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1、Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteTHEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTEActI,Scene3NARRATOR:Itisthesummerof1903.Twooldandwealthybrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.OliverbelievesthatwithamillionpoundbanknoteamancouldsurviveamonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Atthismoment,theys
2、eeapennilessyoungmanwanderingonthepavementoutsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,whoislostinLondonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.RODERICK:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?HENRY:Who?Me,sir?RODERICK:Yes,you.OLIVER:Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.H
3、ENRY:(aservantopensadoor)Thanks.SERVANT:Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.OLIVER:(Henryenters)Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.RODERICK:Howdoyoudo,Mr…er…?HENRY:Adams.HenryAdams.OLIVER:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.HENRY:Thankyou.RODERICK:YourareanAm
4、erican?HENRY:That’sright,fromSanFrancisco.RODERICK:HowwelldoyouknowLondon?HENRY:Notatall.It’smyfirsttriphere.RODERICK:Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyoumindusaskingafewquestions?HENRY:Notatall.Gorightahead.RODERICK:Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?HENRY:We
5、ll,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I’mhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.RODERICK:Howisthatpossible?HENRY:Well,yousee,backhomeIhavemyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwassailingoutofthebay…(hiseyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrothers’dinneronthetable)OLIVER:Well
6、,goon.HENRY:Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.Itwasallmyfault.Ididn’tknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI’djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.OLIVER:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.HENRY:Yes.
7、ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformyappearance.IwenttotheAmericanembassytoseekhelp,but…(thebrotherssmileateachother)RODERICK:Well,youmustn’tworryaboutthat.It’sanadvantage.HENRY:I’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou,sir.RODERICK:Tellus,MrAd
8、ams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?HENRY:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?RODERICK:Patience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon’tm
