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

　　

【正文】 bout 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 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 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. Roderick: Mr Adam s, not unti l 2 o’cl ock. Prom i se? H enry: Promi se. Godbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( O utsi de a restaurant H enry looks at the envel ope wi thout openi ng i t and deci des to go i n. 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. This way, pl ease. ( to the wai ter) 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 eggs and a ni ce 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 amount of m oney. H enry: I understand. And I’l l have a l arge gl ass of beer. Wai ter: O K. ( The wai ter l eaves and soon returns wi th al the fod.) H ostess: My goodness! Why, l ook at him. H e eats li ke 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 bi t of food ) Ah, wai ter. ( waiter returns) Sam e thi ng agai n, pl ease. O h, 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 ericans li ke to eat a l ot. Wel l, 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 ck steaks, two l arge gal sses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal ) Woul d you m i nd wai ti ng just a few mi nutes? Wai ter: (in a rude manner) What’ s there to wai t for? O wner: Al ri ght, H orace. I’l l take care of thi s. H enry: (to owner) That was a wonderful m eal. It’s am azi ng how m uch pl easure you get out of the sim pl e thi ns i n li fe, especi al ly you can’t have them for a whil e. O wner: Yes, very i nteresing. Now perhaps, si r, if you pay you bil l I can hel p the other custom ers. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal agai n) Wel , I see i t’s two o’cl ock. ( he opens the envel ope and hol ds a m il li on pound bank N orel co i n hi s hands H enry i s very surpri sed but the owner and wai ter are shocked) I’m sorry. But…I…I don’t have anythi ng smal er. O wner: (stil l shocked and nervous) Wel l …er…just on m om ent. Maggi e, l ook! ( the hostess screams, the other custom ers l ook at her and she puts a hand to her m outh) Do you thi n i t’s genui ne? H ostess: O h, dear, I don’t know. I sim pl y don’t know . O wner : Wel, I di 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 ge