Narrator:it is the summer of old and wealthy brothers,Roderick and Oliver,have made a believes that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in brother Roderick doubts this momen t, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their is Henry Adams,an American businessman,who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
Roderick :young man,would you step inside a moment,please Henry : w hoMe,sir Roderick : yes,you.
Oliver: through the front door on your left. Henry: (a servan t opens the door)thanks.
Servant: good you please come in Permit me to lead the way, sir . Oliver: (henry enters)thank you,james. That will be all. Roderic k: how do you do,Mr...er... Henry: Adams, Henry Adams.
Oliver: come and sit down,Mr Adams. Henry: thank you.
Roderick :you are an American
Henry: That’s right,from San Francisco. Roderick :how well do you know London Henry: not at ’s my first trip here.
Roderick :I wonder,Mr Adams,if you ‘d mind us asking you a few que stions. Henry: not at right ahead.
Roderick :May we ask what you’re doing in this city and what your plans are
Henry: well,I can’t say that I have any ’m hoping to find a matter of fact,I landed in Britain by accident . Oliver: How is that possible
Henry: well, you see, back home I had my own a month ago,I was sailing out of the bay...(his eyes stare at what i s left of the brothers’dinner on the table) Oliver: well,go on.
Henry: Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault I didn’t know whether I could survive until morning. The next morning
I’d just about given myself up for lost when I w as spotted by a ship. Oliver: And it was the ship that brought y ou to England.
Henry: yes, the fact is that I earned my passage by working as a n unpaid hand, which accounts for my went to the American embassy to seek help, but...( the brothers
smile at each other.)
Roderick :well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. He nry: I’m afraid I don’t follow you, sir.
Roderick :Tell us, Mr Adams, what sort of work did you do in Ameri ca
Henry: I worked for a mining you offer me some kind of work here
Roderick : Patience, Mr Adams. If you don’t mind, may I ask you h ow much money you have Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none.
Oliver: (happily)What luck! Brother,what luck!(clap his hands togeth er)
Henry: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! On the c ontrary, in fact. If this is your
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idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s ver y funny.(Henry stands up to leave)Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
Roderick : please don’t go,Mr mustn’t think we don’t care about , give him the letter .
Oliver: yes,the it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift) The letter. Henry: (taking it carefully)For me
Roderick : For you. (Henry starts to open it.)Oh,no,you mustn’t open it. Not yet. You can’t open it until two o’clock . Henry: Oh,this is silly.
Roderick : not ’s money in it.(calls to the servant)James Henry: Oh, don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.
Roderick : We know you are ’s why we’ve given you the letter. Ja mes,show Mr Adams out.
Oliver: Good luck,Mr Adams.
Henry: Well,why don’t you explain what is all about
Roderick : You’ll soon know.(looks at the clock)In exactly an hour and a half. Servant : This way,sir.
Roderick : Mr Adams, not until 2o’Henry: .
Reading and acting
Act one, Scene 4
(Outside a restaurant Henry looks at the envelope with the letter an d decides to go in. He sits down at a table next to the front wi ndows.) OWNER (seeing Henry‘s poor appearance) That ‘s one‘s reserved. This way, please. (to the waiter ) take this gentleman‘s order, Horace. HENRY (after sitting down a nd putting the letter on the table) I‘d like some ham and eggs
and a nice big steak. And make it extra thick.
WAITER it‘ll cost a tiny bit.
HENRY I understand. And I‘ll have a nice glass of beer. (the w aiter leaves foe the kitchen) HOSTESS my goodness! He eats like a w olf. OWNER we‘ll see if he‘s clever as a wolf, eh HENRY ( having just finished every bit of food) Ah, waiter. (waiter returns) same things
again, please. Oh, and another beer.
WAITER Again, everything HENRY Yes, that‘s right. (sees the loo k on the waiter‘s face) Anything wrong WAITER (to the restaurant owner) He‘s asked for more of the same. OWNER it is well-know n that many Americans like to eat a lot. Well, we have to take a
chance. Go ahead and let him have it.
WAITER (reading the bill after the meal) all right. That‘s two orde rs of ham and eggs, two
extra thick steaks, two tall glasses of beer, two cups of coffee an d two desserts.
HENRY would you mind waiting just a few minutes WAITER (in a ru de manner) what‘s there to wait for OWNER all right, Horace, I ‘ll take care of this. HENRY (to owner) That was a wonderful mea l. It‘s amazing how much pleasure you get out
of the simple things in life, especially if you can‘t have them fo r a while.
OWNER Yes, very interesting. Now perhaps if you pay the bill I ca n help the other customers. HENRY (looking at the clock on the wa ll) Well, I see it‘s two o‘clock.(he opens the letter
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and holds a million pound bank-note in his hands. Henry is surprised but the owner and the waiter are shocked, and nervous) I‘m very sorry. But …I ... I …I don‘t have anything smaller.
OWNER (still shocked and nervous) Well, er- er-just one moment. Maggi e, look! (the hostess screams, the other customs look at her and sh e put a hand to her mouth). HOSTESS oh, dear, I don‘t know. I si mply don‘t know. Ask Mr. Clemens. (the owner goes to a gentleman s itting near the window)
OWNER Mr. Clemens, Mr. Clemens! Could you –er- look at this (hands him the bank–note) do you think it‘s genuine
CLEMENS (looking at it very carefully) Two notes in this amount have been issued by the Bank of England this year. Any way, it can‘t be fake. OWNER Why not
CLEMENS People will give too much attention to a bank-note of this amount. No thief would want that to happen.
