Grandpa和Robbie感恩节游行观看电视直播。Robbie还在为错过Alexandra电话闷闷不乐。Susan他的电话让他开心，他的冷漠让他开心Susan惊疑。Philip走进来，他让大家试试Ellen火鸡填料。

Grandpa: I love parades. The Thanksgiving Day parade is always such great fun. Look at that Superman balloon! Wowee! Just floating along high above Central Park West. Don't you just love it? Oh, and the bands and the music. John Philip Sousa. I love his music. Da dada da da dada da da da da da da dada. Oh, look at that float, Robbie. Look at those funny-looking clowns.

Robbie: It's for kids.

Grandpa: Maybe so, but parades always make me feel like a kid. Remember when you and your dad and I went to the Thanksgiving Day parade? You were four or five years old, I think.

Robbie: Hello, hello…Oh, hi, Susan. How are you?…Here's Mom.

Ellen: Hello, Susan. Yes, he missed a phone call from Alexandra. Yes, I know, but he'll get over it. Good. Then you'll be here about five? Oh, fine. I look forward to seeing you and Harry and Michelle. Drive carefully. Good-bye.

Philip: Taste Ellen's turkey dressing. It's delicious.

Grandpa: I'm not surprised. It's Grandma's recipe.

Robbie: It's my favorite part of the meal.

Philip: What about my famous apple pie?

Robbie: Dad, your apple pie is my favorite dessert.

Philip: How's the parade?

Robbie: OK.

【语言点精讲】

1. Wowee!

当你感到惊讶或兴奋时，可以说"Wow!"或"Wowee!" Wowee通常是儿童语言。这两种表达都是在非正式场合使用的。

2. The Thanksgiving Day parade is always such great fun.

the Thanksgiving Day Parade: 感恩节游行。纽约每年举行一次感恩节游行Macy百货公司最初是在1924年组织的。如今，规模越来越大。美国许多大城市纷纷组织感恩节嘉年华。在纽约，游行队从中央公园西路出发(Central Park West)开始出发，游行队里有很多巨型彩车(float)，各种著名的卡通形象漂浮在天空中的大气球(balloon)，电视明星，马戏团小丑(clown)一路唱歌跳舞，和人们一起庆祝节日，来自美国各地的乐队(band)演奏进行曲，让人觉得节日气氛无处不在。通过电视观看感恩节游行过电视观看感恩节。

3. Maybe so, but parades always make me feel like a kid.

也许是的，但是游行队总是让我觉得自己回到了童年。

Maybe so: 相当于这里"Maybe that's true"(也许是这样，也许是吧？

4. Yes, I know, but he'll get over it.

是的，我知道，但他的力量会过去的。

get over it: 恢复平静的情绪。over是介词，后面的代词不能放在over之前。

5. I look forward to seeing you and Harry and Michelle.

我盼着看见你和Harry还有Michelle。

look forward to: 期待，期待。这个短语跟着动词。-ing形式或名词。

6. Taste Ellen's turkey dressing.

尝尝埃伦做的火鸡填料。

turkey dressing: 火鸡填料，通常是面包和调味料搅拌成糊状，然后放入火鸡肚中烘烤。dressing有时也称为stuffing。