生活英语学习辅导：实用美语会话(16)

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Ellen： OK, Philip. This is your third cup of coffee. We should get to work, or we wont be finished by dinnertime.

Philip： I guess we must.

Ellen： We must.

Philip： OK.The beginning of my famous Thanksgiving apple pie.One apple. Two apples. Three apples. Four apples

Ellen： Come on, Philip！ Get busy with your famous apple pie. Theres much mre to be done.

Philip： Now, the ingredients.

Philip： What goes into my apple pie besides apples？ Ah, yes. Flour, sugar, butter.Butter, nice and cold and hard. OK, here are the walnuts. Last but not least, the reason my apple pie is famous-cinnamon. Cinnamon……Ellen, wheres the cinnamon？

Ellen： If there is any cinnamon,its in the cabinet with the salt and pipper.

Philip： Salt, pepper, dill weed, garlic powder,cinnamon. Ellen？

Ellen： Yes,Philip.

Philip： Is it possible that we forgot to buy cinnamon？

Ellen： Yes,it is possible that we forgot to buy cinnamon.

Philip Well, how can I make my famous apple pie without cinnamon？

Robbie： Good morning.

Ellen： Oh, hi, Robbie.Good morning.

Philip： Good morning. Robbie. Can you do me a favor？

Robbie： Sure, Dad.What？

Philip； Remember my apple pie on Thanksgiving？ What do you love about it？

Robbie： The apples？

Philip： No. The sssss……

Robbie： Cinnamon！

Philip： Right.We dont have any cinnamon.

Robbie： Ill go down to Henrys grocery. Hes always open. Ill get some for you.

Plilip： Thats my boy！

Ellen： Oh, put your heavy jacket on, Robbie. Its cold outside.

Robbie： Alexandra might call. Tell her Ill call her right back.

Ellen： OK.

Philip； Thanks, Son.

Ellen： Uh, why does he always have to slam the door？

Ellen： Hello……Hello,Alexandra.How are you？…… Fine. Robbie just went to the store.Hell be back sonn. He said hell call you…… Oh, oh, I see…… Oh…… certainly.Well, do you have the phone number there？……Oh…… I see……Please, I know he wants to talk to you……Thank you, and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, too. Try to come by later for dessert…… Bye.That was Alexandra. She and the Molinas are going to spend Thanksgiving with their cousins.She doesnt have the phone number.

Philip： Oh, Robbie will be disappointed.

Ellen： Hell be grouchy. Maybe shell call back. She promised.

Robbie： Heres your cinnamon, Pop. It was a dollar and sixty cents.You forgot to ask me for the change.

Philip： Or did you forget to give it to me？

Philip； Thanks, Son.

Ellen： Alexandra called.

Robbie： Ill call her back.

Ellen： She said shell call you later. Shes not at home.

Philip： You should have your breakfast, Son. Make you feel better. Protein, vitamins.

Robbie： She said shell call back？

Ellen： Yes, she did.

Grandpa： Good morning, everyone！ Happy Turkey Day？ Whats wrong？

Robbie： Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Grandpa： Whats gotten into him？

Ellen： He missed a phone call.

Grandpa： From……？

Philip： Yes, Alexandra.

Grandpa： Its nice to see young love…… Oh, to be young again！ Wheres the coffee？