HOSTESS (joining them) But look at the owner, Mr. Clemens. He‘s in rags.
CLEMENS Hmm, yes. I see. Well, I can only say that he must be a very strange but very rich man. OWNER (as if he has discovered something for the first time) Why, yes! That must be it! HOSTESS (h it her husband‘s arm) And you put him in the back of the restaura nt! Go and see him at once! OWNER I‘m so sorry, sir, so sorry, but I cannot change this bank-note. HENRY But it‘s all I have on me.
OWNER
Oh, please, don‘t worry, sir. Doesn‘t matter at all. We are so ve ry glad that you even entered our little eating place. Indeed, sir, I trust that you‘ll come here whenever you like.
HENRY Well, that‘s very kind of you.
OWNER Kind, sir No, it‘s kind of you, sir. You must come whenever you want and have whatever you like. Just having you sit here is a great honour! HENRY I may not return for some time.
OWNER
It would be wrong of me not trust a gentleman such as yourself, si r, (now the other customs are watching them) even if you do dress in a rather unusual way. As for the bill, sir, please forget it.
HENRY Forget it Well …thank you very much. That‘s very nice of you.
OWNER Oh, it‘s for us to thank you, sir and I do, sir, from my heart. (the owner, hostess and waiter all bow together as Henry leav es)
第一幕，第4场
（在餐馆外边，亨利看了看那封信的信封，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）
店主：（看看亨利的那幅穷酸相）那张桌子有人订了。请到这边来。（对服务员）霍勒斯，来等先生点菜。
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。
服务员：好的，先生。恐怕这得花费一大笔钱。
亨利：我明白。我还要一大杯啤酒。
服务员：行。（服务员离开了，很快把所有的食物端上来）
女老板：天哪！你看他，吃起东西来就像头狼。
店主：瞧着吧，看他是不是像狼一样机灵
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。
服务员：每样东西都再来一份吗
亨利：是，没错。（看着服务员脸上的神色）有什么不对吗
服务员：不，没什么不对。（对店主）他再要一份同样的食物。
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。
服务员：（饭后念账单）好了。两份火腿家鸡蛋，两份特厚的牛排，两大杯啤酒，两杯咖啡和两份甜点。
亨利：（望着墙上的挂钟）请等几分钟号码
服务员：（很不耐烦地）还等什么
店主：霍勒斯，行啦，这儿由我来照应。
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。
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了。
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，那车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。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
女老板：天哪，我不知道。我真不知道。
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。
女老板：但是他穿得破破烂烂的！
店主：也许他十一哥非常怪异而富有的人。（如梦初醒似的）啊，对了，一定是这样的。
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。店主：（对亨利）先生，对不起，非常对不起，这张钞票我们找不开。
亨利：而我身上就只带了这张钞票。
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。
亨利：这，你太好了。
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。
亨利：忘了它喔……，那就太谢谢了。你太好了。
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）
补充：
第一幕，第3场
It is the summer of old and wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a believes that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in brother Roderick doubts this moment, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their is Henry Adams, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
旁白：1903年的夏天。一对年老又富有的兄弟，罗德里克和奥利弗，打了一个赌。奥利弗认为，一个人靠一张百万英镑的钞票在伦敦能活一个月。他的兄弟罗德里克对此表示怀疑。这时，他们看见一个身无分文的年轻人在房子外面的人行道上游荡。他叫亨利．亚当斯，一个美国商人，在伦敦迷了路，不知道该怎么办。
RODERICK: Young man, would you step inside a moment, please
罗德里克：年轻人，请进来一会儿，好吗
HENRY: Who Me, sir
亨利：先生，你叫谁来呀是叫我吗
RODERICK: Yes, you.
罗德里克：是的，就是你。
OLIVER: Through the front door on your left.
奥利弗：从你左侧的前门进来。
HENRY: (A servant opens a door) Thanks.
亨利：（仆人给他打开门）谢谢。
SERVANT: Good morning, sir. Would you please come in Permit me to lead the way,sir 仆人：早上好，先生，请进。先生，请让我来带路吧。
.OLIVER: (Henry enters) Thank you, James. That will be all.
奥利弗：（亨利走进来）谢谢你，詹姆斯，没你的事了
。
RODERICK: How do you do, Mr ... er ...
罗德里克：你好，先生，你贵姓
Adams. Henry Adams.
亨利：亚当斯，亨利．亚当斯。
OLIVER: Come and sit down, Mr Adams
奥利弗：来，请坐，亚当斯先生。
HENRY: Thank you.
亨利：谢谢。
RODERICK: You're an American
罗德里克：你是美国人
HENRY: That's right, from San Francisco.
亨利：是的，从旧金山来。
RODERICK: How well do you know London
罗德里克：你对伦敦熟悉吗
HENRY: Not at all, it's my first trip here.
亨利：一点儿也不熟，这是我第一次来伦敦。
RODERICK: I wonder, Mr Adams, if you'd mind us asking a few questions.
