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百万英镑课文一
Narrator:
it is the summer of 1903.two old and wealthy brothers,Roderick and Oliver,have made a bet.Oliver believes that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in London.his brother Roderick doubts it.At this moment, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their house.it is Henry Adams,an American businessman,who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
Roderick :
young man,would you step inside a moment,please?
Henry :
who?
Me,sir?
Roderick :
yes,you.
Oliver:
through the front door on your left. Henry:
(a servant opens the door)thanks.
Servant:
good morning.sir.would you please come in?
Permit me to lead the way, sir. Oliver:
(henry enters)thank you,james. That will be all. Roderick:
how do you do,Mr...er...?
Henry:
Adams, Henry Adams.
Oliver:
come and sit down,Mr Adams. Henry:
thank you.
Roderick :
you are an American?
Henry:
That’s right,from San Francisco. Roderick :
how well do you know London?
Henry:
not at all.it’s my first trip here.
Roderick :
I wonder,Mr Adams,if you ‘d mind us asking you a few questions. Henry:
not at all.go right ahead.
Roderick :
May we ask what you’re doing in this city and what your plans are?
Henry:
well,I can’t say that I have any plans.I’m hoping to find work.As a matter of fact,I landed in Britain by accident. Oliver:
How is that possible?
Henry:
well, you see, back home I had my own boat.About a month ago,I was sailing out of the bay...(his eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table) Oliver:
well,go on.
Henry:
Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault I didn’t know whether I could survive until morning. The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. Oliver:
And it was the ship that brought you to England.
Henry:
yes, the fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.I went to the American embassy to seek help, but...( the brothers smile at each other.)
Roderick :
well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. Henry:
I’m afraid I don’t follow you, sir.
Roderick :
Tell us, Mr Adams, what sort of work did you do in America?
Henry:
I worked for a mining company.Could you offer me some kind of work here?
Roderick :
Patience, Mr Adams. If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much money you have?
Henry:
Well, to be honest, I have none.
Oliver:
(happily)What luck!
Brother,what luck!
(clap his hands together)
Henry:
Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me!
On the contrary, in fact. If this is your
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idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.(Henry stands up to leave)Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
Roderick :
please don’t go,Mr Adams.You mustn’t think we don’t care about you.Oliver, give him the letter .
Oliver:
yes,the letter.9gets it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift) The letter. Henry:
(taking it carefully)For me?
Roderick :
For you. (Henry starts to open it.)Oh,no,you mustn’t open it. Not yet. You can’t open it until two o’clock. Henry:
Oh,this is silly.
Roderick :
not silly.there’s money in it.(calls to the servant)James?
Henry:
Oh,no.I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.
Roderick :
We know you are hard-working.That’s why we’ve given you the letter. James,show Mr Adams out.
Oliver:
Good luck,Mr Adams.
Henry:
Well,why don’t you explain what is all about?
Roderick :
You’ll soon know.(looks at the clock)In exactly an hour and a half. Servant :
This way,sir.
Roderick :
Mr Adams, not until 2o’clock.Promise?
Henry:
Promise.Goodbye.
Reading and acting
Act one, Scene 4
(Outside a restaurant Henry looks at the envelope with the letter and decides to go in. He sits down at a table next to the front windows.) OWNER (seeing Henry‘s poor appearance) That‘s one‘s reserved. This way, please. (to the waiter) take this gentleman‘s order, Horace. HENRY (after sitting down and putting the letter on the table) I‘d like some ham and eggs
and a nice big steak. And make it extra thick.
WAITER it‘ll cost a tiny bit.
HENRY I understand. And I‘ll have a nice glass of beer. (the waiter leaves foe the kitchen) HOSTESS my goodness!
He eats like a wolf. OWNER we‘ll see if he‘s clever as a wolf, eh?
HENRY (having just finished every bit of food) Ah, waiter. (waiter returns) same things
again, please. Oh, and another beer.
WAITER Again, everything?
HENRY Yes, that‘s right. (sees the look on the waiter‘s face) Anything wrong?
