【導(dǎo)讀】Henry:Oh,no.Idon’twantyourcharity.Ijustwantanhonestjob.Roderick:Weknowyou’rehard-working.That'swhywe’vegivenyoutheletter.James,showMrAdamsout.Henry:Wel,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisalabout?

　　

【正文】 d hear that the Bank of Engl and had i sued two notes i n this am ount… Anyway, I don’t thi nk i t can be a fake. Peopl e 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 i f he has di scovered som ethi ng for the fi rst tim e) Why, yes! That m ust be it! H ostess: (hits her husband’s arm) And you put him i n the back of the restaurant! Go an see hi m 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 it’s al l I have on m e. O wner: O h, please, don’t worry, si r. Doesn39。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。s very knd of you. O wner: Ki nd, si r? N o, i t’s ki nd of you. You must e whenever you want and have whatever you l i ke. Just havi ng you si t here i s a great honour! As for the bil , si r, pl ease fet i t. H enry: Fet i t? Wel … thank you very m uch. 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 fear jail . 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. Henry: 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. Porti a: O h, pl ease rem em ber that if we ask for too m uch we may get no sal ary at al 。 and then what’l l hapen to us, wi th no way i n the worl d to earn a l ivi ng? ( At the brothers’ home, the servant lets them in. the two brothers are seated, waiting.) Henry: Good morning,gentlemen .( Rodrick seems very surprised to se Porti a) Porti a, these are the m en who hel ped me. Portia: 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.) O li 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。t know whether I coul d survi ve until m orni ng. The next m orni ng I’d just about gi ven mysel f up for l sot when I was spotted by a shi p. O li ver: And i t was the shi p that brought you to Engl and. Henry: Yes. The fact i s that I earned m y passage by working as an unpai d hand, whi ch accounts for my appearance. I went to the Am eri can em bassy to seek help, but … ( The brothers sm il e at each other. ) Roderick: Wel l, you m ustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. Henry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol l ow you, si r. Roderi ck: Tel l us, Mr Adam s, what sort of work di d you do i n Ameri ca. H enry: I worked for a m ini ng apany. Coul d you offer m e some ki ne of work here? Roderi ck: Pati ence, Mr Adam s. If you don39。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 hardworki ng. That39。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 about? Roderi ck: You’l l soon know. (l ooks at the cl ock) In exactly an hour and a hal f. Servant: Thi s way, si r. Ro