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ACTⅠ
On a ferryboat in New York Harbor. We can see the Statue of Liberty. Richard Stewart, 30, is taking pictures.
Richard:Excuse me. 1 My name is 2 Richard Stewart I'm a photographer3. May I 4 take a picture of you and your little boy?
Mrs. Vann:What's it for? 5
Richard:It's for a book.
Mrs. Vann:You're writing a book?
Richard:It's a book of pictures 6. I call it Family Album, U.S.A.
Mrs. Vann:Oh, that's a nice idea Well, it's fine if you take our picture. I'm Martha vann. [She offers her hand.]7
Richard:Thank you. I appreciate your help. 8 [to the little boy]I'm 9 Richard. What's your name?
Gerald:Gerald.
Richard:How old are you, Gerald?
Gerald:Five.
Richard:And where do you live?
Mrs. Vann:We live in California10.
Richard:Well, welcome to New York.11 OK, just a second. 12 [He takes out a reflector 13 to have more light for his photographs.] I'm almost ready here.
[Alexandra, a sixteen-year-old girl, is watching.]
Alexandra:Can I help you?
Richard:Oh, please. [He gives her the reflector to hold. Then he speaks to Mrs. Vann and her son.] Hold Gerald's hand, please. Great! Now point14 to the buildings. Terrific! 15 Give Mommy a kiss, 16 Gerald. Nice! Thank you, Gerald. And thank you, Mrs. Vann.
Mrs. Vann:Oh, my pleasure 17 We'll be looking for your book.18
Richard:Thank you. Good-bye.Bye,19 Gerald.[to Alexandra]Thanks 20 again.
Alexandra:Oh, you're welcome 21.
Richard:Hey, 22 let me take your picture!
Alexandra:Wonderful. Please.
Richard:Are you from New York?
Alexandra:No, I'm from Greece23. I'm an exchange student24.
Richard:When did you come here?
Alexandra:Three months ago.
Richard:Your English is very good.
Alexandra:Thanks. 25 I studied English in school. [They sit on a bench.]
Richard:Would you like some coffee?
Alexandra:No, thank you. Tell me about your book.
Richard:Oh, it's not finished yet, but I have some of the pictures. Would you like to see them?
Alexandra:Yes. I'd like that.
Richard:Here they are. 26[He opens his bag and takes out a photo album27.]Family Album, U.S.A. It's an album of pictures of the United States:the cities, the special places, and the people. [He shows her the photos.] And these are pictures of people working:steelworkers, 28 bankers,29 police, street vendors, 30 ambulance drivers,31 doctors… Oh, this is my father. He's a doctor. This is my mother.
“It's an album of pictures of the United States.”
Alexandra:What's her name?
Richard:Ellen. My younger brother, Robbie. He goes to high school. This is my sister Susan. She works for a toy32 company. Here's my grandfather. He lives in Florida. And this is my wife Marilyn.
Alexandra:Oh, she's very pretty.
Richard:Thanks. 33 And what about34 your family?
Alexandra:They are in Thessaloniki. That's a large city in northern Greece. But now I'm living in the Bronx35.
Richard:With a Greek-American family?
Alexandra:No. Hispanic. 36
Richard:[He hears a foghorn.] Oh no! It's five thirty37. Will you excuse me? I have to meet my wife.
Alexandra:It was nice meeting you.38
Richard:It was a pleasure meeting you,39 too. Thanks for your help. And good luck! I've got to go. 40 By the way, 41 I'm Richard. What's your name?
Alexandra:Alexandra.
Richard:Bye-bye, Alexandra. Thanks.
Alexandra:Bye-bye. [Richard hurries off the boat. Alexandra sees that he forgot one of his bags. She takes it and begins to follow him.] Richard! Richard! You left your bag!
END OF ACT I
ACTⅠ
On a ferryboat in New York Harbor. We can see the Statue of Liberty. Richard Stewart, 30, is taking pictures.
Richard:Excuse me. 1 My name is 2 Richard Stewart I'm a photographer3. May I 4 take a picture of you and your little boy?
Mrs. Vann:What's it for? 5
Richard:It's for a book.
Mrs. Vann:You're writing a book?
Richard:It's a book of pictures 6. I call it Family Album, U.S.A.
Mrs. Vann:Oh, that's a nice idea Well, it's fine if you take our picture. I'm Martha vann. [She offers her hand.]7
Richard:Thank you. I appreciate your help. 8 [to the little boy]I'm 9 Richard. What's your name?
Gerald:Gerald.
Richard:How old are you, Gerald?
Gerald:Five.
Richard:And where do you live?
Mrs. Vann:We live in California10.
Richard:Well, welcome to New York.11 OK, just a second. 12 [He takes out a reflector 13 to have more light for his photographs.] I'm almost ready here.
[Alexandra, a sixteen-year-old girl, is watching.]
Alexandra:Can I help you?
Richard:Oh, please. [He gives her the reflector to hold. Then he speaks to Mrs. Vann and her son.] Hold Gerald's hand, please. Great! Now point14 to the buildings. Terrific! 15 Give Mommy a kiss, 16 Gerald. Nice! Thank you, Gerald. And thank you, Mrs. Vann.
Mrs. Vann:Oh, my pleasure 17 We'll be looking for your book.18
Richard:Thank you. Good-bye.Bye,19 Gerald.[to Alexandra]Thanks 20 again.
Alexandra:Oh, you're welcome 21.
Richard:Hey, 22 let me take your picture!
Alexandra:Wonderful. Please.
Richard:Are you from New York?
Alexandra:No, I'm from Greece23. I'm an exchange student24.
Richard:When did you come here?
Alexandra:Three months ago.
Richard:Your English is very good.
Alexandra:Thanks. 25 I studied English in school. [They sit on a bench.]
Richard:Would you like some coffee?
Alexandra:No, thank you. Tell me about your book.
Richard:Oh, it's not finished yet, but I have some of the pictures. Would you like to see them?
Alexandra:Yes. I'd like that.
Richard:Here they are. 26[He opens his bag and takes out a photo album27.]Family Album, U.S.A. It's an album of pictures of the United States:the cities, the special places, and the people. [He shows her the photos.] And these are pictures of people working:steelworkers, 28 bankers,29 police, street vendors, 30 ambulance drivers,31 doctors… Oh, this is my father. He's a doctor. This is my mother.
“It's an album of pictures of the United States.”
Alexandra:What's her name?
Richard:Ellen. My younger brother, Robbie. He goes to high school. This is my sister Susan. She works for a toy32 company. Here's my grandfather. He lives in Florida. And this is my wife Marilyn.
Alexandra:Oh, she's very pretty.
Richard:Thanks. 33 And what about34 your family?
Alexandra:They are in Thessaloniki. That's a large city in northern Greece. But now I'm living in the Bronx35.
Richard:With a Greek-American family?
Alexandra:No. Hispanic. 36
Richard:[He hears a foghorn.] Oh no! It's five thirty37. Will you excuse me? I have to meet my wife.
Alexandra:It was nice meeting you.38
Richard:It was a pleasure meeting you,39 too. Thanks for your help. And good luck! I've got to go. 40 By the way, 41 I'm Richard. What's your name?
Alexandra:Alexandra.
Richard:Bye-bye, Alexandra. Thanks.
Alexandra:Bye-bye. [Richard hurries off the boat. Alexandra sees that he forgot one of his bags. She takes it and begins to follow him.] Richard! Richard! You left your bag!
END OF ACT I