罗德里克：亚当斯先生，不知你是否介意我们问几个问题
HENRY: Not at all. Go right ahead.
亨利：不介意，请问吧。
RODERICK: May we ask what you're doing in this country and what your plans are 罗德里克：可不可以问问，你在这个国家干点儿什么你的计划又是什么呢
HENRY: Well, I can't say that I have any plans. I'm hoping to find a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident.
亨利：嗯，谈不上有什么计划，我希望能找到工作。事实上，我在英国上岸是偶然的。OLIVER: How is that possible
奥利弗：这怎么可能呢
HENRY: Well, you see, back home I had my own a month ago, I was sailing out of the bay ...(his eyes stare at what is left of the brother's dinner on table)
亨利：嗯，你看，在美国的时候，我有我自己的船。大约一个月前，我开船驶出海湾……（他的眼睛盯着兄弟俩留在餐桌上的残羹剩菜上）。
OLIVER: Well, go on.
罗德里克：往下说呀。
HENRY: Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong was all my fault. I didn't know whether I could survive until next morning I'd just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.
亨利：哦，好的。嗯，傍晚时分我发现我被一阵大风刮到海上去了。这都是我的错。我不知道是否能活到早晨。第二天早上，我正感到绝望的时候，一艘海船发现了我。
OLIVER: And it was the ship that brought you to England.
罗德里克：正是那艘船把你带到了英国。
HENRY: Yes. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand,which accounts for my went to the American embassy to seek help, but ...(The brothers smile at each other.)
亨利：是的。事实上我靠做义工来顶替船费。这就是我为什么衣冠不整的原因了。我上美国大使馆求助，但是……（兄弟俩相顾而笑）。
RODERICK: Well, you mustn't worry about that. It's an advantage.
罗德里克：嗯，这一点你倒不必担心，这还是优点呢。
HENRY: I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir.
亨利：对不起，先生，你的话我没有听懂。
RODERICK: Tell us, Mr Adams, what sort of work did you do in America
奥利弗：亚当斯先生，请你告诉我们，你在美国干哪个行当
HENRY: I worked for a mining you offer me some kind of work here
亨利：我在一家矿业公司工作。你们能不能给我提供一份工作呢
RODERICK: Patience, Mr Adams.
If you don't mind, may I ask you how much money you have
罗德里克：耐心点儿，亚当斯先生，如果你不介意，我能不能问问，你手头儿有多少钱HENRY: Well, to be honest, I have none.
亨利：嗯，老实说，我一分钱都没有了。
OLIVER: (happily) What luck! Brother, what luck! (claps his hands together)
奥利弗：（高兴地）老兄，真走运！真有运气！（鼓起掌来）
HENRY: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me!On the contrary, in fact. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don't think it's very funny.(Henry stands up to leave) Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll be on my way.
亨利：嗯，这对你们来说可能是运气，但对我来说可不是。事实上，正好相反。如果你们认为这是一个笑话，我可不觉得很好笑。（亨利起身准备走）好了，请原谅，我想我该上路了。
RODERICK: Please don't go, Mr mustn't think we don't care about you. Oliver, give him the letter.
罗德里克：亚当斯先生，请别走。你千万不要以为我们不在意你的感受。奥利弗，把信给他。OLIVER: Yes, the letter. (gets it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift) The letter
奥利弗：是，那封信。（从桌上把信拿起来，像送礼品一样递给亨利）给你信。
HENRY: (taking it carefully) For me
亨利：（小心翼翼地接过信）是给我吗
RODERICK: For you. (Henry starts to open it) Oh, no, you mustn't open yet. You can't open it until two o'clock.
罗德里克：是给你的。（亨利要拆信）啊，别拆，你不要拆，现在不是时候，到两点钟你才
能打开。
HENRY: Oh, this is silly
亨利：噢，这真可笑。
RODERICK: Not silly. There's money in it. (calls to the servant) James
罗德里克：这不可笑，这里边有钱呢。（叫仆人）詹姆斯
HENRY: Oh, no. I don't want your charity. I just want an honest job.
亨利：噢，不，我不需要你们的施舍，我只要一份老老实实的工作。
.RODERICK: We know you're 's why we've given you the letter. James, show Mr Adams out.
罗德里克：我们知道你工作是很卖力的，这正是我们给你这封信的原因。詹姆斯，请送亚当斯先生出去。
OLIVER: Good luck, Mr Adams.
奥利弗：祝你好运，亚当斯先生。
HENRY: Well, why don't you explain what this is all about
亨利：嗯，怎么不给我讲讲，这究竟是什么回事呢
RODERICK: You'll soon know. (looks at the clock) In exactly an hour and a half. 罗德里克：你很快就会明白的，（看看钟）一个半小时以后。
SERVANT: This way, sir.
