《走遍美国》EPISODE 21616263A Big Fish in a Little Pond.docx

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《走遍美国》EPISODE21616263ABigFishinaLittlePond

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Act1.

Michelle:

IreallylikethisoneSusan.Doyou?

Susan:

Turnaround,Michelle.Letmeseethebackofit.Ilikeitalot.Itfitswell.Itdoesn'tneedanyalterations.Wemust'veboughttherightsize.

Harry:

Ilikethecolor.Shelooksgoodinblue.

Michelle:

Ilikeblue,too,Daddy.

Susan:

Tryontheskirtandblouseoutfit,Michelle-theonethatDaddywantedyoutowear.

Michelle:

OK.

Harry:

Michellehasbeenadifferentkidsincewe'vebeenmarried.She'sneverbeenhappier.

Susan:

AndI'veneverbeenhappier,Harry.Iloveherverymuch.She'sbeenajoy.

Harry:

We'reverylucky,thethreeofus...andbecomingpartoftheStewartfamily,too.

Susan:

Wecouldn'taskforanythingmore,couldwe?

Harry:

Well...

Susan:

Well...?

Couldweaskforanythingmore?

Harry:

Well...we...

Michelle:

Howdoyoulikeit,Daddy?

Harry:

It'smyfavoriteoutfit.

Susan:

It'sgoodforeveryday.Itwillbegoodforschool,Michelle.

Michelle:

Ilikeit,too.Ialwayslikeskirtsthatgolikethis.Doyouwanttoseethewinterjacketonme,Susan?

Susan:

Yes,Ido.Changebackintoyourjeans,andputonthenewwinterjacketweboughttoday.

Michelle:

OK.

Susan:

Whatdidyoumeanby"well...?

"YouhadsomethingonyourmindwhenIsaidwecouldn'taskforanythingmore.

Michelle:

Iseverythingallright?

Harry:

Everythingisfine,Michelle.

Susan:

Let'stakealookatthewinterjacket.Comeonoverhere,Honey.

Michelle:

It'skindofwarm.

Susan:

Itis.That'swhyweboughtitforyou.Thiswillbeaperfectjacketforthewintertimewhenit'sverycoldout.Butit'skindofsmallalso.Wemust'veboughtthewrong

size.

Harry:

Lookslikeweshould'veboughtabiggerone.Iguesswe'llhavetoexchangeit,too.I'msurethestorehasothers.

Michelle:

Ilooksilly!

Itistoosmall!

Susan:

You'regrowingsofast,Michelle.

Michelle:

CanItakeitoff?

I'mhot!

Susan:

Sure.Putitbackinyourroom,andwe'llhangeverythinguplater.

Susan:

Well,areyougoingtotellmewhat'sonyoumind,Harry?

Harry:

IhavebeenofferedajobwithamajoraccountingcompanyinLosAngeles.IhavebeenofferedajobwithamajoraccountingcompanyinLosAngeles.

Susan:

LosAngeles?

That'sabigdecision.

Harry:

Iknow.Itwillalsoaffectyouandyourjob,ifwedecidetogo.

Susan:

Wow!

Itsurewill.Butfirsttellmeaboutthejob,Harry.Ifit'sagoodone,thenwe'llmakeitworkforus.

Harry:

Ihaveaclientinthegarmentbusiness,onSeventhAvenue.Idohistaxeseveryyear.HehasabigsalesofficeinLosAngeles,andthecompanyinLosAngelesthatdoeshismajoraccountingworkislookingforanexecutive.Andherecommendedme.

Susan:

That'swonderful,Harry.

Harry:

Yes,butitwouldmeanthatwe'dhavetomovetoL.A.

Susan:

Whataboutthesalary?

Harry:

Therealdiscussioncomestomorrow.Susan,Idon'tplantomakeanydecisonsuntilIhaveachancetotalkwithyouaboutit.

Susan:

Iunderstand,Harry.

Harry:

AndIdon'thavetomakeaquickdecision.TheyknowthatI'mmarriedandthatIhaveafamily.

Susan:

Well,there'salotthinkabout.Ifit'sagoodjob,thenI'vegottodosomethinkingaboutmycareeropportunitiesinLosAngeles.

Michelle:

IseverythingOK?

