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Grandpa's Trunk祖父的行李箱ACT II教师讲解版视频
On an Amtrak train the same day. The train is traveling from Florida to New York City. Grandpa is sitting on the train.A woman puts her suitcase on the seat next to him.
Elsa：Excuse me.Is this seat taken?
Grandpa：No,It's not taken.
Elsa：Oh,thank you.
Grandpa：Oh,let me help you with this.[He puts her suitcase in the overhead rack.]
Elsa：Oh,thank you.
Grandpa：Do you want to sit by the window?
Elsa：No,no, no.I like the aisle seat better.
Please, you sit by the window.
[They sit down.]
Grandpa：My name is Stewart…Malcolm Stewart.Pleased to meet you.[They shake hands.]
Elsa：I'm Elsa Tobin.How do you do?
Grandpa：Do you live in New York?
Elsa：No,no.I'm from Florida.
Grandpa：I am,too. But didn't you just get on?
Elsa：No, no.( 1 )A man next to me was smoking,and smoke really bothers me.Where are you from in Florida?
Grandpa：Titusville.It's near Orlando.
Elsa：Small world. I'm from Titusville,too.
Grandpa：Really? What part?
Elsa：My husband and I live near Spaceport.
Grandpa：I know that area. My house is only a few miles from Spaceport.Do you still live there?
Elsa：Oh yes, yes. My husband's there now.( 2 )Do you still live there?
Grandpa：No.I sold the house and the furniture, put a few personal things in an old trunk, and shipped it to my children in New York. That's my destination.
Elsa：Are you married?
Grandpa：My wife died four years ago. She was a wonderful woman. A real friend.
Elsa：I'm sorry.Really,I'm sorry.
Grandpa：Lots of wonderful memories. ( 3 ) Well,fortyseven,to be exact.
Elsa：John and I will celebrate our fortieth anniversary next month.
Grandpa：Oh, congratulations! That's nice. What does John do?
Elsa：He's an aerospace engineer and works for Orlando Aircraft Corporation. He started with them almost forty years ago. What do you do?
Grandpa：I just retired. Had my own company. A construction company. Roads, bridges, big stuff. But I just sold it and retired.
[A conductor walks over to them.He asks to see Mrs.Tobin's ticket.]
Conductor：Excuse me, ma'am. Ticket, please.
Elsa：[to Grandpa]Would you kindly hold these keys, please?I have a ticket,I know,I was in the smoking section.
Conductor：It's OK,lady.Take your time.
Grandpa：I'm sure it's in your purse, Mrs. Tobin.
Elsa：Oh, here it is. [She finds the ticket in her handbag and gives it to the conductor.]
[The conductor moves on.]
Grandpa：And here are your keys.
Elsa：Thank you.
Grandpa：Do you have family in New York?
Elsa：No, no.But I do have very close friends in New York City. We like to go to the theater together.You said you have family in New York.
Grandpa：Yes, indeed. A son and his wife and their three children----my grandchildren.
Elsa：You must be excited.
Grandpa：I can't wait to see them!
Elsa：Are you going to live with them?
Grandpa：Yes.
Elsa：Permanently?
Grandpa：Well…they want me to, but it's too early to know for sure.I'm pretty independent.I tried to teach my kids the importance of independence, but I'm not sure I want to be alone.Some people don't mind38 being alone.I do.
Elsa：I understand. But tell me. Why did you stop working?
Grandpa：I retired because …I wanted to be with my family.I didn't want to be alone anymore!