仆人：请这边走，先生。
RODERICK:Mr Adams, not until 2 o'clock. Promise
罗德里克：亚当斯先生，两点钟以前不要拆信，答应吗
HENRY: Promise. Goodbye
亨利：答应，谢谢。再见！
创作编号：BG7531400019813488897SX 创作者：别如克* 阅读下面的文字，完成(1)～(4)题。(25分) 百万英镑马克·吐温 一个豪华房间里坐着两兄弟，这两位绅士忽发奇想：假如一位有头脑、又诚实的外地人落难伦敦，举目无亲，除了一张百万英镑的大钞一无所有，而且他还没法证明这张大钞就是他的，这样的一个人会有怎样的命运呢？大哥觉得那人肯定会被抓住，然后饿死。弟弟却不以为然，他说愿出两万英镑打赌。就在这时，沦落在伦敦街头，破衣烂衫，兜里只剩一块钱的我来了。 他们给我一个信封，说打开便知他们的心意。我走到看不见那所房子的地方，打开信封一看，里边装的是钱哪！我急不可待地撒腿就朝最近的小吃店跑，一顿猛吃，一直到肚子实在塞不下东西了，我掏出那张钞票来展开，只扫了一眼，就差点昏倒。五百万！乖乖，我懵了，盯着那张大钞头晕眼花，想必足足过了一分钟才清醒过来。突然我计上心来，把那张大钞递到小吃店老板眼前。老板以为我是故意打扮成这样来跟他开玩笑的，说这点小钱不算什么，我想什么时候结就什么时候结。 从小吃店出来我去找了那两兄弟，想把事情问清楚把钱还给他们，却被告知他们出远门了，得一个月才能回来。我把刚才那信封里的信抽出来，信上说这笔钱借我用三十天，不计利息。这俩兄弟在我身上打了一个赌。假如弟弟赢了，我可以在他的职权范围内随意择一个职位。我对那份美差浮想联翩，期望值也开始上升。不用说，薪水肯定不是个小数目。过一个月就要开始上班，从此我就会万事如意了。 转眼间，我感觉好极了。看到一家服装店，我想甩掉这身破衣裳，可是，不一会儿我又转了回来，来来回回走了足有六趟，终于，我投降了，还是进去了。 我问他们有没有顾客试过不合身的衣服。伙计没搭理我，只是朝另一个点点头，另一个也不说话，又朝第三个点点头。第三个说这就来，我等着他忙完了手头的事，看他在一摞退货当中翻了一通，挑出一套最寒酸的来。这衣服不合身，毫无魅力可言，可它总是新的。我迟迟疑疑地说：要是你们能等两天再结账。就帮了我的忙了。现在我一点零钱都没带。”店员端出一副刻薄至极的嘴脸说：“哦，您没带零钱？说真的，我想您也没带。我以为像您这样的先生光会带大票子呢。”我火了：“我买得起，就是不愿添麻烦，让你们找不开一张大票。”他稍稍收敛了一点：“我可没成心出口伤人，我们找得开。”我把那张钞票递给他，他笑着接了过去，那种无处不在的笑容，笑里有皱，笑里带褶，一圈儿一圈儿的，就像往水池子里面扔了一块砖头。可是，只瞟了一眼钞票，他的笑容就凝固了，脸色大变，就像你在维苏威火山山麓那些平坎上看到的起起伏伏的凝固熔岩。我从来没见过谁的笑脸定格成如此这般的永恒状态。这时老板过来看到底出了什么事。 那老板看了一眼，便一头扎进一堆衣服里乱翻起来。一边翻，一边不停唠叨：“把一套拿不出手的衣服卖给一位百万富翁！这个傻瓜！从来就没分清过谁是百万富翁，谁是流浪汉。啊，我找的就是这件。先生，请把这些东西脱了，都扔到火里去。您赏我
Unit 5 the value of money Period 4 Reading and Writing练习 I：根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词。 1．He __________ (忽视) all the ‘No Smoking’ signs and lit up a cigarette. 2．The actor’s voice gave out before he reached his most dramatic __________ (一场)． 3．The following wind and eastward running tide had given us a very pleasant，lazy __________ (航行)．4．I __________ (发现) a shooting star which，to my astonishment，was bright green in colour. 5．He __________ (暗示) to me that we could never be good friends again. 6．I had to__________ (推迟) ideas of a career and stay at home. 7．Peter announced that he had no __________ (意图) of wasting his time at any university. 8．She __________ (追赶) the man who had stolen a woman’s bag. 9．The telephone rang. Catherine __________ (犹豫)，debating whether to answer it. 10．Our engineers are sent to Japan to learn how to __________ maintain the new machines. 【答案】1.ignored 2.scene 3.sail 4. Spotted 5.indicated 6.postpone 7.intention 8. pursued 9.hesitated 10.maintain 【解析】本题考查单词在语境中的适当形式。 II.完成句子。 1.亨利正在大街上行走，这时他看到一个理发的标志。(when) Henry is walking down the street_____________________ a place that cuts hair. 2．It is very kind of you，sir，but we____________________ accept tips.(allow) 先生，您真是太好了，但我们不能收小费。 3．I’m afraid it’ll cos____________________ 恐怕这得花费一大笔钱。 4．Well，I wonder if you could ________________________________________have one day off. 嗯，不知你能否允许我请一天假。 5．If you ____________________ now，I can help the other customers. 如果你现在能付账的话，我就可以去照顾别的顾客。 6．When Henry opens the envelope and holds a million pound bank note in his hands，he is __________ but the owner and waiter are__________
百万英镑英文观后感 篇一：The Million Pound Note This time I want to talk about a very famous short story written by Mark Twain---------“The Million Pound Note”. Referring to Mark Twain, you must feel familiar, because we must have read his works before. I still remember the article “ The Bite Events on the Train” in our textbook when I’m in the middle school. What touched me most at that time were his ironic words. Yes, he is a great humorist, novelist, writer and orator in America in nineteenth century. During his 40 years’ writing career, he created dozens of short or long stories. This story tells about a poor but honest American Adam Henry. When he was wandering in the street of London, he was given by two billionaires a letter, in which he surprisedly found a ￡1,000,000 pound bank-note. Later he got to know that the two billionaires who were brothers had made a bet about the results after he got a one million-pound note at once. One of them thought the note wound count for nothing to the poor man because he could not prove that the money was