星期六早上，Grandpa 在厨房里做早饭。Robbie进来了。他们谈起了这个周
末的计划。原来Philip答应带Robbie去看棒球赛而又因为工作太忙而失约，Robbie
只好用这场比赛反正并不重要来自我安慰。

    Robbie： Hi ， Grandpa. Grandpa ： Hi ， Robbie. Robbie ： Can I help？

    Grandpa ： Yes， indeed. Hand me two eggs from the refrigerator ，
and I'll make you two fried eggs. Robbie： How about some bacon ？

    Grandpa ： I made enough for an army. You going to the baseball game
today ？ It's a perfect day for it - a little cloudy but nice and warm.
Robbie： Dad and I were planning to go to the game， but he has to work
today ， and my friends don't want to go. It's not an important game，
anyway. Grandpa ： Do you have any other plans for the day？

    Robbie： I'll work on my computer. I have a new math program， and
I want to learn how to use it. Grandpa： Maybe you can teach me how to
work on a computer someday. Robbie： Anytime. It's really easy， but，
like anything ， you need to work at it ， Grandpa.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. I made enough for an army. 我做的已经够一支军队吃的了。

    enough for an army：很多，远远超过需要。用这话表示东西已经够多了。

    2. You going to the baseball game today ？

    "You going…？" 是"Are you going…？" 的一种在非正式场合使用的简略
的说法，用以询问别人的计划。询问别人的计划，也可以说"Do you have any plan
for the day ？" baseball game ：棒球赛。

    3. It's a perfect day for it - a little cloudy but nice and warm.
今天可是（打棒球的）好天气——有一点多云，可是很温暖舒服。

    a perfect day ：天气极好。cloudy：阴，多云。

    4. It's not an important game ， anyway.反正也不是一场重要的比赛。

    anyway：不管怎样，总之，反正。可以使用这个词来表示说话人认为某事并
不是很重要的，常放在句首或句尾。

    5. Maybe you can teach me how to work on a computer someday.也许哪
一天你能教我怎样用电脑。

    Maybe you can …也许你能……，用这个短语用于询问别人是否可以做某事。

    6. It's really easy ， but， like anything， you need to work at it
，Grandpa. 实际上很容易，可是得下功夫，爷爷，跟学一切东西一样。

    work at it：致力于……，钻研。