人教版新教材第三册第三单元电子版

Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-note

ACTONE

Note:Scenes1and2areprovidedintheTeacher’sBook.

Scene3

NARRATORNowladiesandgentlemen,you’reabouttohearthemost

incredibletale.Itisthesummerof1903,andHenryAdams,anAmerican

business,hashadsomeverybadluck.HeislostinLondon.Hehasno

moneyanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.Walkingdownthestreet,

hehearssomeonecallinghim.

RODERICKYoungman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?

HENRY

Who?Me,sir?

RODERICKYes,you.

OLIVER

HENRY

Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.

(aservantopensthedoorforhim)Thanks.

SERVANT

Goodmorning,sir,wouldyoupleasecomein?Permit

metoleadtheway,sir.

OLIVER

Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.

RODERICKHowdoyoudo,Mister－er－?

HENRY

OLIVER

HENRY

Adams,HenryAdams.

Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.

Thankyou.

RODERICKYou’reanAmerican?

HENRY

That’sright,fromSanFrancisco.

RODERICKHowwelldoyouknowLondon

HENRY

Notatall.It’smyfirsttriphere.

RODERICKIwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmindusaskingafew

questions.

HENRY

Gorightahead.

RODERICKMayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhat

yourplansare?

HENRY

Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I’mhopingtofind

work.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritianbyaccident.

OLIVER

HENRY

Howisthatpossible?

Well,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.Abouta

monthagoIwassailingoutofthebay－(hiseyesstareatwhatisleftof

thebrother’sdinneronthetable)

RODERICKWell,goon.

HENRY

Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyselfcarried

outtoseabyastrongwind.IdidnotknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntil

morning.ThenextmorningI’djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenI

wasspottedbyaship.

OLIVER

HENRY

AnditwastheshipthatboughtyoutoEngland.

Iearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,

whichaccountsformyappearance.(thebrotherssmileateachother)

RODERICKWell,youmustn’tworryaboutthat.It’sanadvantage.

HENRY

I’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou,sir.

RODERICKTellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoin

America?

HENRY

Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouofferme

somekindofworkhere?

RODERICKPatience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon’tmind,mayIaskyou

howmuchmoneyyouhave?

HENRY

OLIVER

together)

HENRY

Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishands

Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome.Ifthisis

yourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.(Henry

standsuptoleave)Now,ifyou’llexcuseme,IthinkI’llbeonmyway.

RODERICKPleasedon’tgo,MrAdams.Youmustn’tthinkwedon’t

careaboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.

OLIVER

Yes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenry

likeagift)Theletter.

HENRY

(takingitcarefully)Forme?

RODERICKForyou.(Henrystartstoopentoit)Oh,no,youmustn’t

openit.Notyet.Youcan’topenituntiltwotwoo’clock.

HENRY

Oh,thisissilly.

RODERICKNotsilly.There’smoneyinit.(callstotheservant)James.

Oh,no,Idon’twantyourcharity.Ijustwantanhonestjob.

HENRY

RODERICKWeknowyou’rehard-working.That’swhywe’vegiven

youtheletter.James,showMrAdamsout.

OLIVER

Goodluck,MrAdams.

HENRY

Well,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

RODERICKYou’llsoonknow.Inexactlyanhourandahalf.

SERVANTThisway,sir.

RODERICKMrAdams,notuntil2o’clock.Promise?

HENRY

Promise.Good-bye.

Onedaymyuncletoldmea

thathewouldbeabletowalktothefootofamountainby

mountainwasover100kilometresawayfromhishomesopeoplewere

happytotakethebetbecausetheythoughtitwasthatanybody

aboutamanwhomadea

.The

couldwalksofarinoneday.Buttheydidnotrealisethatthemanhada

planready.Hegothis

todrivealargetruckwhichwouldmeethimontheroadasif

Thetruckwouldgivethemanarideandhewouldcontinuetopretendto

walkasthetruckmovedalong.Inthiswaythemanmadehis

.

at

thefootofthemountainbeforenightfallandhewonhisbet.Hesaidhe

hadwalkedallthewaythoughnotalwaysontheroad!

Readingandacting

Actone,Scene4

(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewiththeletterand

decidestogoin.Hesitsdownatatablenexttothefrontwindows.)

OWNER

HENRY

WAITER

(seeingHenry’spoorappearance)

That’sone’sreserved.Thisway,please.

(tothewaiter)takethisgentleman’sorder,Horace.

(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I’d

likesomehamandeggsandanicebigsteak.Andmakeit

extrathick.

it’llcostatinybit.

HENRYIunderstand.AndI’llhaveaniceglassofbeer.(thewaiter

leavesfoethekitchen)

HOSTESSmygoodness!Heeatslikeawolf.

OWNER

we’llseeifhe’scleverasawolf,eh?

HENRY(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter.(waiter

returns)samethingsagain,please.Oh,andanotherbeer.

WAITER

HENRY

Again,everything?

Yes,that’sright.(seesthelookonthewaiter’sface)

Anythingwrong?

(totherestaurantowner)He’saskedformoreofthesame.

WAITER

OWNERitiswell-knownthatmanyAmericansliketoeatalot.Well,

wehavetotakeachance.Goaheadandlethimhaveit.

WAITER

(readingthebillafterthemeal)allright.That’stwoorders

ofhamandeggs,twoextrathicksteaks,twotallglassesof

beer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesserts.

HENRY

WAITER

OWNER

wouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?

(inarudemanner)what’stheretowaitfor?

allright,Horace,I’lltakecareofthis.

HENRY(toowner)Thatwasawonderfulmeal.It’samazinghow

muchpleasureyougetoutofthesimplethingsinlife,

especiallyifyoucan’thavethemforawhile.

