【正文】 t sil l y. There’s m oney in 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 hardworki ng. That39。street. Many of our young people wi l be onl y too hapy to work for the pany. McDonal d’s m akes a prom ise to the peopl e that work for them. They say,“We value you, your growi ng skil l s and your hel p to the pany. ”I can see nothi ng but good i f this pany es to buil d i ts restaurant i n our town. AGAINST BUILDING A MCDONALD’S I am very worri ed about McDonal d’s buil di ng a restaurant in our hom etown. We are a sm al l m uni ty and we enjoy our l ocal di shes. I am not sure if McDonal d’s food is as heal thy as they say i n thei r adverti sem ents. When scientists l ook at it careful l y, they fi nd hi gh levels of fat, sugar and salt. Thi s is very worryi ng. Too m any young peopl e are getti ng fat through eati ng too m uch fatty food. McDonal d’s i s not gi vi ng young peopl e a good i dea of what a healthy di et shoul d be. Local Chi nese food, on the other hand, i s ful of fresh vegetabl es and fresh m eat and fi sh. The food at a McDonal d’s restaurant i s al ways the sam e, so I wonder i f it i s m ade or brought i n from el sewhere. Although i t is freshly cooked, i t m ust be l ess heal thy than our own l ocal l y grown and cooked Chi nese food. I al so worry about al l those cars bri ngi ng people to buy food at McDonal d’s. First, there woul d be petrol fum es(氣體 ), whi ch wi l m ake our clean ai r dirty. Second, there’s the probl em of al those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from m ovi ng qui ckl y through our town. I’m sure m any young peopl e woul d be happy to work for McDonal d’s but wi l they be treated fai rl y？ In Ameri can, McDonal d’s does not al ow workers’ uni ons to operate i n i ts 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 mil li on pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 N arator: It i s the summ er of 1903. Two ol d and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dOl i ver, have m ade a bet. O li ver beli eves that wi th a m il li on pound bank note a m an coul d survi ve a m onth i n London. Hi s brother Roderi ck doubts it. At thi s m om ent, they see a penil ess young man wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de their house. It i s H enry Adam s, an Am eri can businessm an, who i s 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. Ol iver: Through the front door on your left. H enry: ( A servant opens a door) Thanks. Servant: Good m orni ng, si r. Woul d you please e i n? Permi t me to lead the way, si r. O li ver: （ H enry enters） Thank you, James. That wi l l be al . Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? H enry: Adams. H enry Adam s. Ol i ver: Come and si t down, Mr Adams. 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 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: N ot at al . Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doing i n thi s country and what your pl ans are? H enry: Wel , 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 i ver: How i s that possi bl e? Henry: Wel l, you see, back hom e I had m y own boat. About a m onth ago, I was sai li ng out of the bay… ( his eyes stare at what i s l eft of the brother’s di ner on tabl e. ) Ol iver: Wel l, go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel l, towards nightfal l I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al m y faul t. It di dn39。s why we’ve gi ven you the l etter. Jam es, show Mr Adam s out. H enry: Wel, why don’t you expl ai n what thi s i s al l about? Roderi ck: You’l l soon know. (l ooks at the cl ock) In exactl y an hour and a hal f. Servant: Thi s way, si r. Roderi ck: Mr Adam s, not until 2 o’cl ock. Prom ise? H enry: Prom ise. Goodbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( O utsi de a restaurant H enry l ooks at the envel ope wi thout openi ng it 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 appearance) That one’s reserved. Thi s way, pl ease. ( to the wai ter) Take thi s gentl eman’s order, Horace. H enry: ( after si tting down and putti ng the l eter on the tabl e) I’d l i ke som e ham and eggs and a ni ce bi g steak. Make i t extra thick. Wai ter: Ri ght, si r. I’m afrai d it’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 food. ) H ostes: My goodnes! Why, l ook at him . H e eats l ike a wolf. O wner: We’l l see i f he’s cel ver as a wol f, eh? Henry: ( havi ng just fini shed every bi t of food ) Ah, waiter.( wai ter returns) Same thi ng agai n, please. O h, and another beer. Waiter: Agai n? Everythi ng ? H enry: Yes, that39。t know whether I coul d survi ve unti l m orni ng. The next m orni ng I’d just about gi ven m ysel f up for lsot when I was spotted by a shi p. O li ver: And it was the ship that brought you to Engl and. H enry: Yes. The fact i s that I earned my passage by worki ng as an unpai d hand, whi ch accounts for m y appearance. I went to the Am eri can em basy 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. H enry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol ow you, sir. Roderi ck: Tel us, Mr Adam s, what sort of