his own while the other considered just as the opposite. Dramatically, the plot went just out of my expectation. Herry went to a restaurant to have dinner first. The manager was mean to him at the beginning but his attitude changed quickly when Herry took out the note and asked for change. Faced with a millionaire, the manager apologized again and again and obsequiously told Herry that he didn’t need to pay for the bill right now. So Herry managed to have a free dinner. Then similarly, Herry went to a clothing shop and got a suit of clothes costing him nothing. Like the plot above, people are curious of such a rich man and tried every means to cozy up to him, from free food， free clothes to free accommodation. At the same time, his social status was becoming higher and higher and finally higher than most dukes. Apart from that, he later got a beautiful wife and 200,000 pounds of bank interest. I can imagine a bright future was waiting for him. The writing style of this story is so humorous. Mark Twain used hyperbole describing how our hero defeated snobbishness repeatedly. What I appreciate most is the detailed description of different people’s ridiculous actions before one million pounds, vivid, funny, ironic and humorous, which forms a Caricature. In terms of the theme, it is apparent that the author wanted to denounce the overflowing mammonism in the society. Even now it gives us an impressive lesson. Yes, I cannot deny the importance of money to a person who wants to survive. We won’t live without money, with which we get food, clothes, house and many
百万英镑One Million Pound Bank Note剧本 Chapter1: 第一幕 （旁白）One day, two old brothers, chatting along, happened to get to wondering what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but that million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it. The brothers had been having a pretty hot argument a couple of days before, and had ended by agreeing to decide it by a bet, which is the English way of settling everything. Just then Henry came along. Henry: (I was so hungry.)(狼狈样） Brother A: Young man, come here, please. （窃喜） Brother B: Could I ask you some questions?（窃喜） Henry: Of course, sir. Brother A: What do you do?（焦急） Henry:I’m a mining-broker's clerk in San Francisco. Brother B: Why are you staying here? Henry: My time was my own after the afternoon board. One day I ventured too far, and was carried out to sea. Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small brig which was bound for London. And now, I have nothing in my pocket.（可怜兮兮）Brother A: Great! （惊喜） Henry: G reat? I can’t understand you, sir.（疑惑） Brother B:I’m sure you will understand very soon. Here is an envelope（信封）.（神秘）Henry:what’s th is? (说着，我就要打开) Brother B: no, no, no, there is some money, but you wouldn’t open it until 2:00pm. （这期间，俩兄弟边交谈边吃纸袋里的零食，Henry不断瞟着这些美味，实在忍不住了，）Henry: Could I have some? Brother A: O f course. oh, sorry. It’s empty.（他在袋子里吹了口气，然后砸烂。—确实空了。）This way, please. Chapter2: 第二幕 （旁白）Henry came into the nearest cheap eating house. （我进了一家饭店。没人答理我，Henry随便找了张桌子坐下） Waiter: This seat. (Henry只好换了张桌子。) Waiter: What would you like? Henry: Two big bowls of beef noodles, and a big cup of beer.(Henry很快吃完了，问另一位顾客：) Henry: E xcuse me, what’ s the time ,please? Customer: 1:00 Henry: Waiter, please give me another cup of beer, a bowl of beef noodles. Waiter: Here is your bill. Henry: Yes, sir. But what time is it? Waiter:1:45. what’ up? Henry: Just wait a minute. (Henry磨蹭了一会儿，估计时间到了，掏出信封。只扫了一眼，就差点昏倒，我盯着那张大钞头晕眼花，想必足足过了一分钟才清醒过来。这时候，首先映入我眼帘的是小吃店老板。他的目光粘在大钞上，像五雷轰顶一般) 旁白：Henry reached the note towards him, and said, carelessly: Henry: "Give me the change, please." "I am sorry if it is an inconvenience, but I must insist. Please change it; I haven't anything else."(他心里想看，一个劲地打量那张大票；好像怎么看也饱不了眼福，可就是战战兢兢地不敢碰它.) Boss: I t isn't any matter; I’m quite willing to let the trifle stand over till another time Henry: I may not be in your neighborhood again for a good while. Boss: It was of no consequence, I can wait. I trust as rich a gentleman as you.
