【正文】 ir, so sorry, but I cannot change thi s bank note. H enry: But i t’s al I have on me. O wner: O h, pl ease, don’t worry, si r. Doesn39。t m ater at al l. We’re so very gl ad that you even entered our li ttl e eati ng pl ace. Indeed, si r, I hope you’l e here whenever you li ke. H enry: Wel , that39。s very knd of you. O wner: Ki nd, si r? No, i t’s kind of you. You m ust e whenever you want and have whatever you l i ke. Just having you si t here i s a great honour! As for the bil l, si r, pl ease fet i t. H enry: Fet i t? Wel … thank you very m uch. That39。s very ni ce of you. O wner: O h, i t’s for US to thank you, si r and I do, si r, from the bottom of m y heart. (the owner, hostess and wai ter al l bow as H enry l eaves) Act Ⅱ , Scene 4 N arrator: at the end of the m onth, H enry was very ri ch and di dn39。t fear jai l. Dressed i n the fi nest cl othes, he drove by the brothers’ house i n Portl and Pl ace and, seei ng they were back, went to get Porti a at her fri end’s hom e. H enry: My dear, the way you l ook today, i t would be a crim e not to ask for a good sal ary for the job they’l l gi ve to m e. Porti a: O h, pl ease rem em ber that i f we ask for too m uch we m ay get no sal ary at al 。 and then what’l l hapen to us, wi th no way i n the worl d to earn a l i vi ng? ( At the brothers’ hom e, the servant l ets them in. the two brothers are seated, wai ti ng.) H enry: Good m orni ng,gentl em en . ( Rodrick seem s very surprised to see Porti a) Porti a, these are the m en who hel ped me. Porti a: So vary ni ce to m eet you, ki nd si rs. ( She gi ves Ol i ver a wi nk with one eye. ) Roderi ck: Er…Porti a, I … Ol i ver: We’re both gl ad to hear i t, for now we can deci de the bet whi ch Roderi ck and I made. If you’ve won for m e, you shal l have any job as m y gift. H ave you got the m il i on pound bank note? H enry: H ere it i s, si r. O li ver: I’ve won! N ow what do you say, Roderi ck? Roderi ck: I say that I’ve l ost twenty thousand pounds. I never woul d have bel ieved i t. Why, that is am azi ng, m an! H enry: Com e, l et’s be goi ng now, Porti a. Ol i ver: But wai t, wai t! The job, you know. I m ust gi ve you a job, as I prom i sed. H enry: Wel l, thank you very m uch, but I real y don’t want one now. Porti a: H enry, I’m di sappoi nted i n you. You di dn39。t thank the gentl em en properly. May I do i t for you? H enry: Let m e see you try. (Porti a wal ks over to Roderi ck and gi ves hi m a hug. Then she si ts i n O li ver’s lap, puts her arm s around hi s nevk and kisses him on the cheek. Ol i ver begi ns laughi ng.) Porti a: Papa, he says he doesn39。t want anythi ng el se from you. H enry: (shocked) My dear, i s that your papa? Porti a: H e’s m y step father, and the dearest one that ever was. H enry: O h, m y dearest dear si r, I regret what I sai d. You have got a job open that I want. O li ver: N am e i t. H enry: Soninl aw. Ol iver: Wel l, wel l, wel l! But you’ve never had such a job before. H ow can i t be sure you can do i t successful y? H enry: Try m e… oh, do, I beg of you! Gi ve m e 30 or 40 years , and … O li ver: O h, wel l, al ri ght. N arator: Are Porti a and H enry happy? There are not enough word i n the bi ggest di ctionary to descri be i t. Di d the peopl e of London have a god tim e wi th thi s bit of news? Yes. Portia’s stepfather took that bank note back to the Bank of Engl and and cashed i t. The bank note was then usel es for m oney but was hi s weddi ng gi ft to the young couple. Yes, the bank note was worth mi l i ons of dol l ars, but not worth on tenthe as much as how H enry fel t about Porti a . Unit 4 H ow li fe began on the earth N o London? H enry: N ot at al l, i t’s m y first tri p here. Roderi ck: I wonder, Mr Adam s, i f you’d m i nd US aski ng a few questions. H enry: N ot at al . Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doi ng i n thi s country and what your plans are? H enry: Wel l, I can’t say that I have any pl ans. I’m hopi ng to fi nd work. As a m atter of fact, I l anded i n Bri tai n by acci dent. Ol iver: H ow i s that possi bl e? H enry: Wel , you see, back hom e I had my own boat. About a m onth ago, I was sail i ng out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what i s l eft of the brother’s di nner on tabl e.) Ol i ver: Wel l, go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel l, towards ni ghtfal I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al m y fault. It di dn39。t know whether I coul d survi ve until m orni ng. The next m orni ng I’d just about gi ven m ysel f up for l sot when I was spotted by a shi p. Ol i ver: And i t was the shi p that brought you to England. Henry: Yes. The fact i s that I earned m y passage by worki ng as an unpai d hand, whi ch accounts for m y appearance. I went to the Am eri can em bassy to seek hel p, but … ( The brothers smi l e at each other. ) Roderi ck: Wel l, you m ustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. Henry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol l ow you, si r. Roderi ck: Tel l us, Mr Adam s, what sort of work did you do i n Am eri ca. H enry: I worked for a m i ni ng apany. Coul d you offer m e som e kine of work here? Roderi ck: Pati ence, Mr Adams. If you don39。t mi nd, m ay I ask you how much m oney you have? H enry: Wel , to be honest, I have none. O li ver: (happi l y) What l uck! Brother, what l uck! (cl aps hi s hands together) H enry: Wel l, i t may sem l ucky to you but not to m e! On the contrary, i n fact. If thi s i s you i dea of som e knd of joke, I don’t thi nk i t’s very funny. ( H enry stands up to l eave) N ow i f you’l l excuse m e, I thi nk I’l l be on m y way. Roderi ck: Pl ease don’t go, Mr Adam s. You m ustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. O li ver, gi ve him the l etter. Ol iver: Yes, the l etter. (gets i t from a desk and gi ves i t to H enry l i ke a gi ft ) The l etter. H enry: (taki ng i t careful y) For m e? Roderi ck: For you. (Henry s