火车到达了纽约市。Eisa和祖父Malcolm 互相告别。

    [On the Amtrak train later that day. The train is arriving in New
York City.]

    Voice ： Ladies and gentlemen ， Amtrak is happy to announce our arrival
in New York City. The train will be stopping in five minutes. Please check
to be sure you have your belongings. And have a good stay in the Big Apple.
Thank you.

    Eisa： Well ， here we are. It was so nice meeting you， Mr. Stewart.
Grandpa ： And nice meeting you ， too， Mrs. Tobin. Please look us up.
We're in the phone book. Dr. Philip Stewart ， in Riverdale. Eisa ： Your
son ？

    Grandpa ： That's right. And have a good time in New York. Eisa ：
And don't be so independent. You're very lucky to have a caring family.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. Amtrak Amtrak是火车公司的名字，一般译为“美国火车公司”。是由三
个词组合而成的：American， travel 和track.

    2. And have a good stay in the Big Apple. 祝你在纽约过得愉快。Have
a good stay in……用于祝对方来访愉快。

    the Big Apple ，纽约市的别称。

    3. Please look us up. look（us） up 相当于"call or visit（us）" ，
即“与（我们）联系，到（我们）家里来玩”。这个短语用来邀对方来访。

    4. We're in the phone book. 你可以在电话簿中找到我们（家的地址和电
话号码）。美国的电话簿上不只有姓名和电话号码，还列有住址。

    5. And don't be so independent. You're very lucky to have a caring
family. 还有，别太不依赖别人了。你很幸运有关心你的家人。这是Eisa的临别
赠言。短暂的旅途交谈使Eisa洞察了Malcolm 的心境，她临别的赠言既率直又温
情。

    independent 独立的，不依赖的，有主见的。这是美国人非常重视的一种品
质。

    family既是家庭，又是家里人。在从父母的角度说时，family常指子女，如
：They have a big family. （他们子女多。）