摘要：运用定量与定性分析相结合的方法，基于系统功能语法的三大“元功能”之一的人际功能理论，对马克·吐温的短篇小说《百万英镑》中的两组人物进行人际关系分析，揭示幽默讽刺效果产生的根源和途径，欣赏作者高超的语言艺术，加深对小说主题的理解。 关键词：《百万英镑》；幽默；讽刺；人际功能；人际关系 1.引言 《百万英镑》（The ￡1,000,000 Bank Note）是美国著名幽默讽刺作家马克·吐温的一部经典短篇小说。曾被改编拍摄成电影，选入我国小学语文及中学英语教科书，是一部享誉海内外的优秀作品。故事讲述了一位诚实而聪明的美国年轻人亨利，由于在海上游玩时迷失方向，不幸沦落到英国伦敦，陷入身无分文的境地，正当他饥饿难耐的时候，两位富人兄弟借给了他一张百万英镑的钞票，并让他一个月后将钞票原样返还，他们想知道这张钞票会给亨利带来怎样的影响。当亨利迫于无奈，向伦敦人出示这张钞票，结账买单时，曾经对这个衣衫褴褛的年轻人冷眼相向的商人们顿时态度大转变，开始争相为亨利提供食物、衣物和住宿，不断地对其阿谀奉承，拉拢讨好。亨利的社会地位急速上升，直至除王室外最高的公爵之上。故事轻松幽默，极具讽刺意味，抨击了资产主义社会中“金钱至上”的观念，及人的虚伪和势利。幽默中夹杂着讽刺，讽刺中带着幽默，体现出作者对文字的高度驾驭能力。 《百万英镑》的幽默与讽刺主要体现在伦敦人得知亨利是富翁前后的态度大反差上。本文以故事中的对话片段为主要素材，综合定性研究与定量研究的方法，从系统功能语法的人际功能角度，分析伦敦人与亨利对话时所扮演的角色转变，从冷眼相向到阿谀奉承、争相讨好的态度剧变，从而更好地理解作者如何通过高超的语言使用技巧，达到强烈的幽默讽刺的效果。 2.系统功能语法与人际功能 韩礼德认为，语言的性质决定于其所发挥的功能。系统功能语法（Systemic-functional Grammar） 从功能的角度解释语言现象，认为语言具有三大“元功能”，即概念功能(ideational metafunction)、人际功能(interpersonal metafunction)和语篇功能(textual metafunction)。 人际功能即语言用于人际交流，建立、维持和影响人际关系，表达感受及看法的功能。通过语言的交流，体现社会及人际关系。人际功能分析具体可从三个方面进行：语气系统、情态系统及人称与呼语。 2.1 语气系统 语气系统是实现人际功能的主要语法系统。语气系统即说话人选择不同的“语气”，决定自己的交际角色，同时决定听话人的交际角色。韩礼德认为，语言的交际角色最基本的任务是给予（giving）和求取（demanding），其中交际中的交换物有物品和服务（goods & service）以及信息（information）两种。因此，交际角色与交换物构成了四种主要的言语功能：提供物品或服务(offer)，索取商品或服务(command)，提供信息(statement)，及询问信息(question)，分别简称为提供、命令、陈述和提问。每一种言语功能都由相应的“语气”体现：陈述语气(declarative)实现“陈述”功能，疑问语气(interrogative) 实现“ 提问” 功能，祈使语气实现“命令”功能，意态疑问语气实现“提供”功能。 韩礼德认为，“语气”可分为三种，即直陈语气(indicative), 感叹语气(exclamative), 及祈使语气(imperative)。其中，直陈语气可细分为陈述语气(declarative)，一般疑问语气(yes-no interrogativeor polar interrogative) 及特殊疑问语气(WH-interrogative)(Halliday, 2000:74; 85-87)。在韩礼德的三种“语气”模型(mood types)基础上，埃金斯做出补充，增加了三种“ 语气”：附加疑问语气(tagged interrogative)、省略语气(elliptical clauses)和不完整小句(minor clauses)，使语气系统更加完整、详细而实用。埃金斯还解释了不同语气的
百万英镑英文读后感 Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. Mark Twain's short story of "one million pounds" is a very good work. The article on the "money is everything," "money is omnipotent," the idea of a satire, to expose the ugly face of capitalist society. See here, I am so envious of the "lucky" the heroine, but at the same time I would like to: people reason to curry favor with him, not just because when people value money too it? Worship of money is shameful and should not be reaping more! Money is not omnipotent, the world than money, there are many more important things … … Why it is always the woman who pays? Why they are always hurt? Why was Tess’s girlish purity lost? Why does the wrong man take the wrong woman? Why do the bad often ruin the good? Why is beauty damaged by ugliness? Women are too weak! Thousands of years of history have shown us that women have always been treated unfairly! When Tess fell in love with Angel, the she tried to hide her love because she thought she hadn' t had the right to get true love. But Angel, the man who loved her deeply, conquered her. However, when Tess told him her dismal past with great care, he couldn’t understand her and at last, he left her. So poor was Tess that when she wanted to be understood and forgave , she was pushed to abysm by the person she loved deeply .It was like adding more salt to the hurts of a broken heart. She was pious to everything about Angel. she could remember every sentence he said, and she learned to sing the songs he was fond of. Even when she was hurt by him, she didn’t hate him. When Angel was walking in sleep, she could choose to fall into the river to die with him but she didn’t do that because she knew she had no right to take his life. You can image how kind a girl she was. It's long long ago, maybe before I can read english books. I don't remember which movie edition I had seen. But I was impressed by the music, the scenery and the costume. I was very favor of a section of music in its balls. It's
