【導(dǎo)讀】wasnolongerpopular.HesmiledasheweledsomecustomerswarmlyatthedoorbutthesmilelefthisfacewhenhesawYongHuiwalkingin.Shedidnotlookhappybutglaredathim.“MayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestauranttheotherday?IthoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnowIknowthatyouonlycameonlytospyonmeandmymenu,”sheshouted.“Pleaseexcuseme,”hecalmlyexplained,“Iwantedtoknowwherealmycustomershadgonelastweek.Ifolowedoneofthemandfoundtheminyou

　　

【正文】 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 their restaurant i n our town. Uni t 3 the mi l ion pound bank note Act I, Scene 3 N arrator: It i s the summ er of 1903. Two ol d and weal thy brothers, Roderi ck an dO li 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 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 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 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. Oli ver: Through the front dor 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. Ol iver: （ H enry enters） Thank you, Jam es. That wil l be al . Roderi ck: H ow do you do, Mr…er…? H enry: Adams. Henry Adam s. Ol i ver: Com e and si t down, Mr Adams. Henry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Ameri can? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Francisco. Roderi ck: H ow wel l do you know London? H enry: Not at al l, i t’s m y fi rst tri p here. Roderi ck: I wonder, Mr Adam s, i f you’d m i nd US aski ng a few questions. H enry: N ot at al . 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 , I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hopi ng to fi nd work. As a m ater of fact, I l anded in 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 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 ni ghtfal l I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wind. It was al l 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 given m ysel f up for l sot when I was spotted by a ship. Ol iver: And i t was the shi p that brought you to England. 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 hel p, but … ( The brothers smil e at each other.) Roderi ck: Wel , you m ustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. H enry: 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 Am eri ca. H enry: I worked for a mi ni ng apany. Coul d you offer m e som e ki ne of work here? Roderick: Pati ence, Mr Adam s. If you don39。t mi nd, may I ask you how m uch money you have? H enry: Wel l, to be honest, I have none. Ol iver: (happil y) What luck! Brother, what l uck! (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: Please don’t go, Mr Adams. You m ustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. Ol i ver, give him the letter. Ol i ver: Yes, the l etter. (gets i t from a desk and gi ves i t to H enry li ke a gi ft ) The l etter. H enry: (taki ng i t careful y) For m e? Roderi ck: 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 until two o’cl ock. H enry: O h, thi s i s sil y. Roderi ck: N ot si l y. There’s m oney i n i t (cal s to the servant) Jam es ? Henry: Oh, no. I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job. Roderi ck: We know you’re hardworking. That39。s why we’ve given you the letter. James, show Mr Adams out. Henry: 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 clock) In exactly an hour and a hal f. Servant: This way, si r. Roderick: Mr Adams, not until 2 o’cl ock. Promi se? Henry: Prom ise. Goodbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( Outside a restaurant Henry looks at the envel ope without opening i t and deci des to go i n. H e sits down at a table next to the front wi ndow. ) Owner: ( seeing H enry’s poor apearance) That one’s reserved. This way, pl ease. ( to the wai ter) Take thi s gentleman’s order, Horace. H enry: was no l onger popul ar. H e sm il ed as he weled som e custom ers warml y at the door but the sm il e l eft hi s face when he saw Yong Hui wal ki ng i n. She di d not l ok happy but gl ared at him . “May I ask what you were doi ng in 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 m e and m y m enu,” she shouted. “Pl ease excuse m e,” he cal ml y expl ai ned, “I wanted to know where al l my 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 si ng the benefi ts of m y food. Why don’t you si t down and try a m eal ?” Yong H ui agreed to stay and son they were both enjoyi ng the dum pli ngs and breast of chi cken coked wi th garli c. When they were served the i ce cream , Yong H ui began to l ook il l. “I feel si ck with al l thi s fat and heavy food, ”she sai d, “I mi ss m y vegetabl es and frui t. ”Wang Peng was enjoyi ng a second pl ate of dum pl i ngs so he sighed.“Yes,”he added,“and I woul d m iss m y dumpli ngs and fatty pork. Don’t you get tired qui ckl y?” “Wel , I do have to rest a l ot, ”adm itted Yong H ui . “But don’t you thi nk i