【正文】 ough word i n the bi ggest di cti onary to descri be i t. Di d the peopl e of London have a good tim e wi th this bi t of news? Yes. Porti a’s stepfather took that bank note back to the Bank of Engl and and cashed it. The bank note was then usel ess for money but was hi s weddi ng gi ft to the young coupl e. Yes, the bank note was worth m il li ons of dol ars, but not worth on tenthe as m uch as how H enry felt about Portia . Uni t 4 H ow li fe began on the earth N o one knows exactl y how the earth began, as i t happened so l ong ago. However, accordi ng to a wi del y accepted theory, the uni verse began wi th a “ Bi g Bang “ that threw m atter i n al l directi ons. After that, atom s began to form and bi ng to create stars and other bodi es. For several bil li on years after the “ Big Bang “, the earth was stil l just a cl oud of dust. What i t was to be e was uncertain until between 4. 5 and 3. 8 bi l i on years ago when the dust settl ed i nto a sol i d gl obe. The earthenware becam e so vi ol ent that i t was not cl ear whether the shape woul d l ast or not. It expl oded l oudl y wi th fi re and rock. They were i n tim e to produce carbon, ni trogen , water vapour and other gases , whi ch were to m ake the earth’s atmosphere. What i s even more im prtant i s that as the earth cool ed down, water began to appear on i ts surface. Water had al so appeared on other plas li ke Mars but, unli ke the earth, i t had di sapeared l ater. It was not i mm edi atel y obvious that water GMP 知 識(shí) 讀 本 企業(yè)員工培訓(xùn)教材 第一部分 我們的使命 第一章 健康、疾病與藥品 在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪?，?dāng)身體出現(xiàn)發(fā)燒、頭痛、鼻塞等癥狀時(shí)，說(shuō)明我們生病了，身體不再健康，受到了疾病的困擾，必須采取辦法治療疾病。 and then what’l l hapen to us, wi th no way i n the worl d to earn a l i vi ng? ( At the brothers’ hom e, the servant l ets them in. the two brothers are seated, wai ti ng. ) H enry: Good m orni ng,gentlem en . ( Rodri ck seem s very surprised to see Porti a) Porti a, these are the m en who hel ped m e. Porti a: So vary ni ce to m eet you, ki nd si rs. ( She gives Ol i ver a wi nk with one eye. ) Roderi ck: Er…Porti a, I … Ol i ver: We’re both gl ad to hear i t, for now we can deci de the bet whi ch Roderi ck and I made. If you’ve won for m e, you shal l have any job as m y gift. H ave you got the mi l i on pound bank note? H enry: H ere i t i s, si r. O li ver: I’ve won! N ow what do you say, Roderi ck? Roderi ck: I say that I’ve l ost twenty thousand pounds. I never woul d have beli eved i t. Why, that i s am azi ng, m an! H enry: Com e, l et’s be goi ng now, Porti a. Ol i ver: But wai t, wai t! The job, you know. I m ust give you a job, as I prom ised. Henry: Wel , thank you very m uch, but I real y don’t want one now. Portia: H enry, I’m di sappoi nted i n you. You di dn39。s very ni ce of you. O wner: O h, it’s for US to thank you, si r and I do, si r, from the bottom of m y heart. (the owner, hostess and wai ter al l 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 m ater at al l. We’re so very gl ad that you even entered our li ttl e eati ng pl ace. Indeed, si r, I hope you’l l e here whenever you li ke. H enry: Wel , that39。s right. (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 known that am eri cans l i ke to eat a l ot. Wel , we’l have to take a chance. Go ahead and l et hi m have i t. Waiter: (reading the bi l after the m eal ) Al ri ght. That39。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 i ver: (happi ly) What l uck! Brother, what l uck! (claps hi s hands together) H enry: Wel l, i t m ay sem l ucky to you but not to me! O n the contrary, i n fact. If thi s i s you i dea of som e knd of joke, I don’t think i t’s very funny. ( H enry stands up to leave) N ow i f you’l l excuse m e, I thi nk I’l l be on my way. Roderi ck: Pl ease don’t go, Mr Adam s. You m ustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. O li ver, gi ve hi m the l eter. O li ver: 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 eter. H enry: (taki ng i t careful y) For m e? Roderi ck: For you. (Henry starts to open it) O h, no, you mustn’t open i t. N ot yet. You can’t open i t until two o’cl ock. H enry: O h, thi s is si l y. Roderi ck: : N ot sil l y. There’s m oney i n i t (cal ls 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 hardworki ng. That39。t thank the gentl em en properl y. May I do it for you? H enry: Let m e see you try. (Porti a wal ks over to Roderi ck and gi ves hi m a hug. Then she si ts i n Ol i ver’s l ap, puts her arm s around hi s nevk and ki sses him on the cheek. O li ver begins l aughi ng. ) Porti a: Papa, he says he doesn39。t fear jail. Dresed i n the fi nest cl othes, he drove by the brothers’ house in Portl and Pl ace and, seei ng they were back, went to get Porti a at her fri ennd’s hom e. H enry: 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: Oh, pl ease rem em ber that i f we ask for too m uch we m ay get no sal ary at al 。s very knd of you. O wner: Ki nd, si r? N o, i t’s ki nd of you. You m ust 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 l, si r, pl ease fet i t. H enry: Fet i t? Wel l … thank you very m uch. 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 l) Woul d you mi nd wai ti ng just a few m i nutes? Wai ter: (i n a rude m anner) What’ s there to wai t for? O wner: Al l right, H orace. I’l l take care of thi s. H enry: (to owner) That was a w