Susan:

Yes,honey.

Act2.

Grandpa:

Hello.Hellothere.Areyoureadyforlunchwithyourgrandpa?

Susan:

Oh!

Hi,Grandpa.Yes,ofcourse,Iam,butmymindisn't.

Grandpa:

What'sthematter,Susan?

Susan:

Arealdilemma.

Grandpa:

DoesithaveanythingtodowithyouandHarry?

Susan:

Yes,butIdon'tknowwheretostart.

Grandpa:

MaybeIcanhelp.Tellmewhatitis,Susan.

Susan:

Thanks,Grandpa.Pleasesitdown,Oh!

HarryhasbeenofferedajobinLosAngeles.

Grandpa:

Well,thissomethingtothinkabout.

Susan:

Therearesomanythingstoconsider.There'sMichelle.Iwonderifamovewouldbeabadthingforher.Andmyjob.Idon'tknowifIcangetagoodjobinLosAngeles.Andwhataboutourfamily?

Grandpa:

CanItellyouwhatIthink?

Susan:

Tellme.

Grandpa:

Ithinkthatyou'reverysuccessfulandthatyouhaveafantasticreputationinthetoyindustry.IthinkyoucouldtalktoMr.Marchetta,andIthinkhecouldhelpyoufindarealgoodjobinLosAngeles.Hewasveryhelpfultome,remember?

Susan:

IsupposeIcouldcallhim.ButI'mnotsosurethatIwanttoleaveNewYork,you,andtherestofourfamily.

Grandpa:

Well,I'mnotgoingtokidyou,Susan.Youknowwe'dallmissyou.Butthisshouldbeyourdecision.It'ssomethingthatonlyyouandHarrycanworkout.

Susan:

IfmovingtoL.A.isinHarry'sbestinterest,IhavetodowhatIcandotosupporthim.

Grandpa:

Ineverymarriage,sacrificeshavetobemadebyonepartnerfromtimetotime.

Susan:

AndwhataboutMichelle?

Grandpa:

Well,Whatdoyouthink?

Susan:

IthinkMichelleisbetteroffstayingwheresheis.

Grandpa:

Whatdoesshethink?

Susan:

Idon'tknowforsure.

Grandpa:

Well,you'llhavetoaskher.

Susan:

IthinkI'mgoingtohaveatalkwithMr.Marchettaandgethisfeelingsaboutmyleaving.AndabouthelpingmefindajobinLosAngeles.

Grandpa:

Goodidea.

Susan:

I'llcallhimrightnow.Nopointindelaying.Thanks.Grandpa.

Bill:

Harry,it'stheperfectjobforyou.You'llloveit.

Harry:

It'sabigdecisionforme,Bill.AndIhavetodiscussitwithmywife.Idon'tknowifit'srightforher.

BIll:

She'llloveit.It'saonce-in-a-lifetimeoffer,Harry.

Harry:

OK.Tellittomeagain.

BIll:

ThecompanyisCraftandCraft,thebiggestaccountingcompanyinthecountry.

Harry:

Iknowthecompanywell.It'sbig.

Bill:

Thebiggest.

Harry:

Yeah,yeah.Thebiggest.WhendoIhavetoletyouknow?

Bill:

Talkitover.Thinkitover.Letmeknowbytheendoftheweek.

Harry:

Whenwouldwehavetomove?

Bill:

Assoonaspossible.

Harry:

Ialsohavemydaughtertoconsider.Idon'twanttointerruptherschoolyear.

Bill:

Letmeknowbytheendoftheweek.It'sagreatopportunityforyou,Harry.Believeme.

Harry:

Iknow.

BIll:

CraftandCraftisthebiggestinthecountry.

Harry:

Yeah,Iknow.Thebiggest.

Susan:

IthinkMichelleisasleepnow.Let'stalk.

Harry:

ImetwithBillYorktoday.

Susan:

AndItalkedwithMr.Marchetta.DidYorkmaketheoffer?

Harry:

Yup.HeaskedmeifIwantthejob.

Susan:

That'sexciting,Harry.Whatwasit?

Harry:

Avice-presidencywiththebiggestaccountingcompanyinthcountry-CraftandCraft.

Susan:

Aren'tyouexcitedaboutthat?

