【正文】 s very nice of you. Owner: Oh, it’s for US to thank you, sir and I do, sir, from the bottom of my heart. (the owner, hostess and waiter all bow as Henry leaves) Act Ⅱ, Scene 4 Narrator: at the end of the month, Henry was very rich and didn39。t matter at all. We’re so very glad that you even entered our little eating place. Indeed, sir, I hope you’ll e here whenever you like. Henry: Well, that39。s right. (sees the look on the waiter’s face) Anything wrong? Waiter: No, not at all. (to the owner) He’s asked for more of the same. Owner: It’s wellknown that americans like to eat a lot. Well, we’ll have to take a chance. Go ahead and let him have it. Waiter: (reading the bill after the meal) All right. That39。t thank the gentlemen properly. May I do it for you? Henry: Let me see you try. (Portia walks over to Roderick and gives him a hug. Then she sits in Oliver’s lap, puts her arms around his nevk and kisses him on the cheek. Oliver begins laughing.) Portia: Papa,he says he doesn39。t fear jail. Dressed in the finest clothes, he drove by the brothers’ house in Portland Place and, seeing they were back, went to get Portia at her friennd’s home. Henry: My dear, the way you look today, it would be a crime not to ask for a good salary for the job they’ll give to me. Portia: Oh, please remember that if we ask for too much we may get no salary at all。s very knd of you. Owner: Kind, sir? No, it’s kind of you. You must e whenever you want and have whatever you like. Just having you sit here is a great honour! As for the bill, sir, please fet it. Henry: Fet it? Well… thank you very much. That39。s two orders of ham and eggs, two extra thick steaks, two large galsses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts. Henry: (looking at the clock on the wall) Would you mind waiting just a few minutes? Waiter: (in a rude manner) What’ s there to wait for? Owner: All right, Horace. I’ll take care of this. Henry: (to owner) That was a wonderful meal. It’s amazing how much pleasure you get out of the simple thins in life, especially you can’t have them for a while. Owner: Yes, very interesing. Now perhaps, sir, if you pay you bill I can help the other customers. Henry: (looking at the clock on the wall again) Well, I see it’s two o’clock.( he opens the envelope and holds a million pound bank Norelco in his hands Henry is very surprised but the owner and waiter are shocked) I’m sorry. But…I…I don’t have anything smaller. Owner: (still shocked and nervous) Well…er…just on moment. Maggie, look! ( the hostess screams, the other customers look at her and she puts a hand to her mouth) Do you thin it’s genuine? Hostess: Oh, dear, I don’t know. I simply don’t know . Owner : Well, I did hear that the Bank of England had issued two notes in this amount… Anyway, I don’t think it can be a fake. People would pay too nuch attention to a bank note of this amount. No thief would want that to happen. Hostess: But he’s in rags! Owner: Perhaps he’s a very strange, rich man. ( as if he has discovered something for the first time) Why,yes! That must be it! Hostess: (hits her husband’s arm) And you put him in the back of the restaurant! Go an see him at one. Owner: ( to Henry) I’m sorry, sir, so sorry, but I cannot change this bank note. Henry: But it’s all I have on me. Owner: Oh, please, don’t worry, sir. Doesn39。t want anything else from you. Henry: (shocked) My dear, is that your papa? Portia: He’s my step father, and the dearest one that ever was. Henry: Oh, my dearest dear sir, I regret what I said. You have got a job open that I want. Oliver: Name it. Henry: Soninlaw. Oliver: Well, well,well! But you’ve never had such a job before. How can it be sure you can do it successfully? Henry: Try me… oh,do, I beg of you! Give me 30 or 40 years , and … Oliver: Oh, well, all right. Narrator: Are Portia and Henry happy? There are not enough word in the biggest dictionary to describe it. Did the people of London have a good time with this bit of news? Yes. Portia’s stepfather took that bank note back to the Bank of England and cashed it. The bank note was then useless for money but was his wedding gift to the young couple. Yes, the bank note was worth millions of dollars, but not worth on tenthe as much as how Henry felt about Portia . Unit 4 How life began on the earth No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “ Big Bang “ that threw matter in all directions. After that, atoms began to form and bing to create stars and other bodies. For several billion years after the “ Big Bang “, the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to bee was uncertain until between and billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earthenware became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen , water vapour and other gases , which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. What is even more imprtant is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. Water had also appeared on other plas like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life. What many scientists believe is that the continued persence of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop. Many millions of years later, the first extremely small plants began to appear on the surface of the water. They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with oxygen, which encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on land. They were followed in time by land animals. Some were insects. Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the water. Later when the plants g