【導(dǎo)讀】Henry:Who?Me,sir?Roderick:Yes,you.Oliver:Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.Henry:(Aservantopensadoor)Thanks.Servant:Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleaseein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.Oliver:（Henryenters）Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.Roderick:Howdoyoudo,Mr…er…?knowLondon?Henry:Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I’mhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.Oliver:Howisthatposible?

　　

【正文】 s the sam e, so I wonder if i t i s m ade or brought i n from el sewhere. Al though it i s freshl y coked, it 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 peopl e to buy food at McDonal d’s. Fi rst, there woul d be petrol fum es(氣體 ), whi ch wil l m ake our cl ean ai r di rty. Second, there’s the probl em of al l those cars that try to park and prevent other cars from m ovi ng quickl 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 Am erican, 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 ning a uni on? So when I consi der the food, the cars and the jobs, I thi nk we shoul d not al l 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 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 with 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 pennil ess young man wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de their house. It i s H enry Adam s, an Am eri can busi nessm an, who i s l ost i n London and does not know what he should 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 l eft. 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 wil l be al l. Roderick: How 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 , it’s m y fi rst tri p here. Roderi ck: I wonder, Mr Adams, i f you’d mi nd US asking 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 in 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 sai li ng out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what is l eft of the brother’s di nner on tabl e.) Ol i ver: Wel, go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel l, towards ni ghtfal I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al l my faul t. It di dn39。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 l sot when I was spoted by a shi p. Ol i ver: And i t was the shi p that brought you to Engl and. Henry: Yes. The fact is 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 sm il e at each other.) Roderi ck: Wel , you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. H enry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol low you, si r. Roderi ck: Tel us, Mr Adams, what sort of work di d you do i n Ameri ca. H enry: I worked for a m i ni ng apany. Coul d you offer m e som e kine of work here? Roderi ck: Pati ence, Mr Adams. If you don39。t mi nd, m ay I ask you how m uch m oney you have? H enry: Wel , to be honest, I have none. O li ver: (happi l 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 is you i dea of som e knd of joke, I don’t thi nk it’s very funy. ( Henry stands up to l eave) N ow i f you’l l excuse m e, I thi nk I’l be on m y way. Roderi ck: Pl ease don’t go, Mr Adam s. You mustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. O li ver, gi ve him the l etter. Ol iver: Yes, the l etter. (gets it 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 l y) For m e? Roderick: For you. (H enry starts to open i t) O h, no, you m ustn’t open it. N ot yet. You can’t open i t until two o’cl ock. H enry: O h, thi s i s si l y. Roderi ck: : N ot si l y. There’s m oney i n i t (cal s to the servant) Jam es ? H enry: O h, no. I don’t want your chari ty. I just want an honest job. Roderi ck: We know you’re hardwo rki 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 ain what thi s i s al about? Roderick: 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. Promi se? H enry: Prom ise. Goodbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( O utsi de a restaurant H enry l ooks at the envelope wi thout openi ng i t and deci des to go in. 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 waiter) Take thi s gentl em an’s order, H orace. H enry: ( after si tti ng down and puti ng the l etter on the tabl e) I’d li ke som e ham and egs and a nice bi g steak. Make i t extra thi ck. 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 have a l arge gl ass of beer. Wai ter: O K. ( The waiter l eaves and son returns wi th al l the food. ) H ostess: My goodness! Why, l ook at him . He eats l i ke a wol f. O wner: We’l see i f he’s cel ver as a wol f, eh? H enry: ( havi ng just fini shed every bi t of food ) Ah, wai ter. ( wai ter returns) Sam e thi ng agai n, pl ease. O h, and anoth