Grandma, how long are you staying?
奶奶，您要住多久？
Time with grandparents和祖父母聊时间
A real Time dialogue: Time with grandparents. 39 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的时间对话：和祖父母聊时间。39 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Until Sunday evening.
到周日晚上。
Three whole days!
整整三天！
Three days. Your grandfather stayed at home.
三天。你爷爷留在家里了。
Why? Does he not like the city?
为什么？他不喜欢城市吗？
He does, but the stairs are hard for him now.
他喜欢，只是现在爬楼梯对他来说太难了。
Grandma, tell us about the clock.
奶奶，跟我们说说那座钟吧。
Which clock?
哪座钟？
The one that you always wind up.
您总是上发条的那座。
Ah, the hall clock. It is seventy years old.
啊，门厅那座钟。它有七十年了。
Seventy years? That is older than you.
七十年？比您的岁数还大。
Much older. It was my mother’s.
大多了。它是我妈妈的。
Does it need winding every day?
它需要每天上发条吗？
Once a week. Only once.
一周一次。只一次。
What time does it show now?
它现在显示几点？
Let me look. Seven past five.
我看看。五点零七分。
But the phone says ten past.
可是手机上是五点十分。
The old clock runs slow.
老钟走得慢。
It gains two minutes every week.
它每周快两分钟。
Then it will be an hour wrong in a year.
那一小时就差一年了。
Yes. But we like it that way.
是啊。可我们就喜欢这样。
Grandma, how did people know the time before?
奶奶，以前人们怎么知道时间？
There was a bell in the factory, every morning at six.
工厂有钟声，每天早上六点响。
And at school?
那在学校呢？
The teacher had a pocket watch.
老师有一块怀表。
My watch is on my wrist.
我的表戴在手腕上。
In my time, a watch was a gift for university.
我那会儿，手表是考上大学的礼物。
Is that yours?
这块是您的吗？
It is. Sixty years now.
是我的。到现在六十年了。
Can I try it?
我能试试吗？
Hold it carefully. Do not wind it.
小心拿。别上发条。
It is warm.
它是温的。
It keeps time from your body.
它靠你的体温在走。
I want a watch too.
我也想要一块表。
He wants a phone.
他想要的是一部手机。
I want both.
我两个都要。
Then you will be busy reading time, not living it.
那你会忙着看时间，而不是过时间了。
Grandma, is it really eight already?
奶奶，真的已经八点了吗？
It is. Time to sleep. Tomorrow is another day.
是的。该睡了。明天又是新的一天。
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Key words关键词
grandmother奶奶
to wind up上发条
pocket watch怀表
to gain time走快
Key phrases
This clock is seventy years old.
这座钟有七十年了。
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
Match the meaning, then try the scene again.
01Question 1 of 3
Grandma, how long are you staying?
02Question 2 of 3
Then it will be an hour wrong in a year.
03Question 3 of 3
It is. Time to sleep. Tomorrow is another day.