【正文】 hi s bi t of news? Yes. Porti a’s stepfather took that bank note back to the Bank of England and cashed i t. The bank note was then useless for m oney but was hi s wedding gift to the young couple. Yes, the bank note was worth m il li ons of dol ars, but not worth on tenthe as m uch as how H enry fel t about Porti a . Uni t 4 How li fe began on the earth No 1 XX縣垃圾分離堆肥廠 南昌市環(huán)境保護(hù)研究設(shè)計(jì)院 設(shè)計(jì)證書：國(guó)環(huán)設(shè)乙字第 970175號(hào) 工程咨詢證書：工咨乙 9627005 summ er of 1903. Two ol d and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dOl i ver, have m ade a bet. Ol i ver bel ieves that wi th a mi l ion pound bank note a m an coul d survive a m onth i n London. Hi s brother Roderi ck doubts i t. At thi s m om ent, they see a penni l es young m an wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de their house. It i s H enry Adams, an Am eri can busi nessm an, who is l ost i n London and does not know what he shoul d do. Roderi ck: Young m an, woul d you step i nsi de a m om ent, pl ease? H enry: Who? Me, si r? Roderi ck: Yes, you. O li ver: Through the front door on your l eft. H enry: ( A servant opens a door) Thanks. Servant: Good m orni ng, si r. Woul d you pl ease e i n? Perm it m e to l ead the way, sir. Oli ver: （ H enry enters） Thank you, Jam es. That wi l be al l. Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er …? H enry: Adam s. H enry Adam s. O li ver: Com e and sit down, Mr Adams. H enry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Am erican? Henry: That’ s ri ght, from San Franci sco. Roderi ck: H ow wel l do you know London? H enry: N ot at al l, i t’s m y first trip here. Roderick: I wonder, Mr Adam s, if you’d mi nd US aski ng a few questi ons. H enry: Not at al l. Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doi ng i n thi s country and what your pl ans are? H enry: Wel l, I can’t say that I have any pl ans. I’m hoping to fi nd work. As a m atter of fact, I l anded i n Britai n by acci dent. O li ver: H ow i s that posi bl e? H enry: Wel l, you see, back hom e I had m y own boat. About a m onth ago, I was sail ing out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what i s l eft of the brother’s di nner on table.) Oli ver: Wel , go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel , towards ni ghtfal I found myself carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al m y faul t. It di dn39。s ri ght. (sees the l ook on the wai ter’s face) Anythi ng wrong? Wai ter: N o, not at al l. (to the owner) H e’s asked for m ore of the sam e. O wner: It’s wel lknown that am ericans li ke to eat a l ot. Wel l, we’l l have to take a chance. Go ahead and l et hi m have it. Wai ter: (reading the bi l after the m eal ) Al ri ght. 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, hostes and waiter al 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 m atter at al. We’re so very gl ad that you even entered our li ttl e eati ng pl ace. Indeed, sir, I hope you’l l e here whenever you l i ke. H enry: Wel l, that39。t m ind, m ay I ask you how m uch money you have? H enry: Wel l, to be honest, I have none. Oli ver: (happil y) What l uck! Brother, what luck! (cl aps hi s hands together) H enry: Wel, i t m ay seem l ucky to you but not to m e! O n 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 think we don’t care about you. Oli ver, gi ve him the l etter. Ol i ver: Yes, the letter. (gets it from a desk and gi ves it to H enry li ke a gi ft ) The l etter. H enry: (taki ng i t careful l y) For m e? Roderick: For you. (H enry starts to open i t) O h, no, you m ustn’t open i t. N ot yet. You can’t open i t unti l two o’cl ock. H enry: O h, this i s sil l y. Roderi ck: N ot sil ly. There’s m oney i n i t (cal l s to the servant) James ? H enry: O h, no. I don’t want your chari ty. I just want an honest job. Roderi ck: We know you’re hardwo rki ng. That39。 and then what’l l hapen to us, wi th no way i n the worl d to earn a li ving? ( At the brothers’ hom e, the servant l ets them i n. the two brothers are seated, wai ti ng. ) H enry: Good m orni ng, gentl em en .( Rodri ck seem s very surpri sed to see Porti a) Porti a, these are the men who helped m e. Porti a: So vary ni ce to m eet you, ki nd sirs. ( She gi ves Oli ver a wi nk wi th one eye.) Roderi ck: Er…Porti a, I … Ol iver: We’re both glad to hear it, for now we can deci de the bet whi ch Roderi ck and I m ade. If you’ve won for m e, you shal l have any job as m y gi ft. H ave you got the mi l i on pound bank note? H enry: H ere i t 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 beli eved 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 give 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: Henry, I’m di sappoi nted i n you. You di dn39。t m atter at al. We’re so very gl ad that you even entered our li ttl e eati ng pl ace. Indeed, sir, I hope you’l l e here whenever you l i ke. H enry: Wel l, that39。t m ind, m ay I ask you how m uch money you have? Henry: Wel l, to be honest, I have none. Oli ver: (happil y) What l uck! Brother, what luck! (cl aps hi s hands together) H enry: Wel, i t m ay seem l ucky to you but not to m e! O n 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 think we don’t care about you. Oli ver,