WAITER (to the restaurant owner) He‘s asked for more of the same. OWNER it is well-known that many Americans like to eat a lot. Well, we have to take a
chance. Go ahead and let him have it.
WAITER (reading the bill after the meal) all right. That‘s two orders of ham and eggs, two
extra thick steaks, two tall glasses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts.
HENRY would you mind waiting just a few minutes?
WAITER (in a rude manner) what‘s there to wait for?
OWNER all right, Horace, I‘ll take care of this. HENRY (to owner) That was a wonderful meal. It‘s amazing how much pleasure you get out
of the simple things in life, especially if you can‘t have them for a while.
OWNER Yes, very interesting. Now perhaps if you pay the bill I can help the other customers. HENRY (looking at the clock on the wall) Well, I see it‘s two o‘clock. (he opens the letter
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and holds a million pound bank-note in his hands. Henry is surprised but the owner and the waiter are shocked, and nervous) I‘m very sorry. But … I ... I … I don‘t have anything smaller.
OWNER (still shocked and nervous) Well, er- er-just one moment. Maggie, look!
(the hostess screams, the other customs look at her and she put a hand to her mouth). HOSTESS oh, dear, I don‘t know. I simply don‘t know. Ask Mr. Clemens. (the owner goes to a gentleman sitting near the window)
OWNER Mr. Clemens, Mr. Clemens!
Could you –er- look at this?
(hands him the bank–note) do you think it‘s genuine?
CLEMENS (looking at it very carefully) Two notes in this amount have been issued by the Bank of England this year. Any way, it can‘t be fake. OWNER Why not?
CLEMENS People will give too much attention to a bank-note of this amount. No thief would want that to happen.
HOSTESS (joining them) But look at the owner, Mr. Clemens. He‘s in rags.
CLEMENS Hmm, yes. I see. Well, I can only say that he must be a very strange but very rich man. OWNER (as if he has discovered something for the first time) Why, yes!
That must be it!
HOSTESS (hit her husband‘s arm) And you put him in the back of the restaurant!
Go and see him at once!
OWNER I‘m so sorry, sir, so sorry, but I cannot change this bank-note. HENRY But it‘s all I have on me.
OWNER
Oh, please, don‘t worry, sir. Doesn‘t matter at all. We are so very glad that you even entered our little eating place. Indeed, sir, I trust that you‘ll come here whenever you like.
HENRY Well, that‘s very kind of you.
OWNER Kind, sir?
No, it‘s kind of you, sir. You must come whenever you want and have whatever you like. Just having you sit here is a great honour!
HENRY I may not return for some time.
OWNER
It would be wrong of me not trust a gentleman such as yourself, sir, (now the other customs are watching them) even if you do dress in a rather unusual way. As for the bill, sir, please forget it.
HENRY Forget it?
Well … thank you very much. That‘s very nice of you.
OWNER Oh, it‘s for us to thank you, sir and I do, sir, from my heart. (the owner, hostess and waiter all bow together as Henry leaves)
第一幕,第4场
(在餐馆外边,亨利看了看那封信的信封,没有打开,然后决定走进餐馆。
他在靠近前边窗户的一张桌子旁坐了下来)
店主:
(看看亨利的那幅穷酸相)那张桌子有人订了。
请到这边来。
(对服务员)霍勒斯,来等先生点菜。
亨利:
(坐定之后,把信放在桌上)我要火腿加鸡蛋,还来一块大牛排,要特厚的。
我还要一杯咖啡,一份菠萝甜点。
服务员:
好的,先生。
恐怕这得花费一大笔钱。
亨利:
我明白。
我还要一大杯啤酒。
服务员:
行。
(服务员离开了,很快把所有的食物端上来)
女老板:
天哪!
你看他,吃起东西来就像头狼。
店主:
瞧着吧,看他是不是像狼一样机灵?
亨利:
(刚吃完了所有的东西)喂,服务员。
(服务员过来了)同样的东西请再来一份,呃,再来一大杯啤酒。
服务员:
每样东西都再来一份吗?
