Alexandra已成为Robbie的益友。除了帮助Robbie学数学以外，她还经常同他一起听音乐和跳舞。一天一纸家书，勾起了Alexandra的乡愁。Alexandra有些情绪低落。为了让她高兴起来，Robbie提议两人一起出去吃点东西。

    Alexandra： Robbie， this new Walkman is absolutely wonderful. Robbie： Richard and Marilyn bought it for me for my birthday. Alexandra： They're so thoughtful. You are very lucky， Robbie， to have such a nice family. Robbie： Is something wrong， Alexandra？

    Alexandra： No， nothing. Robbie： Yes， there is. I can tell. What's the matter？ Come on， you can tell me. What's up？

    Alexandra： I don't know. Something's wrong. Robbie： OK， let's talk. Alexandra： I received a letter from my parents this morning. Robbie： Did they write some bad news？

    Alexandra： No. Robbie： Well， then why are you so sad？

    Alexandra： I miss them. I miss them very much. Robbie： I'm sorry， Alexandra. But I understand. Alexandra： The Molinas treat me so nicely， and I love being with your family so much …… but when I received the letter with photographs of my family， I cried. I cried because I miss them all. Robbie： You really miss your family， don't you？

    Alexandra： Yes. I know I must seem silly. It's not like I have nobody. I like the Molinas very much， and they're so kind to me. Robbie： Hey， why don't we go out for a cheeseburger and French fries？ That'll cheer you up. And you can use my Walkman. Alexandra： That's a good idea. But if we go out， please don't complain about your math teacher or your math homework. I want to have fun. Robbie： So do I.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. You are very lucky， Robbie， to have such a nice family.动词不定式"to have such a nice family"用来表示"lucky"的理由。

    such a nice family： 如此温暖的家庭，这么好的家人。"such a+形容词+单数名词" 比"a very+形容词+单数名词" 更有感情意味。

    2. I can tell.我能感觉到。我知道这里面有什么事。我能看出来。

    3. What's up？

    怎么啦？出什么事了？这是非常口语化的一种表达方式。

    与本情景中出现的"What's the matter？ "，"Is something wrong？" 意思相同。

    4. I know I must seem silly.我知道我看上去一定傻得可笑。我知道别人一定觉得我很可笑。

    silly： 在这里的意思是“可笑的，滑稽的”。

    5. Hey， why don't we go out for a cheeseburger and French fries？ That'll cheer you up.嗨，咱们出去吃点芝士汉堡包和炸土豆条怎么样？那会让你高兴起来的。

    cheeseburger： 奶酪汉堡包，芝士汉堡包。

    French fries： 炸土豆条。

    cheer you up： 让你舒畅些，让你高兴起来。

    6. But if we go out， please don't complain about your math teacher or your math homework.可是我们要是出去玩的话，请你不要抱怨你的数学老师和数学作业。

    if we go out： 如果我们出去。这是一个由if引导的真实条件句。在if之后，使用动词现在时形式（go，而不是will go），来表示将来可能发生的事。

    complain about： 抱怨，发牢骚。

    7. I want to have fun.我想玩个痛快。我想高高兴兴地玩一场。