人教版英语必修三课文

Unit!Festivalsandcelebrations

Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancient

times.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspring

andharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaught

animals.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduring

thecoldwintermonths.Today'sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,some

seasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.

FestivalsoftheDead

Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomight

returneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgoto

cleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsand

playmusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,

peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,

peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones'1onthem.Theyofferfood,

flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininold

beliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren'sfestival,when

theycandressupandgototheirneighbours1homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighbours

donotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalin

Chinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisin

memoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.Indiahasanational

festivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwho

helpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.

HarvestFestivals

HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegrateful

becausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.In

Europeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowers

andfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheir

farmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.Chinaand

Japanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChina,enjoy

mooncakes.

SpringFestivals

Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtothe

endofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeat

dumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Thereare

dragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.Some

Westerncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,

usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsday

andnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofallkinds.Easterisanimportantreligious

andsocialfestivalforChristiansaroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfrom

thedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan'sCherryBlossomFestivalhappens

alittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscovered

withpinksnow.

Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachother.Festivals

letusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.

ASADLOVESTORY

LiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine^DayandHuJinhadsaidshewould

meethimatthecoffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn'tturnup.Shecouldbewithher

friendsrightnowlaughingathim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhe

thoughtshewouldkeepherword.Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,and

nowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoing

toholdhisbreathforhertoapologize.Hewoulddrownhissadnessincoffee.

ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangto

leave-hewipedthetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV-justwhatLiFang

needed!AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove.

ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.Hernamewas

Zhinu,theweavinggirl.WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandthey

fellinlove.("JustlikemeandHuJin,*'thoughtLiFang.)Theygotmarriedsecretly,and

theywereveryhappy.("Wecouldbelikethat/thoughtLiFang.)WhentheGoddessof

Heavenknewthathergranddaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangry

andmadetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.Niulangtriedtofollowher,buttheriverof

stars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.FindingthatZhiniiwasheart-broken,her

grandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.

Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetonthe

seventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.PeopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbe

fineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhiniiisweepingandthecouple

won'tbeabletomeet.

Theannouncersaid,"ThisisthestoryofQiqiaoFestival.Whenforeignershear

aboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine'sstory.It'safinedaytoday,soIhope

youcanallmeettheoneyoulove.”

AsLiFangsetoffforhome,hethought,"IguessHuJindoesn'tloveme.Filjust

throwtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemtoremindmeofher.nSohe

did.

Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoice

callinghim.TherewasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate?Eve

beenwaitingforyouforalongtime!AndIhaveagiftforyou!"

Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!Shewouldnever

forgivehim.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine'sDay!

WINTERCARNIVALINQUEBEC

AgroupofverycoldtouristsaresittinginacafeinoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffee

totrytowarmup.Thetemperatureis32degreesbelowfreezing.Thewindowsare

coveredwithsteamfromtheheatinside.Outside,snowcoversthestreetsandispiledup

alongthesidewalks.ThemusicandlightsoftheCarnivalcontinue,butafterawholeday

ofwatchingparades,ridinginhorsecarriagesandlisteningtothemusic,theirfeetare

freezingandtheirnosesarered.

Everyyear,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartinthe

week-longwinterfestival,thebiggestintheworld.Everyonewhocomesmustbe

preparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong.

Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthesnowboardingcompetitionsonthehill

overlookingtheriver.Competitorsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairasthough

theycouldfly.

Themorebraveofheartmaytrythecanoeraces.Fiveorsixmenpaddleeachcanoe

acrossthepartly-frozenStLawrenceRiver.Thefiverisfullofbigpiecesofice,and

ifyouweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.

Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofaboutsixhusky

dogspulllongsledsatgreatspeedsalongasnowytrack.Onepersonrunsbehindthesled,

shoutingtothedogstoencouragethem.Thesoundofthedogsbarking,thecallsofthe

driversandtheshoutsofthecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthernexperience.Thedogsare

beautifulstronganimals,withlong,thickfurandmanywithblueeyes.

Whileadmiringtheicesculptureseverywhereinthecity,muchlikethoseinHarbin

inChina,youcanstopwithothertouristsinanigloo（圆顶冰屋）forhotteaorcoffee.It

isamazinghowwarmtheseicehousescanbe!

Lateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace,whereBonhommethesnowman

isking,andjointhecrowd.Youcandanceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoareall

dressedinheavyclothes-evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredressedupforwinter.

Finally,youwillprobablywanttositdowninacafetowarmupandtoplantomorrow.