[读后感]百万英镑英文读后感 百万英镑英文读后感 百万英镑英文读后感（一）： BasedonmarkTwain’snovel，’ThemillionairePoundNote’takesaninterestingsatiric，，howthericharequicktochangefacewheninaninstanttheyfindoutthatyou’reamanofwealthandhowwithi nthenextmo，’Themillionaire’’erclasssocietybuta tthesametimeitalsocreatesa ragsatsomepointbutthelovestor，asPeck’byroundingitupandpresentinghispoints. 百万英镑英文读后感（二）： 百万英镑英文读后感 ，，，iknewmoreabouthimafterIlearnedtheHistoryandAnthologyofAmericanLiterature，，，，itesmythough. SamuelLanghorneclemens（November30，1835–April21，1910）wasanAmericanhumorist，satirist，lecturerandwriter，，missouriandbroughtupinHannibal，’sdeathin1847，hewasapprenticedtoaprinterandwroteforhisbrother’iacity，，1863，’markTwain’ markTwainismostnotedforhisnovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn，，clemensbecameafriendtopresidents，artists，，Iwouldintroduceittoyou. Isthererealfree-lunchintheworld?maybethereis!Andsuchkindof“freelunch”strikesthepoorandhonest youngmanHenryAdamswhohassurprisinglygotaone-millionbanknotefromthebrothers （Roderick&oliver）。Asamatteroffact，thebrothershadmadeabet，ifapoor，honestandcleverpeoplewhoeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds，whatwillbehappeningtohislife?Theelderbrotherthinkthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotpr ovethatthemoneybelongstohim，willbearousingothers’suspicion，，，，，thelucky，peoplefromeverysocialclasstryevery ionandheissoonlivinginaluxurioushotelsuite，，，，， markTwain’sshortstoryof”onemillionpoundsnote”“moneyiseverything，”“moneyisomnipotent，”，?wheredoestheattractionofthebanknoteliein? Asfarasiamconcerned，theonemillionPoundsNotetakesaninteresting，s，，howthericharequicktochangefacewhentheyfindoutthatyou’reamanofwealthandhowwithinthenextm opperclasssocietybutatthesametimeitalsocreatesabyroundingitupandpresentinghispoints. Inmyheart，Herrywassoluckily，”lucky”oftheheroine，butatthesametimeIwouldliketothinkthatthereasonwhypeoplecarryfavorwithhimisjustthattheyattractt oomuchimportanttomoney，isn’tit?moneyworshipisshamefulandshouldnotbereapingmore!moneyisnotomnipotent，andintheworld，therearemanythingsthatmoreimportantthanmoney…… 百万英镑英文读后感（三）： markTwain’sshortstoryof”onemillionpounds”“moneyiseverything，”“moneyisomnipotent，”theid eaofasatire，toexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety. ”onemillionpounds”isaboutapoor，honestman，thatis，theheroineofthisstoryhasreceivedapairofbrothers，，gambling，ifapoor，honestpeoplewhoeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds，hewillbewhatkindofresults?Brotherthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemone
外国文学文学评论? 赏析一幅世态讽刺画——《百万英镑》 韩勇临沂大学外国语学院 高新艳临沂大学外国语学院 摘要 :19 世纪后期美国批判现实主义文学的奠基人, 写老板和员工态度的极大转变。前后形成的巨大反差，深刻 揭露了拜金主义思想下人们的丑恶嘴脸。幽默大师、小说家、演说家马克? 吐温以其独具特色的夸张、 幽默、讽刺等写作风格为美国文学的发展做出了卓越的贡随后，剧情急转直下。当人们都用“敬仰”的目光注视 献。《百万英镑》作为其短篇小说之一,淋漓尽致地向读者着亨利时，确切的说是敬仰那张支票时 , 那张百万英镑的支 票却找不到了 , 当一名开玩笑的英国贵族将支票藏起来后，展现出了一幅生动的世态讽刺画。本文将从写作手法和人物 刻画方面对《百万英镑》的特点进行解读,发掘其反映出的股市大跌，人们开始怀疑亨利是否有支票，众人都来拆他的 台。用近乎疯狂的、愤怒的言语吼叫着 , 指责着亨利 , 咒骂社会问题并联系现实生活中的热点进行探讨。 这个该死的骗子。甚至一个贵族骂完亨利，收走了他的衣服。关键词 :世态讽刺 ;写作手法 ;人物刻画 ;社会问题 这与之前作者对人们近乎夸张的描写又形成一个巨大的反 [ 中图分类 号 ] :I106 [ 文献标识码 ] :A 差，一篇好的小说的动人之处就在于故事剧情的一波三折， [ 文章编 号 ] :1002-2139(2014)-12-068-02
