必修三Unit3 THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE百万英镑:
Act I, Scene 4第一幕，第4场
(Outside a restaurant Henry looks at the envelope without opening it and decides to go in. He sits down at a table next to the front window.)
（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:(eing Henry's poor appearance) That one's rerved. This way, plea.(to the waiter) Take this gentleman's order, 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。
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HENRY: (after sitting down and putting the letter on the table) I'd like some ham and eggs and a nice big steak. Make it extra thick. I'd also like a cup of coffee and a pine apple desrt.
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。
culture shockWAITER:Right, sir. I'm afraid it'll cost a large amount of money.
服务员：好的，先生。恐怕这得花费一大笔钱。
HENRY: I understand. And I'll have a large glass of beer.
implement意思亨利：我明白。我还要一大杯啤酒。
WAITER:OK. (The waiter leaves and soon returns with all the food.)
服务员：行。（服务员离开了，很快把所有的食物端了上来）
HOSTESS: My goodness! Why, look at him.He eats like a wolf.
女老板：天哪！你看他，吃起东西来就像头狼。
OWNER:We'll e if he's clever as a wolf, eh?
店主：瞧着吧，看他是不是像狼一样机灵？
HENRY:(having just finished every bit of food) Ah, waiter. (waiter returns)Same thing again, plea. Oh, and another beer.
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?
服务员：每样东西都再来一份吗？
HENRY: Yes, that's right. (es the look on the waiter's face) Anything wrong?星期四英语怎么说
亨利：是，没错。（看着服务员脸上的神色）有什么不对吗？
WAITER:No, not at all. (to the owner) He's asked for more of the same.
服务员：不，没什么不对。（对店主）他再要一份同样的食物。
OWNER:Well, it is well-known that Americans like to eat a lot. Well, we'll haveto circletake a chance. Go ahead and let him have it.
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:(reading the bill after the meal) All right. That's two orders of ham and eggs, two extra thick steaks, two large glass of beer, two cups of coffee and two desrts.
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: (looking at the clock on the wall) Would you mind waiting just a few minutes?
亨利：（望着墙上的挂钟）请等几分钟好吗？
WAITER:(in a rude manner) What's there to wait for?
服务员：（很不耐烦地）还等什么？
OWNER:All right, Horace. I'll take care of this.
店主：霍勒斯，行啦，这儿由我来照应。
HENRY: (to owner) That was a wonderful meal. It's amazing how much pleasure you get out of tile simple things in life, especially if you can't have them for awhile.
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, very interesting. Now perhaps, sir, if you pay your bill I can help the other customers.
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。
HENRY: (looking at the clock on the wall again) Well, I e it's two o'clock.(he opens the envelope and holds a million pound bank note in his hands. Henry is surprid but the owner and waiter are shocked) I'm very sorry. But ... I... I don't have anything smaller.
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:(still shocked and nervous) Well .. er ... just one moment. Maggie, look!(the hostess screams, the other customers look at her and she puts a hand to her mouth) Do you think it's genuine?
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, I don't know. Is tmall什么意思imply don't know.
女老板：天哪，我不知道。我真不知道。
OWNER:Well, I did hear that the Bank of England had issued two notes in this amount ... Anyway, I don't think it can be a fake. People wouldnba主题曲 pay too much收到英文 attention to a bank note of this amount. No thief would want that to happen.
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: But he's in rags!
女老板：但是他穿得破破烂烂的！
OWNER:Perhaps he's a very strange, rich man. (as if he has discovered something for the first time) Why, yes! That must be it!
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: (hits her husband's arm) And you put him in the back of the restaurant! Go and e him at once.
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:(to Henry) I'm so sorry, sir, so sorry, but I cannot change this banknote.
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: But it's all I have on me.
亨利：而我身上就只带了这张钞票。punchin
OWNER:Oh, plea, don't worry, sir. Doesn't matter at all. We're so very glad that you even entered our little eating place. Indeed, sir, I hope you'll come here whenever you like.
personal interest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。
