在火车上，祖父Malcolm 与Elsa的谈话在继续。一位乘务员走过来到他们身
旁，他要看看Elsa的车票。

    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. We were married almost fifty years. Well ， forty-seven，
to be exact. Elsa ： John and I 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. Conductor
： Excuse me， ma'am. Ticket， please. Elsa ： 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. Grandpa： And here
are your keys. Elsa ： Thank you.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. Are you married？

    你结婚了吗？动词的过去分词形态常用作形容词，放在be动词后面，作表语
来修饰主词。如本句中的married

    2. I'm sorry. Really， I'm sorry. 在谈话的过程中，我们可能会谈到一
些不愉快的话题，这种情况下，我们应该表示遗憾或者惋惜。如本情景中，祖父
Malcolm 谈到自己的妻子4 年前去世了，Elsa女士对此的回应是- "I'm sorry.
Really， I'm sorry."（我听了很难过，真的很难过。）

    3. We were married almost fifty years. Well ， forty-seven， to be
exact.我们结婚有差不多50了，呃，说确切点，是47年。

    to be exact 确切点说，用于对刚说的话进行解释或修正。

    美国人比较重视结婚纪念日，在祖父和Elsa的话中都谈到了自己结婚的时间。

    4. Congratulations！

    太好了，恭喜你，祝贺你。当别人告诉你他的喜讯时，就可以向他表示祝贺，
对他说"Congratulations！"

    5. Would you kindly hold these keys ， please ？

    请你代我拿着这些钥匙，可以吗？

    "Would you kindly …？" 的意思是“能麻烦您……吗？请您…好吗？”用
于正式的、客气的请求别人做某事。

    6. Take your time.慢慢来，别着急。