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第1页共3页TheMillionPoundNote百万英镑MarkTwain（旁白）Oneday,twooldbrothers,chattingalong,happenedtogettowonderingwhatmightbethefateofaperfectlyhonestandintelligentstrangerwhoshouldbeturnedadriftinLondonwithoutafriend,andwithnomoneybutthatmillion-poundbank-note,andnowaytoaccountforhisbeinginpossessionofit.Thebrothershadbeenhavingaprettyhotargumentacoupleofdaysbefore,andhadendedbyagreeingtodecideitbyabet,whichistheEnglishwayofsettlingeverything.JustthenHenrycamealong.(henry：Iwassohungry.)BrotherA:Youngman,comehere,please.年轻人BrotherB:Wouldyoustepinsideamomentplease?请你进来一下Henry:Callme,sir?我吗？？BrotherB:Troughthefrontdoor.Onyourleft.走前门，你左手边Henry:Thanks.谢谢servant：Goodmorningsirwouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmetoleadtheway.早上好，请您进来。让我为您引路。Theyounggentleman,sir.BrotherA:ThanksJames.Nothingwithyou.Howdoyou.Mr.?James没你的事了。你好。Henry:Adams.HenryAdams亚当斯BrotherB:Howyousitdown,Adams?坐下吧。Henry:Thankyou.谢谢BrotherA:YouareanAmericanMr.Adams?你是美国人？？Henry:That'sright.FromNewEngland.是的BrotherA:HowwelldoyouknowLondon您了解伦敦吗？第2页共3页Henry:Notatall,sir,不太了解。BrotherA:Iwonder,Mr.Adams,ifyoumindIaskyouafewquestions我可以问你几个问题嘛？Henry:Goahead.请说。BrotherA:Maybeaskwhatareyoudoinginthiscountry?您来英国做什么？BrotherB:Andwhat'syourplan,sir您有何计划？BrotherA:OnethingatatimeOlive一次问一件事Henry:Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveaplanandIhopetofindwork.我没什么计划，想找份工作。AsamatteroffactIlandedBritainbyaccident.事实上我到英国是个意外BrotherB:Howwasthatpossible?怎么可能Henry:IhavemyownlittleboatfromwhichIgotalotoffun.4weeksago,whichwasSaturdayIwassailingoutoftheBay我有一艘小船，带给我很多乐趣。四周前，我驾驶它出海。BrotherB:Goon.Henry看向食物、接着说Henry:WhereIsay我说到哪了BrotherB:YouweresailingoutoftheBay你出海Henry:Oh,yes.Well,totheduskIfoundmyselfinthestickofwesterlygaleIdidtheonlythingsIcouldandrunbeforeitallnight对，我发现我我置身西风的漩涡中，我做了唯一能做的事，天色全黑之前，使劲的划。Nextmorning,Iwasjustgivingupmyselfforlostandispotbyabrig第二天早上，我几乎要放弃自己，然后一艘船发现了我。BrotherB:AndthebrigbroughtyoutoEngland.船带你来的？Henry:Yes,that'sright.Iearndmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,是的。我做免费劳力换取旅费。BrotherA:Whatsortofworkwereyouengagedin?你之前做什么工作？Henry:I’mhaveajobinshipbuildingfirm.修船厂有份工作。BrotherB:Doyouhaveanymoney?你有钱吗？Henry:No，mybankrolliszero.没有，银行账户为0.第3页共3页BrotherB:Great!Whatluck.太好了Henry:Great?It'smayseemlucktoyou,notme.Ifthisisakindofjoke，Idon’tthinkitveryfunny.作势要走好？你看起来很意思，对我来说不是的。如果您是在开玩笑，一点也不好笑。BrotherA:Pleasedon’tgo.givehimtheletter.别走，给你封信BrotherB:I’mjusttellingaboutthis.Hereisanenvelope.我正要说这件事呢，给你。Henry:Forme?给我的？BrotherA:Foryouh要打开信是的。No,no,no,youwouldn’topenit.notyet.youmayopenater…2o’clock不不不你不要打开。2点打开。BrotherB:Notamomentbefore.不要提前Henry:Thisisridiculous.太荒谬了BrotherA:It’snotridiculous.Thereismoneyinit.不会，里面是钱啊。Henry:ListenIdon’tyourcharityandIjustwantajob.我不想要你们的施舍，我想要一份工作。BrotherA:JamesshowsAdamsout.James带他出去。BrotherB:Goodluck.祝你好运Servant；Thisway,sir.这边先生。