亨利:
是,没错。
(看着服务员脸上的神色)有什么不对吗?
服务员:
不,没什么不对。
(对店主)他再要一份同样的食物。
店主:
嗯,许多美国人喜欢吃得多,这是大家都知道的。
哦,我们得冒点儿风险。
去吧,让他吃吧。
服务员:
(饭后念账单)好了。
两份火腿家鸡蛋,两份特厚的牛排,两大杯啤酒,两杯咖啡和两份甜点。
亨利:
(望着墙上的挂钟)请等几分钟号码?
服务员:
(很不耐烦地)还等什么?
店主:
霍勒斯,行啦,这儿由我来照应。
亨利:
(对店主)这餐饭吃得真棒。
从生活中如此简单的东西之中竟能得到这么大的乐趣,真是令人吃惊,特别是当你暂时吃不到这些东西的时候。
店主:
是的,很有意思。
如果你现在能付账的话,我就可以去照顾别的顾客了。
亨利:
(又望着墙上的挂钟)好了,我看两点钟到了。
(他把信封拆开,那车一张百万英镑的钞票。
亨利感到吃惊,店主和服务员惊呆了)很抱歉,我……我……我没有小一点儿的钞票。
店主:
(还在发呆,而且有点儿紧张)好……嗯……,等一会儿。
玛吉,来瞧瞧!
(女老板尖叫起来,其他顾客都望着她,于是,她用手捂住了嘴巴)你看这张钞票是真的吗?
女老板:
天哪,我不知道。
我真不知道。
店主:
嗯,我确实听说过英格兰银行发行了两张这样面值的钞票……不管怎样,我觉得这不可能是假钞。
这么大面值的钞票会特别引人注意的。
小偷可不想引起别人的注意。
女老板:
但是他穿得破破烂烂的!
店主:
也许他十一哥非常怪异而富有的人。
(如梦初醒似的)啊,对了,一定是这样的。
女老板:
(在她丈夫的手臂上打了一下)是你把他带到餐厅后面去的,还不马上去看看他。
店主:
(对亨利)先生,对不起,非常对不起,这张钞票我们找不开。
亨利:
而我身上就只带了这张钞票。
店主:
哎呀,先生,请别着急,一点儿也没关系。
我们非常高兴你能走进我们这家小吃店。
先生,真的,我希望您随时光临。
亨利:
这,你太好了。
店主:
我太好了?
不,先生,是您太好了。
您什么时候想来就来,想吃什么就吃什么。
您就是在这儿坐一下也是我们莫大的荣幸!
至于说账单嘛,先生,请把它忘了吧。
亨利:
忘了它?
喔……,那就太谢谢了。
你太好了。
店主:
啊,先生,该是我们谢谢您呢。
先生,我从心底里感谢您。
(当亨利离开的时候,店主、女老板和服务员都一齐向他鞠躬)
补充:
第一幕,第3场
Itisthesummerof1903.Twooldandwealthybrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.OliverbelievesthatwithamillionpoundbanknoteamancouldsurviveamonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Atthismoment,theyseeapennilessyoungmanwanderingonthepavementoutsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,whoislostinLondonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.
旁白:
1903年的夏天。
一对年老又富有的兄弟,罗德里克和奥利弗,打了一个赌。
奥利弗认为,一个人靠一张百万英镑的钞票在伦敦能活一个月。
他的兄弟罗德里克对此表示怀疑。
这时,他们看见一个身无分文的年轻人在房子外面的人行道上游荡。
他叫亨利.亚当斯,一个美国商人,在伦敦迷了路,不知道该怎么办。
RODERICK:
Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?
罗德里克:
年轻人,请进来一会儿,好吗?
HENRY:
Who?
Me,sir?
亨利:
先生,你叫谁来呀?
是叫我吗?
RODERICK:
Yes,you.
罗德里克:
是的,就是你。
OLIVER:
Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.
奥利弗:
从你
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