The Million Pound Note
百万英镑
Mark Twain
(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 noway to account for his being in poeion 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.)
Brother A: Young man, come here, please.
年轻人
Brother B: Would you step inside a moment please?
请你进来一下 Henry: Call me, sir?
我吗??
Brother B: Trough the front door.On your left.
走前门,你左手边 Henry: Thanks.
谢谢
servant:Good morning sir would you please come in? Permit me to lead the way.
早上好,请您进来。让我为您引路。
The young gentleman, sir.
Brother A: Thanks James.Nothing with you.How do you.Mr.?
James 没你的事了。你好。 Henry: Adams.Henry Adams
亚当斯
Brother B: How you sit down, Adams?
坐下吧。 Henry: Thank you.
谢谢
Brother A: You are an American Mr.Adams?
你是美国人??
Henry: That \' s right.From New England.
是的
Brother A: How well do you know London
您了解伦敦吗?
Henry: Not at all, sir,
不太了解。
Brother A: I wonder, Mr.Adams, if you mind I ask you a few questions
我可以问你几个问题嘛? Henry: Go ahead.
请说。
Brother A: Maybe ask what are you doing in this country?
您来英国做什么? Brother B: And what \' s your plan, sir
您有何计划?
Brother A: One thing at a time Olive
一次问一件事
Henry: Well, I can \' t say that I have a plan and I hope to find work .
我没什么计划,想找份工作。
As a matter of fact I landed Britain by accident.
事实上 我到英国是个意外 Brother B: How was that poible?
怎么可能
Henry: I have my own little boat from which I got a lot of fun.4 weeks ago, which was Saturday I was sailing out of the Bay
我有一艘小船,带给我很多乐趣。四周前,我驾驶它出海。 Brother B: Go on.Henry 看向食物、
接着说
Henry: Where I say
我说到哪了
Brother B: You were sailing out of the Bay
你出海
Henry: Oh, yes.Well, to the dusk I found myself in the stick of westerly gale I did the only things I could and run before it all night
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。
Next morning, I was just giving up myself for lost and i spot by a brig
Brother B: Great! What luck.
太好了
Henry: Great? It\'s may seem luck to you, not me .If this is a kind of joke, I don’t think it very funny.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。 Brother A: Please don’t go.give him the letter.
别走,给你封信
Brother B: I’m just telling about this.Here is an envelope.
我正要说这件事呢,给你。 Henry: For me?
给我的?
Brother A: For you
h要打开信
是的。
No, no, no, you wouldn’t open it.not yet .you may open at er…2 o’clock
不不不 你不要打开。2点打开。 Brother B: Not a moment before.
不要提前
Henry: This is ridiculous.
太荒谬了
Brother A: It’s not ridiculous.There is money in it.
不会,里面是钱啊。
Henry : Listen I don’t your charity and I just want a job.
我不想要你们的施舍,我想要一份工作。 Brother A: James shows Adams out.
James 带他出去。 Brother B: Good luck.
祝你好运
Servant ;This way, sir.
这边先生。