【正文】 denl y di sappeared sti l rem ai ns a m ystery. Thi s di sappearance m ade possi bl e thief ri se of m amm als on the earth. These anim al s were di fferent from al l ife forms in the past, because they Gavin bi rth to young baby anim als and prodeced mi lk to feed them. Finnal ly about 2. 6 mi l ion years ago some smal celver ani mals, now wi th hands and feet, appeared and spread al l over the earth. Thus they have, in thei r turn, bee the most i mportant anim als on the pla. But they no they looki ng after the earth very wel l. They are putting too much carbon dioxi de i nto the atm osphere, which prevenrs heat from escaping from the earth into space. As a result of thi s, many scientists beli eve the earth may b e too hot to l ive on. So whether life wil l conti nue on the earth for mi l ions of years to e wil l depend on whether this probl em can be sol ved. A vi sit to the m on Last month I was lucky engough to have 年產(chǎn) 7萬噸無縫鋼管高新技術(shù)產(chǎn)品項(xiàng)目 可行性研究報(bào)告 申請單位： **鋼廠 編制單位： **有限公司 二〇〇九年 六 月 ( after si tti ng down and putti ng the letter on the tabl e) I’d li ke some ham and egs and a nice bi g steak. Make i t extra thi ck. Wai ter: Ri ght, si r. I’m afrai d i t’l l cost a l arge am ount of m oney. H enry: I understand. And I’l l have a l arge gl ass of beer. Wai ter: O K. ( The wai ter l eaves and soon returns wi th al the fod.) H ostess: My goodness! Why, l ook at him. H e eats li ke a wol f. O wner: We’l l see i f he’s cel ver as a wol f, eh? H enry: ( havi ng just fi nished every bi t of food ) Ah, wai ter. ( waiter returns) Sam e thing agai n, pl ease. O h, and another beer. Wai ter: Agai n? Everythi ng ? H enry: Yes, 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 Henry l eaves) Act Ⅱ , Scene 4 N arrator: at the end of the m onth, H enry was very ri ch and 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) He’s asked for m ore of the sam e. O wner: It’s wel l known that am eri cans l i ke to eat a l ot. Wel , we’l l have to take a chance. Go ahead and l et hi m have it. Wai ter: (readi ng the bi l after the m eal ) Al ri ght. That39。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 ennd’s hom e. H enry: My dear, the way you l ook today, i t woul d be a crim e not to ask for a good sal ary for the job they’l l gi ve to m e. Portia: O h, pl ease rem em ber that if we ask for too m uch we may get no sal ary at al。s two orders of ham and eggs, two extra thi ck steaks, two l arge gal sses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal ) Woul d you m i nd waiti ng just a few mi nutes? Wai ter: (i n a rude manner) What’ s there to wai t for? O wner: Al ri ght, H orace. I’l l take care of thi s. H enry: (to owner) That was a wonderful m eal . It’s am azi ng how m uch pleasure you get out of the sim pl e thi ns i n li fe, especi al y you can’t have them for a whi l e. O wner: Yes, very i nteresi ng. N ow perhaps, si r, i f you pay you bil I can hel p the other customers. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal agai n) Wel , I see i t’s two o’cl ock. ( he opens the envel ope and hol ds a m il li on pound bank N orel co in hi s hands H enry i s very surpri sed but the owner and wai ter are shocked) I’m sorry. But …I…I don’t have anythi ng sm al er. O wner: (stil shocked and nervous) Wel l …er …just on m om ent. Maggi e, l ook! ( the hostess scream s, the other custom ers look at her and she puts a hand to her m outh) Do you thi n it’s genui ne? H ostes: O h, dear, I don’t know. I sim pl y don’t know . O wner : Wel l, I di d hear that the Bank of England had issued two notes i n thi s am ount… Anyway, I don’t thi nk i t can be a fake. People woul d pay too nuch attenti on to a bank note of thi s am ount. N o thi ef woul d want that to happen. H ostess: But he’s i n rags! O wner: Perhaps he’s a very strange, ri ch m an. ( as if he has di scovered som ethi ng for the fi rst tim e) Why, yes! That m ust be i t! H ostess: (hi ts her husband’s arm ) And you put hi m i n the back of the restaurant! Go an see him at one. O wner: ( to H enry) I’m sorry, si r, so sorry, but I cannot change thi s bank note. H enry: But i t’s al I have on m e. O wner: O h, pl ease, don’t worry, si r. Doesn39。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) He’s asked for m ore of the sam e. O wner: It’s wel l known that am eri cans l i ke to eat a l ot. Wel , we’l l have to take a chance. Go ahead and l et hi m have it. Wai ter: (readi ng 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 Henry 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 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: Sonin law. Ol i ver: Wel l, wel l, wel ! But you’ve never had such a job before. H ow can i t be sure you can do i t successful l y? H enry: Try m e… oh, do, I beg of you! Gi ve m e 30 or 40 years , and … Ol i ver: Oh, wel , al ri ght. N arrator: Are Porti a and Henry happy? There are not enough word i n the bi ggest di cti onary to descri be i t. Di d the peopl e of London have a good ti m e with thi s bi t of news? Yes. Porti a’s stepfather took