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1、TheplotoftheMillionPoundNoteAsweallknow,SamuelLanghorneClemens(November30,1835-April21,1910),betterknownbyhispennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanauthorandhumorist.Heismostnotedforhisnovels,TheAdventuresofTomSawyeranditssequel,AdventuresofHuckleberry^Finn(1885)』」thelatteroft
2、encalled"theGreatAmericanNovel."ButtodayIwanttotalkabouthisanotherwork"TheMillionPoundNote".Storystartsfromanice,delicate,uniquelittlepiece.Itwasasmallpieceofpaper,butitwasalsoonemillionpounds.Itwasanastronomicalcurrencysymbol,butitalsowasasmallpieceofpaperjust.Thisbo
3、okdescribedanovelAmericanlivedinLondon.HisnamewasHenryAdams.Justafewdaysago,Adamwasstillonthestreetsandgoinghungry.NobodysympathizewithhimatallFortunately,hemettwobillionairesandhadachancetogetalittlepiece,amillionpounds.ThenHenrywenttoarestauranttohavedinnerfirst.Whe
4、nthemanagersawthenote,Hiseyewasonthenote,andhewaspetrified.Hewasworshiping,withallhisbodyandsoul,buthelookedasifhecouldn'tstirhandorfoot.Heshrankfromtouchingitasifithadbeensomethingtoosacredforpoorcommonclaytohandle.Facedwithamillionaire,themanagerapologizedagainandag
5、ainandtoldHenrythathedidn,tneedtopayforthebillrightnow®SoHenrymanagedtohaveafreedinner.However,afterHenrygetthemoney,whathedidisreturningthemoneyratherthanusethemoney.Sotheservantsaidthat:"Youareanintelligentandhonestman,asonemayseebyyourface.Weconceiveyoutobepooranda
6、stranger.Enclosedyouwillfindasumofmoney/1⑶ThiswasthereasonwhythebrotherschooseHenryratherthanothers.Afterthat,thesightofatailor-shopgavehimasharplongingtoshedmyrags,heaskedthemsomething,andthefellowhespoketonodhisheadtowardsanotherfellow,andgavehimnoanswer.Hewenttothe
7、indicatedfellow,andheindicatedanotherfellowwithhead,andnowords-Andthefellowworkedupamostsarcasticexpressionofcountenance.^Justfewsecondslater,thefellow'sexpressionschangegreatlybecauseofasmallpieceofpaper.Liketheplotabove,peoplewerecuriousofsucharichmanandtriedeveryme
8、anstocozyuptohim,fromfreefood,clothestoaccommodation.Atthesametime,hissocialstatuswasbecominghigherandhighe匚NowAdamswasmista