百万英镑课文

1必修三Unit3THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTE百万英镑:ActI,Scene4第一幕，第4场(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewithoutopeningitanddecidestogoin.Hesitsdownatatablenexttothefrontwindow.)（在餐馆外边，亨利看了看信封，没有打开，然后决定走进餐馆。他在靠近前边窗户的一张桌子旁坐了下来）OWNER:(seeingHenry'spoorappearance)Thatone'sreserved.Thisway,please.(tothewaiter)Takethisgentleman'sorder,Horace.店主：（看看亨利的那副穷酸相）那张桌子有人订了。请到这边来。（对服务员）霍勒斯，来等这位先生点菜。HENRY:(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I'dlikesomehamandeggsandanicebigsteak.Makeitextrathick.I'dalsolikeacupofcoffeeandapineappledessert.亨利：（坐定之后，把信放在桌上）我要火腿加鸡蛋，还来一块大牛排，要特厚的。我还要一杯咖啡，一份菠萝甜点。WAITER:Right,sir.I'mafraidit'llcostalargeamountofmoney.服务员：好的，先生。恐怕这得花费一大笔钱。HENRY:Iunderstand.AndI'llhavealargeglassofbeer.亨利：我明白。我还要一大杯啤酒。WAITER:OK.(Thewaiterleavesandsoonreturnswithallthefood.)服务员：行。（服务员离开了，很快把所有的食物端了上来）HOSTESS:Mygoodness!Why,lookathim.Heeatslikeawolf.女老板：天哪！你看他，吃起东西来就像头狼。OWNER:We'llseeifhe'scleverasawolf,eh?店主：瞧着吧，看他是不是像狼一样机灵？HENRY:(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter.(waiterreturns)Samethingagain,please.Oh,andanotherbeer.亨利：（刚吃完了所有的东西）喂，服务员。（服务员过来了）同样的东西请再来一份，呃，再来一大杯啤酒。WAITER:Again?Everything?2服务员：每样东西都再来一份吗？HENRY:Yes,that'sright.(seesthelookonthewaiter'sface)Anythingwrong?亨利：是，没错。（看着服务员脸上的神色）有什么不对吗？WAITER:No,notatall.(totheowner)He'saskedformoreofthesame.服务员：不，没什么不对。（对店主）他再要一份同样的食物。OWNER:Well,itiswell-knownthatAmericansliketoeatalot.Well,we'llhavetotakeachance.Goaheadandlethimhaveit.店主：嗯，许多美国人喜欢吃得多，这是大家都知道的。哦，我们得冒点儿风险。去吧，让他吃吧。WAITER:(readingthebillafterthemeal)Allright.That'stwoordersofhamandeggs,twoextrathicksteaks,twolargeglassesofbeer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesserts.服务员：（饭后念账单）好了。两份火腿加鸡蛋，两份特厚的牛排，两大杯啤酒，两杯咖啡和两份甜点。HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewall)Wouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?亨利：（望着墙上的挂钟）请等几分钟好吗？WAITER:(inarudemanner)What'stheretowaitfor?服务员：（很不耐烦地）还等什么？OWNER:Allright,Horace.I'lltakecareofthis.店主：霍勒斯，行啦，这儿由我来照应。HENRY:(toowner)Thatwasawonderfulmeal.It'samazinghowmuchpleasureyougetoutoftilesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucan'thavethemforawhile.亨利：（对店主）这餐饭吃得真棒。从生活中如此简单的东西之中竟能得到这么大的乐趣，真是令人吃惊，特别是当你暂时吃不到这些东西的时候。OWNER:Yes,veryinteresting.Nowperhaps,sir,ifyoupayyourbillIcanhelptheothercustomers.店主：是的，很有意思。如果你现在能付账的话，我就可以去照顾别的顾客3了。HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewallagain)Well,Iseeit'stwoo'clock.(heopenstheenvelopeandholdsamillionpoundbanknoteinhishands.Henryissurprisedbuttheownerandwaiterareshocked)I'mverysorry.But...I...Idon'thaveanythingsmaller.亨利：（又望着墙上的挂钟）好了，我看两点钟到了。（他把信封拆开，拿出一张百万英镑的钞票。亨利感到吃惊，店主和服务员惊呆了）很抱歉，我……我……我没有小一点儿的钞票。OWNER:(stillshockedandnervous)Well..er...justonemoment.Maggie,look!(thehostessscreams,theothercustomerslookatherandsheputsahandtohermouth)Doyouthinkit'sgenuine?店主：（还在发呆，而且有点儿紧张）好……嗯……，等一会儿。玛吉，来瞧瞧！（女老板尖叫起来，其他顾客都望着她，于是，她用手捂住了嘴巴）你看这张钞票是真的吗？HOSTESS:Oh,dear,Idon'tknow.Isimplydon'tknow.女老板：天哪，我不知道。我真不知道。OWNER:Well,IdidhearthattheBankofEnglandhadissuedtwonotesinthisamount...Anyway,Idon'tthinkitcanbeafake.Peoplewouldpaytoomuchattentiontoabanknoteofthisamount.Nothiefwouldwantthattohappen.店主：嗯，我确实听说过英格兰银行发行了两张这样面值的钞票……不管怎样，我觉得这不可能是假钞。这么大面值的钞票会特别引人注意的。小偷可不想引起别人的注意。HOSTESS:Buthe'sinrags!女老板：但是他穿得破破烂烂的！OWNER:Perhapshe'saverystrange,richman.(asifhehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!Thatmustbeit!店主：也许他是一个非常怪异而富有的人。（如梦初醒似的）啊，对了，一定是这样的。HOSTESS:(hitsherhusband'sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant!Goandseehimatonce.4女老板：（在她丈夫的手臂上打了一下）是你把他带到餐厅后面去的，还不马上去看看他。OWNER:(toHenry)I'msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbanknote.店主：（对亨利）先生，对不起，非常对不起，这张钞票我们找不开。HENRY:Butit'sallIhaveonme.亨利：而我身上就只带了这张钞票。OWNER:Oh,please,don'tworry,sir.Doesn'tmatteratall.We'resoverygladthatyouevenenteredourlittleeatingplace.Indeed,sir,Ihopeyou'llcomeherewheneveryoulike.店主：哎呀，先生，请别着急，一点儿也没关系。我们非常高兴你能走进我们这家小吃店。先生，真的，我希望您随时光临。HENRY:Well,that'sverykindofyou.亨利：这，你太好了。OWNER:Kind,sir?No,it'skindofyou.Youmustcomewheneveryouwantandhavewhateveryoulike.Justhavingyousithereisagreathonour!Asforthebill,sir,pleaseforgetit.店主：我太好了？不，先生，是您太好了。您什么时候想来就来，想吃什么就吃什么。您就是在这儿坐一下也是我们莫大的荣幸！至于说账单嘛，先生，请把它忘了吧。HENRY:Forgetit?Well...thankyouverymuch.That'sveryniceofyou.亨利：忘了它？喔……，那就太谢谢了。你太好了。OWNER:Oh,it'sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,fromthebottomofmyheart.(Theowner,hostessandwaiterallbowasHenryleaves.)店主：啊，先生，该是我们谢谢您呢。先生，我从心底里感谢您。（当亨利离开的时候，店主、女老板和服务员都一齐向他鞠躬）