Harry:

SureIam.Butthere'ssomuchmoretoconsider.

Susan:

ItalkedtoMr.Marchtta.

Harry:

Whatdidhesay?

Didyoutellhimaboutme?

Susan:

Ofcourse,Harry.Iwantwhat'sbestforyou,andIthinkIcangetagoodjobthroughMr.MarchettainoiosAmgelesalso.

Harry:

You'rekidding.

Susan:

No,I'mnotkidding.Italkedwithhim,andheunderstandscompletely.HehasamajortoybuyerinLosAngeles,andhe'sprettysurethatIcangetagoodjobthere.

Harry:

Unbelievable!

Susan:

ButIthinkweshouldtalktoMichelleaboutallofthis.

Harry:

You'reright.We'lltalktoheraboutit.

Susan:

AndhowdoyoufeelabouttakingthejobinLosAngeles?

Harry:

HowshouldIfeel?

It'sthebiggestcompanyinthecountry.

Susan:

Well,thenyoufeelgoodabouttakingit?

Harry:

Well...Ifeelfineaboutit.Whyshouldn'tI?

Act3.

Michelle:

Ilovemyschool.Ihavesomanygoodfriendstherenow.Iwouldn'tmissadayevenifIwerereallysick.

Susan:

Comeandsitdownforaminute,Michelle.I'dliketotalktoyouaboutsomething.Somethingimportant.

Michelle:

What'swrong,Susan?

Susan:

Oh,there'snothingwrong,Michelle.ButyourdadyandIaretalkingaboutsomethingthatI'dlikeyouropinionabout.

Michelle:

Iknow.IheardyoutalkingaboutittheothernightwhenIwastryingonmynewclothes.It'saboutmovingtoLosAngeles.

Susan:

You'reright.Howdoyoufeelaboutit?

Michelle:

Well,Ireallywouldn'twanttomove,but...

Susan:

But?

Michelle:

ButifyouandDaddywantedto,Iguessyouknowwhat'sbestforthefamilyandforme.

Susan:

That'sveryconsiderateofyou,Michelle.Butwhataboutyourfriends?

Michelle:

I'dmissthemalot,butIknowwhatitfeelsliketomisssomeone.

Susan:

Honey,wedon'thavetomoveifyou'renogoingtobehappyaboutit.

Michelle:

DoesDaddywanttomove?

Susan:

Ithinkso.He'sgoingtotellustonightaboutthejoboffer.

Harry:

Well,howwaseverybody'sdaytoday?

Susan:

Michellewaschosentodotheschoolposterfortheplaythisyear.

Harry:

Congratulations,Michelle!

That'ssomething!

Andhowwasyourday,Susan?

Susan:

Iseeyou'reinagoodmood.Whydon'tyoutellusaboutyourday.

Harry:

ImetwithBillYork.

Susan:

It'sOKtotalkaboutit,Harry.Michelleknowsallaboutit.

Harry:

Really?

Susan:

Really,Harry.MichelleandIhaveallkindsoffeelingsaboutleavingNewYork,thefamily,andfriends.Butisyouthinkyoushouldtakethejob,we'rebehindyou.

Harry:

WhataboutMichelle'sschool?

Susan:

We'llmoveaftertheschoolterm.

Harry:

Whatabouthernewfriends?

Michelle:

I'llmakenewfriendswhereverweareaslonaswe'retogether.

Susan:

We'reafamily,Harry.Whateveryouthinkisrightforyouisrightforus.

Harry:

Iamsotouched.Thetwoofyouarereallysomething.

Michelle:

Weloveyou,Daddy.

Harry:

AndIloveyou.

Susan:

OK.Now,tellusaboutyourtalkwithMr.York.Didyoutakethejob?

Harry:

Nope.

Michelle:

What?

Susan:

No?

Youdidn'ttakeit?

Harry:

No,Ididnottakethejob.

Michelle:

But,Daddy,Ithought...

Susan:

Harry,youdidn'tturnitdownbecauseofme...

Michelle:

Orme?

Harry:

No,no.Iturneditdownbecauseofme.

Susan:

How'sthat?

Harry:

Well,IbegantothinkaboutyouandaboutMichelle,andthenIaskedmyself,doIreallywanttoworkforthe