OWNER

Yes,veryinteresting.NowperhapsifyoupaythebillIcan

helptheothercustomers.

HENRY(lookingattheclockonthewall)Well,Iseeit’stwoo’clock.

(heopenstheletterandholdsamillionpoundbank-noteinhis

hands.Henryissurprisedbuttheownerandthewaiterare

shocked,andnervous)I’mverysorry.But…I...I…I

don’thaveanythingsmaller.

OWNER(stillshockedandnervous)Well,er-er-justonemoment.

Maggie,look!(thehostessscreams,theothercustomslookat

herandsheputahandtohermouth).

HOSTESSoh,dear,Idon’tknow.Isimplydon’tknow.AskMr.Clemens.

(theownergoestoagentlemansittingnearthewindow)

OWNERMr.Clemens,Mr.Clemens!Couldyou–er-lookatthis?

(handshimthebank–note)doyouthinkit’sgenuine?

CLEMENS(lookingatitverycarefully)Twonotesinthisamount

havebeenissuedbytheBankofEnglandthisyear.Anyway,

itcan’tbefake.

OWNER

Whynot?

CLEMENSPeoplewillgivetoomuchattentiontoabank-noteofthis

amount.Nothiefwouldwantthattohappen.

HOSTESS(joiningthem)Butlookattheowner,Mr.Clemens.He’sin

rags.

CLEMENSHmm,yes.Isee.Well,Icanonlysaythathemustbea

verystrangebutveryrichman.

OWNER

(asifhehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,

yes!Thatmustbeit!

HOSTESS(hitherhusband’sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackofthe

restaurant!Goandseehimatonce!

OWNER

bank-note.

HENRY

I’msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethis

Butit’sallIhaveonme.

OWNEROh,please,don’tworry,sir.Doesn’tmatteratall.Weareso

verygladthatyouevenenteredourlittleeatingplace.Indeed,

sir,Itrustthatyou’llcomeherewheneveryoulike.

HENRY

Well,that’sverykindofyou.

OWNERKind,sir?No,it’skindofyou,sir.Youmustcomewhenever

youwantandhavewhateveryoulike.Justhavingyousithere

isagreathonour!

HENRY

Imaynotreturnforsometime.

OWNERItwouldbewrongofmenottrustagentlemansuchas

yourself,sir,(nowtheothercustomsarewatchingthem)even

ifyoudodressinaratherunusualway.Asforthebill,sir,

pleaseforgetit.

HENRY

ofyou.

Forgetit?Well…thankyouverymuch.That’sverynice

OWNEROh,it’sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,frommyheart.

(theowner,hostessandwaiterallbowtogetherasHenry

leaves)

ABOUTMARKTWAIN

MarkTwainwasborninFloridaandspenthisboyhoodin

Hannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.Threeofhismostfamous

booksdescribepeopleonthisgreatriver.TheyareTheAdventuresof

TomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeonthe

Mississippi.Indeed,thisauthorlovedtheriversomuchthatevenhispen

nameisabouttheriver.“Twain”isanoldwordfor“two.”So,to“mark

twain,”istosaythatthewateristwofathomsdeep.Afathomisequalto

sixfeetor1.83metres.Twainleftschoolatschoolattheageoftwelveto

lookforwork.Overthenexttwodecadeshewasaprinter,ariverboat

pilot,asoldier,agoodminer,abusinessmanandanewspaperreporter.

Hisfirstsuccessfulstorywasaboutajumpingfrogcontest.Hiswriting

becamefamousforitsdescriptionofcommonpeopleandthewaythey

talked,butespeciallyforhishumour.Hebecamerichfromthemany

novels,shortstoriesandtraveljournalshewroteandwasverypopularat

publicreadings.YaleandOxfordUniversitieshonouredhimforhis

writing.However,thelastyearsofhislifewerefilledwithsadevents,

lonelinessandthelossofmuchmoney.Hiswritinglostmostofits

humourandbecamesadlikehim.Yetheisstilloneofthemostpopular

writersintheworldtoday.

ACTTWO

Scene4

NARRATORAttheendofmonth,Henrywasveryrichanddidn’tfear

jail.Dressedinthefinestclothes,hedrovebythebrothers’housein

PortlandPlaceand,seeingtheywereback,wenttogetPortiaather

friend’shome.

HENRY

Mydear,thewayyoulooktoday,itwouldbeacrimenot

toaskforagoodsalaryforthejobthey’llgivetome.

PORTIA

Oh,pleaserememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwemay

getnosalaryatall;andthenwhat’llhappentous,withnowayinthe

worldtoearnaliving?

(atthebrothers’home,theservantletsthemin.Thetwobrotherare

seated,waiting)

HENRY

Goodmorning,gentlemen.(Roderickseemsverysurprised

toseePortia)Portia,thesearethemenwhohelpedme.

PORTIA

Soverynicetomeetyou,kindsirs.(shegivesOlivera

winkoftheeye)

RODERICKEr…Portia,I---

OLIVER

We’rebothgladtohearit,fornowwecandecidethebet

whichRoderickandImade.Ifyou’vewonforme,youshallhaveanyjob

asmygift.Haveyougotthemillionpoundbank-note?

HENRY

I’vewon!Nowwhatdoyousay,Roderick?

RODERICKIsaythatI’velosttwentythousandpounds.Ineverwould

havebelievedit.Why,thatisamazing,man!

HENRY

OLIVER

asIpromised.

HENRY

now.

Come,let’sbegoingnow,Portia.

Butwait,wait!Thejob,youknow.Imustgiveyouajob,

Well,thankyouverymuch,butIreallydon’twantone

PORTIA

Henry,I’mdisappointedinyou.Youdidn’tthankthe

gentlemenp