【正文】 restaurants and these are peopl e who speak up for the workers. If, as they say, the workers are happy wi th them , why shoul d they fear som e workers joi ni ng a uni on? So when I consi der the food, the cars and the jobs, I thi nk we shoul d not al ow McDonal d’s to bui l d thei r restaurant i n our town. Unit 3 the m il li on pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 N arrator: It i s the sum m er of 1903. Two ol d and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dOl iver, have m ade a bet. Ol iver bel ieves that wi th a mi l ion pound bank note a m an coul d survi ve a m onth i n London. H is brother Roderick doubts i t. At thi s m om ent, they see a penni less young m an wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de their house. It i s H enry Adam s, an Am eri can busi nesm an, who i s l ost i n London and does not know what he shoul d do. Roderi ck: Young man, woul d you step i nsi de a m om ent, pl ease? H enry: Who? Me, si r? Roderi ck: Yes, you. Ol i ver: Through the front door on your l eft. H enry: ( A servant opens a dor) Thanks. Servant: Good m orni ng, si r. Woul d you pl ease e in? Permi t m e to lead the way, si r. Ol i ver: （ H enry enters） Thank you, Jam es. That wil be al. Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? H enry: Adam s. H enry Adam s. O li ver: Com e and si t down, Mr Adam s. H enry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Am eri can? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Franci sco. Roderi ck: H ow wel do you know London? H enry: N ot at al , i t’s m y fi rst tri p here. Roderick: I wonder, Mr Adam s, i f you’d m i nd US aski ng a few questi ons. H enry: N ot at al l. Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doi ng i n this country and what your pl ans 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 month 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 table.) O li ver: Wel , go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel , towards ni ghtfal I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al l m y faul t. It di dn39。s why we’ve gi ven you the l etter. Jam es, show Mr Adams out. H enry: Wel l, why don’t you expl ai n what thi s i s al about? Roderi ck: You’l l soon know. (l ooks at the clock) In exactl y an hour and a hal f. Servant: Thi s way, si r. Roderi ck: Mr Adams, not unti l 2 o’cl ock. Prom i se? H enry: Promi se. Godbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( O utsi de a restaurant H enry l ooks at the envel ope wi thout openi ng i t and deci des to go i n. H e si ts down at a tabl e next to the front wi ndow. ) O wner: ( seei ng H enry’s poor apearance) That one’s reserved. Thi s way, pl ease.( to the wai ter) Take thi s gentl eman’s order, H orace. H enry: terri bl e m ust have happened i f Li Chang was not i ng to eat i n hi s restaurant as he al ways di d. Wang Peng fol owed Li Chang i nto a new sm al l e saw a si gn i n the wi ndow. Tired of al l that fat? Want to l ose wei ght? Com e i nsi de Yong H ui ’s sl imm i ng restaurant. O nl y slim mi ng foods served here. Make yoursel f thi n agai n. Curi osi ty drove Wang Peng i nsi de. It was ful of peopl e. The hostes, a very thi n lady cam e forward. “Wel e,” she sai d. “My nam e i s Yong H ui . I’l l hel p you l ose wei ght and be fi t i n two weeks i f you eat here every day.” Then she gave a m enu to Wang Peng. There were few choi ces of food and dri nk on i t: just ri ce, raw vegetabl es served i n vi negar, frui t and water. Wang Peng was am azed at thi s and especi al l y at the pri ces. It cost m ore than a good m eal i n hi s restaurant! H e coul d not bel i eve hi s eyes. H e threw down the m enu and hurri ed outsi de. O n hi s way hom e he thought about hi s own m enu. Di d i t make peopl e fat? Perhaps he shoul d go to the l i brary and fi nd out. H e coul d not have Yong H ui getti ng away wi th tel li ng peopl e l i es! H e had better do som e research! At the li brary Wang Peng was surpri sed to fi nd that hi s restaurant served far too m uch fat and Yong H ui ’s far too li ttl e. Even though her customers mi ght get thi n after eati ng Yong Hui’s food, they were not eati ng enough energygi vi ng food to keep them fi t. They woul d be e ti red very qui ckl y. Wang Peng fel t m ore hopeful as he drove back hom e. Perhaps wi th a di scount and a new si gn he coul d win hi s custom ers back! So he wrote: Want to feel fi t and energeti c? Com e and eat here! Di scounts today! O ur food gi ves you energy al day! The peti ti on between the two restaurants was on! COME AND EAT H ERE (2) A week later, Wang Peng’s restaurant was nearl y ful l and he felt hapi er. Perhaps he woul d be abl e to earn hi s li vi ng after al and not have to cl ose hi s restaurant. H e di d not l ook forward to bei ng in debt because hi s restaurant was no l onger popul ar. H e sm il ed as he wel ed som e custom ers warm ly at the door but the smi le l eft hi s face when he saw Yong Hui wal ki ng i n. She di d not look happy but gl ared at him . “May I ask what you were doi ng i n m y restaurant the other day? I thought you were a new custom er and now I know that you onl y cam e onl y to spy on me and m y m enu, ” she shouted. “Please excuse m e, ” he calml y expl ai ned,“I wanted to know where al m y custom ers had gone l ast week. I fol owed one of them and found them i n your restaurant. I don’t want to upset you, but I found your m enu so lim i ted that I stopped worryi ng and started adverti sing the benefi ts of my food. Why don’t you si t down and try a meal ?” Yong H ui agreed to stay and soon they were both enjoyi ng the dum pli ngs and breast of chi cken cooked wi th garl i c. When they were served the i ce cream , Yong H ui began to l ook i l . “I feel si ck wi th al l this fat and heavy fod, ”she sai d, “I mi ss m y vegeta