哈，Audrey。
Nice to meet you, Mrs. Cooper. 很高興見到你Cooper太太。
I’m Susan Stewart. 我是 Susan Stewart。
And this is Shirley and Nicole. 這是 Shirley 和 Nicole。
Hi, girls. 嗨 ，女孩們好。
Come on in. 請進。
Come on in, Mrs. Cooper. 請進 ，Cooper太太。
Come on in, everybody. 大家請進來。
The aquarium was so exciting. 水族館真的很好玩。
I had never been there before. 我以前從來沒有去過那兒。
The girls learned a great deal. 女孩們學到了許多東西。
Frankly, so did I. 坦白說，我也是。
Well, please sit down 嗯 ，請坐下來
and tell us all about it during lunch. 一面吃午餐，一面告訴我們一切。
We prepared some tuna fish 我們準備了金槍魚
and cheese sandwiches for lunch. 和奶酪三明治當午餐。
I love tuna fish. 我喜歡吃金槍魚。
Don’t you, Audrey? 喜歡嗎， Audrey ?
I remember when I used to be a Girl Scout. 我記得我還是一名女童子軍的時候。
My mother would take us everywhere, too. 我媽媽也是帶我們各處走。
Susan, I understand you’re in the toy business. Susan ，聽說你是在玩具公司工作。
Yes, I am. 是的。
My company manufactures toys and games for children. 我們公司專為孩子們生產玩具和游戲器具。
Susan’s vice-president in charge of new toys and games. Susan是主管新玩具和游戲器具的副總裁。
And the marketing of new toys and games. 還有新玩具和游戲器具的營銷。
Can we test a new game for you, Susan? 我們可以幫你試驗新游戲嗎，Susan?
That’s an excellent idea, Michelle. 這是個好主意，Michelle。
I happen to have 我這兒碰巧有一個
a game which I brought home to study. 我帶回來研究的游戲。
Let us try it! 讓我們試試吧!
Do you want to play? 你們想玩嗎?
Nicole? Shirley? Audrey? Nicole ?Shirley ?Audrey ?
We tested it last week on twelve- to fifteen-year-olds, 我們上一次曾在十二歲至十五歲的孩子中試過這項游戲，
and they found it to be too easy-- 他們發現字太簡單---
in other words ... boring. 也就是說---無聊。
We think it might be just right for ten- to twelve-year-olds. 我們想它或許對十歲到十二歲大的孩子正合適。
That’s us, Susan. 那正是我們，Susan。
First, you shuffle the deck 首先，你得洗一下牌
and lay them face down. 然后將牌蓋住。
Then you select the leader. 然后，你們選出指揮。
I’ll be the leader. 我來當指揮。
The leader takes the first ten cards 指揮拿出上面的十張
and lays them face up on this stand. 將它們掀開放在這個架子上。
h-t-e-r-c-z-e-p-e-s. h-t-e-r-c-z--e-p-e-s。
Everyone gets a turn, going counterclockwise, 每一個人按逆時針方向
left to right. 從左到右輪流玩。
You have thirty seconds to make a word, 你們有三十秒的時間造一個詞，
using as many letters as possible. 盡可能多用字。
You get one point for each letter, 一個字母可得一分，
plus the person with the longest word gets ten extra points. 所造的字最長的人多得十分。
The first one to get one hundred points wins. 首先達到一百分的人贏。
That’s easy. 那太容易了。
OK, let’s go around the table. 好，讓我們順著桌子來。
You first, Audrey. 你先來 ，Audrey。
Chest--c-h-e-s-t. Chest---c-h-e-s-t。
Good. 好。
That’s five points. 五分。
Next, Nicole. 下一位，Nicole。
Three--t-h-r-e-e. Three---t-h--r-e-e。
OK. 好。
That’s five points also. 也是五分。
It’s your turn, Shirley. 輪到你了，Shirley。
Creep--c-r-e-e-p. Creep---c-r--e-e-p。
Creep. Creep
That’s another five-letter word. 又是五個字母的字。
Five points. 五分。
So far, you’re all tied. 到現在為止，你們不分勝負。
Sheet--s-h-e-e-t. Sheet---s-h-e-e-t。
Sheet is a five-letter word. Sheet 是五個字母的單字
Michelle, your turn. Michelle ，該你了。
Cheese--c-h-e-e-s-e. Cheese---c-h-e-e-s-e。
Terrific! 好極了!
Michelle wins with a six-letter word, Michelle贏了，她的單字有六個字母，
plus she gets an additional ten points 加上另外的十分
for a total of sixteen points. 她一共得十六分。
How are you enjoying the game so far? 到現在為止你們喜歡這個游戲嗎?
I think it’s too easy. 我覺得它太簡單了。
Too easy? 太簡單?
Michelle! Michelle !