当支票又重新回到亨利的手中时，那位贵族马上又笑逐颜开 说:“上帝保佑您～”衣服又原封不动地送了回来。整体看来，一、引言整篇小说欲扬先抑手法特别自然而且有力。开始先抑，把亨《百万英镑》是美国著名幽默大师、小说家马克吐温的 利的处境写的穷困潦倒，然后再扬，亨利拿出支票后老板夸成功之作。作为一篇中短篇小说，它以其夸张怪诞、幽默、 张的举止，然后再抑，写到亨利发现支票不见后，人们对他讥讽的写作风格，深刻揭露了资本主义市场经济下人们扭曲 百般刁难，然后再扬，发现支票找到后贵族又是一副奉承的的心灵，深刻洞察和剖析了当时社会金钱至上的拜金主义思 嘴脸。所以说，欲扬先抑手法的使用是小说成功的一大亮点，潮。整部小说巧妙运用了欲扬先抑的写作手法、循序渐进的 使得剧情一波三折、扣人心弦。人物刻画，使幽默与讽刺的艺术风格紧密结合。本文将对其 艺术手法及意蕴进行深入探究和体会，并结合现今社会的一三、循序渐进的人物刻画 故事开始富豪兄弟打赌时，哥哥认为亨利的最终结局是些不良现象进行剖析。 饿死，因为他无法证明这些钱是他自己的，会受到别人的怀二、欲扬先抑的写作手法 疑，连银行都不会让他存钱。弟弟则认为他会过得很好。于故事发生在上世纪初的英国。一对富豪兄弟用一张面值 是兄弟俩将一百万英镑的支票借给这个贫穷的人后，出国呆百万英镑的现钞打赌，赌如果一个贫穷、诚实的人收到天上
Recently, I read <《million pounds》, almost laughing after reading, Mark Twin's writing is very humorous, the author outlines the different characters in the comic style "millions of pounds" in the face of various ugly, funny, ,like a caricature of world, vivid performance of the public.. 《million pounds》is written by American writer Mark Twin. The novel tells the story of a poor clerk the young Henry Adams in a London adventure. Two millionaire brothers bet in London, put a million dollars to deliver it to Henry, to see how he ended up in a month for a month. The time came, Henry did not starve or arrested, but became a millionaire, and win a beautiful girl. The article with a slightly exaggerated artistic reproduction of satire and humor in the novel master, revealed the mammonism thought of British society at the beginning of twentieth Century, is an important piece of work can not be ignored Mark Twin selected works is a short story, very classic. For example, the following parts of the book: He went to a restaurant for dinner, after the boss first very mean to him, when he was careful to say "please change it." the boss recovered and apologized again and again said that he couldn't break the bill, no matter how I said he did not answer. He wanted to look at it, and keep on looking at it a big ticket how to look
题目：浅谈《百万英镑》—中的拜金主义 [摘要] 英国故事片《百万英镑》，是根据美国杰出的讽刺大师马克·吐温（1835—1910）的同名小说改编的。这部电影通过小办事员的种种“历险”嘲弄了金钱在资产阶级社会叱咤风云、呼风唤雨的作用，揭穿了资本主义社会的丑恶面容。《百万英镑》以其娴熟的幽默笔触描绘了资本主义社会金线至上的残酷现实，而影片中小人物的悲哀，也透射出整个社会的悲哀。本文主要透析影片《百万英镑》中的拜金主义思想，具有一定的现实意义和指导意义。 [关键词]马克·吐温；《百万英镑》；拜金主义思想 影片《百万英镑》改编于马克·吐温著名的同名讽刺小说《百万英镑》，影片内容描绘了关于一张百万英镑的支票引发的一系列有趣的笑话，揭露了当时的人们对待金钱的态度，那种赤裸裸的金钱关系。人们对待主人公的态度，前后形成了鲜明的对比，具有很强的讽刺性。故事很有趣，具有很强的那个时代的特色，这是经典的戏剧型故事。电影《百万英镑》讲述了一个贫穷、诚实的美国人亨利·亚当斯来到英国后意外收取到一对有钱兄弟的信后所引发的一系列搞笑的场景.这对英国有钱兄弟藉各自理论打了一个赌，赌如果一个贫穷、诚实的
人收到天上掉下的一百万英镑，他的生活会过得咋样？一个则认为他会继续潦倒下去,直至饿死，因为他无法证明这些钱是他自己的.另一个则认为他会过得很好，过上上等人的生活。于是他们俩将一百万英镑的支票放在信里面借给了这个碰巧路过的、身无分文的美国水手，并出国呆了三十天。于是故事围绕这个流落伦敦街头的穷光蛋忽然之间得到了一张一百万镑的钞票而展开。 当见到这位突然暴富的罕见美国富翁，大家竟然拼命地拉拢他，巴结他.于是亨利·亚当斯也在无缘无故的得到了大家所给予的一切,从刚开始免费吃饭，买衣服，然后再到免费住宿，他被人们不断的抬高身份,每个人对他就像仆人对主人一样.可当听到关于钱不存在的谣言时，引起人们对于亨利人品以及一切的怀疑。因为有百万英镑亨利的名字甚至被朋友用来注册投资。百万英镑亨利，金矿的股票大涨特涨；没有百万英镑的骗子亨利，股票开始狂跌……酒店要求结帐，裁缝店拿回一套套衣服，亨利几天的生活就好像坐过山车般的刺激，形成了鲜明的对比，具有很强烈的讽刺性。电影最后，虽然亨利·亚当斯归还了那张百万英镑的支票,但是最后如他从两兄弟那儿所愿得到了一份很好的工作并且意外的得到了一位好妻子和三万英镑的银行利息. 《百万英镑》这部电影通过小办事员的种种“历险”嘲弄了金钱在资产阶级社会叱咤风云、呼风唤雨的作用。导演用连环画似的手法勾勒了不同人物在“百万英镑”面前的种种丑态，幽默滑稽，趣味横生，就如同一幅世态讽刺画，令人忍俊不禁。影片对社会上“金钱就是一