【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 r all bow as Henry leaves) Act Ⅱ, Scene 4 Narrator: at the end of the month, Henry was very rich and didn39。t fear jail. Dressed in the finest clothes, he drove by the brothers’ house in Portland Place and, seeing they were back, went to get Portia at her friennd’s home. Henry: My dear, the way you look today, it would be a crime not to ask for a good salary for the job they’ll give to me. Portia: Oh, please remember that if we ask for too much we may get no salary at all。 and then what’ll happen to us, with no way in the world to earn a living? ( At the brothers’ home, the servant lets them in. the two brothers are seated,waiting.) Henry: Good morning,gentlemen .( Rodrick seems very surprised to see Portia) Portia, these are the men who helped me. Portia: So vary nice to meet you, kind sirs. ( She gives Oliver a wink with one eye.) Roderick: Er…Portia, I … Oliver: We’re both glad to hear it, for now we can decide the bet which Roderick and I made. If you’ve won for me, you shall have any job as my gift. Have you got the million pound bank note? Henry: Here it is, sir. Oliver: I’ve won! Now what do you say, Roderick? Roderick: I say that I’ve lost twenty thousand pounds. I never would have believed it. Why, that is amazing, man! Henry: Come, let’s be going now, Portia. Oliver: But wait, wait! The job, you know. I must give you a job, as I promised. Henry: Well, thank you very much, but I really don’t want one now. Portia: Henry, I’m disappointed in you. You didn39。t thank the gentlemen properly. May I do it for you? Henry: Let me see you try. (Portia walks over to Roderick and gives him a hug. Then she sits in Oliver’s lap, puts her arms around his nevk and kisses him on the cheek. Oliver begins laughing.) Portia: Papa,he says he doesn39。t want anything else from you. Henry: (shocked) My dear, is that your papa? Portia: He’s my step father, and the dearest one that ever was. Henry: Oh, my dearest dear sir, I regret what I said. You have got a job open that I want. Oliver: Name it. Henry: Soninlaw. Oliver: Well, well,well! But you’ve never had such a job before. How can it be sure you can do it successfully? Henry: Try me… oh,do, I beg of you! Give me 30 or 40 years , and … Oliver: Oh, well, all right. Narrator: Are Portia and Henry happy? There are not enough word in the biggest dictionary to describe it. Did the people of London have a good time with this bit of news? Yes. Portia’s stepfather took that bank note back to the Bank of England and cashed it. The bank note was then useless for money but was his wedding gift to the young couple. Yes, the bank note was worth millions of dollars, but not worth on tenthe as much as how Henry felt about Portia . Unit 4 How life began on the earth No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “ Big Bang “ that threw matter in all directions. After that, atoms began to form and bing to create stars and other bodies. For several billion years after the “ Big Bang “, the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to bee was uncertain until between and billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earthenware became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen , water vapour and other gases , which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. What is even more imprtant is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. Water had also appeared on other plas like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life. What many scientists believe is that the continued persence of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop. Many millions of years later, the first extremely small plants began to appear on the surface of the water. They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with oxygen, which encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on land. They were followed in time by land animals. Some were insects. Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the water. Later when the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time. They produced young generally by laying eggs. After that, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed. They laid eggs too and existed on the earth for more than 140 million years. However, 65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs ended. Why they suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery. This disappearance made possible thief rise of mammals on the earth. These animals were different from all life forms in the past, because they Gavin birth to young baby animals and prodeced milk to feed them. Finnally about million years ago some small celver animals, now with hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth. Thus they have, in their turn, bee the most important animals on the pla. But they no they looking after the earth very well. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevenrs heat from escaping from the earth into space. As a result of this, many scientists believe the earth may be too hot to live on. So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to e will depend on whether this problem can be solved. A visit to the moon 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)目可行性研究報告申請單位：**鋼廠編制單位：**有限公司二 〇 〇 九 年 六 月( after sitting down and putting the letter on the table) I’d like some ham and eggs and a nice big steak. Make it extra thick. Waiter: Right, sir. I’m afraid it’ll cost a large amount of money. Henry: I understand. And I’ll have a large glass of beer. Waiter: OK. ( The waiter leaves and so