本文是经典爱情电影听力系列The Lake House(湖边小屋，又叫“触不到的恋人”)的第九段对白听力。

　　Kate和Alex继续通信，两个寂寞的人通过这只神奇的邮箱各自倾诉着。讨论各自的兴趣，爱好。Alex提议带Kate去散步，并在邮箱里给了Kate一张做好标记的地图。终于，在一个晴朗的天气里，相隔两年的恋人一起散步。Kate对此次散步一直觉得很不可思议，直到她看到写在墙上的一行字：Kate，我和你同在，谢谢你和我共度美好的星期六。终于，Kate相信他们真的心灵相通，有种Alex就在身边感觉，陪她一起散步……

　　Kate说，她喜欢还没看到花时先闻到香味，喜欢刚刚结束野餐时就下起雨，喜欢闻Jack爪子的味道。似乎每个女孩都一些浪漫的感受……

Kate：Sorry I haven´t made it to the mailbox lately. It´s been a long week. All night shifts.

Alex：Good to hear from you. I thought you left me. You should know that you´re my only connection to the future. How come we never talk about the things we like?

Kate：Well, let´s see. Reading the classics to Jack.

Alex：Who´s his favorite?

Kate：Dostoyevsky.

Alex：For me, this city, on a day when the light is so clear that I can touch every detail every brick and window in the buildings I love. Come on, take a walk with me this Saturday. Let me show you.

Kate：You´re crazy. Why are you going through all this trouble for me?

Kate：No trouble. Summer´s here.

Alex：Okay, your turn. Favorite things.

Kate：Where to start? Okay. When I smell the flowers before I see them. When it starts to rain just as the picnic is ending. And I love the smell of Jack´s paws.

Alex：You didn´t forget to mention your husband, did you?

Kate：Well, of course I love my husband, who is also a doctor. Plastic surgeon for small farm animals.

Alex：Good. I´m married too. I´ve got eight children, and none of them look like me. I´m worried, Kate.

Kate：I would be too.

Alex：I´m single.

Kate：Me too. Number 27.

Alex：She´s a beauty. My father used to tell me she was the grandma for all the houses in the city. He used to take me on walks like I´m taking you now.

Kate：Alex?

Alex：Kate?

Kate：I wish we could have done this walk together.

注释：

1. night shift：夜班

2. hear from：收到……的信

3. take a walk：散步

4. plastic surgeon：整形外科医生

5. I would be too：Alex开玩笑说，他有八个孩子，但是没有一个像他，于是很担心。这句是Kate的回答：如果是我，我也会很担心。