【導讀】Henry:Who?Me,sir?er…?Henry:Adams.HenryAdams.Oliver:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.Henry:Thankyou.Roderick:YouareanAmerican?Henry:That’sright,fromSanFrancisco.Roderick:HowwelldoyouknowLondon?Henry:Notatall,it’smyfirsttriphere.Roderick:Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmindUSaskingafewquestions.Henry:Notatal.Gorightahead.Roderick:Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?Henry:Wel,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I’mhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.Oliver:Howisthatpossible?

　　

【正文】 her cars from movi ng qui ckl y through our town. I’m sure m any young people woul d be happy to work for McDonal d’s but wil l they be treated fai rly？ In Am eri 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 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 buil d thei r restaurant i n our town. Uni t 3 the mi l i 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 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 survi ve a m onth i n London. H is brother Roderi ck doubts i t. At thi s m om ent, they see a pennil ess young m an wanderi ng on the pavem ent outsi de thei r house. It i s H enry Adam s, an Am eri can businessm an, who i s lost 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, sir. Woul d you pl ease e i n? Perm it m e to l ead the way, si r. Ol i ver: （ Henry enters） Thank you, Jam es. That wil l be al . 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 Adam s. H enry: Thank you. Roderi ck: You are an Am eri can? H enry: That’ s ri ght, from San Franci sco. Roderick: How 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 Adam s, i f 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 doi ng 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 aci dent. Oli ver: H ow i s that possi bl e? H enry: Wel , you see, back hom e I had my own boat. About a month ago, I was sail i ng out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what i s left of the brother’s di nner on tabl e.) O li ver: Wel , go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel , towards ni ghtfal I found m yself 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 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 work di d you do i n Am eri ca. H enry: I worked for a mi ni ng apany. Coul d you ofer m e som e ki ne of work here? Roderi ck: Pati ence, Mr Adams. If you don39。t m i nd, m ay I ask you how m uch m oney you have? H enry: Wel , to be honest, I have none. Ol iver: (happil y) What l uck! Brother, what l uck! (cl aps his 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 funy. ( Henry 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 Adams. You m ustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. Oli ver, gi ve him the l etter. Ol iver: Yes, the l etter. (gets i t from a desk and gi ves i t to H enry l i ke a gi ft ) The l etter. H enry: (taki ng i t careful y) For me? 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 unti l two o’cl ock. Henry: O h, thi s i s sil ly. Roderi ck: N ot si l y. There’s m oney i n it (cal s to the servant) Jam es ? H enry: Oh, 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. James, show Mr Adams out. Henry: Wel l, why don’t you explai n what thi s is al l about? Roderi ck: You’l l soon know. (l ooks at the cl ock) In exactl y an hour and a half. Servant: Thi s way, si r. Roderi ck: Mr Adam s, not until 2 o’cl ock. Prom ise? H enry: Prom i se. 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: ( sei ng H enry’s poor appearance) That one’s reserved. Thi s way, please. ( to the wai ter) Take thi s gentl em an’s order, H orace. H enry: ( after si ti ng down and putti ng the l etter on the tabl e) I’d li 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 large gl ass of beer. Waiter: O K. ( The wai ter l eaves and soon returns with al l the food. ) H ostess: My goodness! Why, l ook at him . H e eats like a wol f. O wner: We’l l see i f he’s cel ver as a wol f, eh? H enry: ( havi ng just fi ni shed every bit of food ) Ah, wai ter.( wai ter returns) Sam e thi ng again, pl ease. Oh, and another beer. Wai ter: Agai n? Everything ? H enry: Yes, that39。s ri ght. (sees the l ook on the wai ter’s face) Anythi ng wrong? Wai ter: N o, not at al l. (to the owner) H e’s asked for m ore of the sam e. O wner: It’s wel lknown that am eri cans l i ke to eat a l ot. Wel , we’l l have to take a chance. Go ahead and l et hi m have it. Wai ter: (reading the bi l after the m eal ) Al ri ght. That39。s two orders of ham and eggs, two extra thi c