Youmightjointhesnowmobileraces-ormaybeyoushouldjustsleepin!

Unit2Comeandeathere(1)

WangPengsatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated.Ithadbeenavery

strangemorning.Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofbarbecuedmutton

kebabs,roastpork,stir-fliedvegetablesandfriedrice.Thenbylunchtimetheywouldall

besold.Bynowhisrestaurantoughttobefullofpeople.Butnottoday!Whywasthat?

Whatcouldhavehappened?Hethoughtofhismutton,beefandbaconcookedinthe

hottest,finestoil.Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,

creamanddeliciousfruit."Nothingcouldbebetter,"hethought.Suddenlyhesawhis

friendLiChanghurryingby."Hello,LaoLiJhecalled.nYourusual?”ButLiChang

seemednottohear.Whatwasthematter?SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLi

Changwasnotcomingtoeatinhisrestaurantashealwaysdid.

WangPengfollowedLiChangintoanewsmallrestaurant.Hesawasigninthe

window.

Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttoloseweight?

ComeinsideYongHui'sslimmingrestaurant.

Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.

Makeyourselfthinagain!

CuriositydroveWangPenginside.Itwasfullofpeople.Thehostess,averythinlady,

cameforward."Welcome,nshesaid."MynameisYongHui.I'llhelpyouloseweight

andbefitintwoweeksifyoueathereeveryday.'1ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeng.

Therewerefewchoicesoffoodanddrinkonit:justrice,rawvegetablesservedin

vinegar,fruitandwater.WangPengwasamazedatthisandespeciallyattheprices.It

costmorethanagoodmealinhisrestaurant!Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes.Hethrew

downthemenuandhurriedoutside.Onhiswayhomehethoughtabouthisownmenu.

Diditmakepeoplefat?Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfindout.Hecouldnot

haveYongHuigettingawaywithtellingpeoplelies!Hehadbetterdosomeresearch!

AtthelibraryWangPengwassurprisedtofindthathisrestaurantservedfartoo

muchfatandYongHui'sfartoolittle.Eventhoughhercustomersmightgetthinafter

eatingYongHui'sfood,theywerenoteatingenoughenergy-givingfoodtokeepthemfit.

Theywouldbecometiredveryquickly.WangPengfeltmorehopefulashedroveback

home.Perhapswithadiscountandanewsignhecouldwinhiscustomersback.Sohe

wrote:

Wanttofeelfitandenergetic?

Comeandeathere!Discountstoday!

Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!

Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!

COMEANDEATHERE(2)

Aweeklater,WangPeng'srestaurantwasnearlyfullandhefelthappier.Perhapshe

wouldbeabletoearnhislivingafterallandnothavetoclosehisrestaurant.Hedidnot

lookforwardtobeingindebtbecausehisrestaurantwasnolongerpopular.Hesmiledas

hewelcomedsomecustomerswarmlyatthedoorbutthesmilelefthisfacewhenhesaw

YongHuiwalkingin.Shedidnotlookhappybutglaredathim."MayIaskwhatyou

weredoinginmyrestauranttheotherday?IthoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnowI

knowthatyouonlycametospyonmeandmymenu,**sheshouted."Pleaseexcuseme,"

hecalmlyexplained,"Iwantedtoknowwhereallmycustomershadgonelastweek.I

followedoneofthemandfoundtheminyourrestaurant.'Idon'twanttoupsetyou,butI

foundyourmenusolimitedthatIstoppedworryingandstartedadvertising

thebenefitsofmyfood.Whydon'tyousitdownandtryameal?"

YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingdumplingsandbreastof

chickencookedwithgarlic.Whentheywereservedtheicecream,YongHuibeganto

lookill."Ifeelsickwithallthisfatandheavyfood,*1shesaid,nImissmyvegetablesand

fruit,"WangPengwasenjoyingasecondplateofdumplingssohesighed."Yes,"he

added,"andIwouldmissmydumplingsandfattypork.Don'tyougettired

quickly?Well,Idohavetorestalot,"admittedYongHui."Butdon'tyouthinkitwould

bebetterifyouwereabitthinner?Emsureyou'dfeelmuchhealthier.”

Theybegantotalkaboutmenusandbalanceddiets.nAccordingtomyresearch,

neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,"explainedWangPeng."Idon't

offerenoughfibreandyoudon'tofferenoughbody-buildingandenergy-givingfood.

Perhapsweoughttocombineourideasandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodfullof

energyandfibre."Sothatiswhattheydid.Theyservedrawvegetableswiththe

hamburgersandboiledthepotatoesratherthanfryingthem.Theyservedfreshfruitwith

theicecream.Inthiswaytheycutdownthefatandincreasedthefibreinthemeal.

TheirbalanceddietsbecamesuchasuccessthatbeforelongWangPengbecameslimmer

andYongHuiputonmoreweight.Aftersometimethetwofoundthattheirbusiness

cooperationhadturnedintoapersonalone.Finallytheygotmarriedandlivedhappily

everafter.

FORBUILDINGAMCDONALDS

IwasexcitedwhenIheardthatourcommunitywastohaveitsownMcDonald's

restaurant.Ithoughtaboutallthoseyoungpeoplewhowouldnothavetogotothenext

towntobuytheirfavouriteburgersandchips.McDonald'scaresabouthealthyeatingtoo

andworkswithscientiststoprovidefoodthatisofhighquality,safeandhealthy.Itis

alsocheap.Theyoftenprovidesaladsaswellasburgersandchips.Youcanalsochoose

betweencolaandmilkshakes（奶昔）.Ofcourseitalsomeansmoreworkforourarea

thatneedsjobsbadly.McDonald'ssaystheyareinterestedindoingwhatisrightforthe

communityandbeingagoodneighbour.SoIthinktheywillbeconcernedabout

providingparkingforthecarsinourmainstreet.Manyofouryoungpeoplewillbeonly

toohappytoworkforthecompany.McDonald'smakesapromisetothepeoplewho

workforthem.Theysay,"Wevalueyou,yourgrowingskillsandyourhelptothe

company."Icanseenothingbutgoodifthiscompanycomestobuilditsrestaurantinour

town.

AGAINSTBUILDINCIAMCDONALDS

IamveryworriedaboutMcDonald'sbuildingarestaurantinourhometown.We

areasmallcommunityandweenjoyourlocaldishes.IamnotsureifMcDonald'sfood

isashealthyastheysayintheiradvertisements.Whenscientistslookatitcarefully,they

findhighlevelsoffat,sugarandsalt.Thisisveryworrying.Toomanyyoungpeopleare

gettingfatthrougheatingtoomuchfattyfood.McDonald'sisnotgivingyoungpeoplea

goodideaofwhatahealthydietshouldbe.LocalChinesefood,ontheotherhand,isfull

offreshvegetablesandfreshmeatandfish.ThefoodataMcDonald'srestaurantis

alwaysthesame,soIwonderifitismadeorbroughtinfromelsewhere.Althoughitis

freshlycooked,itmustbelesshealthythanourownlocallygrownandcookedChinese

food.

IalsoworryaboutallthosecarsbringingpeopletobuyfoodatMcDonald's.First,

therewillbepetrolfumes（气体）,whichwillmakeourcleanairdirty.Second,thereis

theproblemofallthosecarsthattrytoparkandpreventothercarsfrommovingquickly

throughourtown.

IamsuremanyyoungpeoplewillbehappytoworkforMcDonald'sbutwillthey

betreatedfairly?InAmerica,McDonald'sdoesnotallowworkers1unionstooperatein

itsrestaurantsandthesearepeoplewhospeakupfortheworkers.If,astheysay,the

workersarehappywiththem,whyshouldtheyfearsomeworkersjoiningaunion?

SowhenIconsiderthefood,thecarsandthejobs,Ithinkweshouldnotallow

McDonald'stobuildtheirrestaurantinourtown.

Unit3Themillionpoundbanknote

ActI,Scene3

NARRATOR:Itisthesummerof1903.Twooldandwealthy

brothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.Oliverbelievesthat

withamillionpoundbanknoteamancouldsurviveamonthin

London.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Atthismoment,theyseea

pennilessyoungmanwanderingonthepavementoutsidetheirhouse.

ItisHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,whoislostinLondon

anddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.

RODERICK:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,

please?

HENRY:Who?Me,sir?

RODERICK:Yes,you.

OLIVER:Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.

HENRY:(Aservantopensadoor)Thanks.

SERVANT:Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecome

in?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.

OLIVER:(Henryenters)Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.

RODERICK:Howdoyoudo,Mr...er...?

HENRY:Adams.HenryAdams.

OLIVER:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.

HENRY:Thankyou.

RODERICK:You'reanAmerican?

HENRY:That'sright,fromSanFrancisco.

RODERICK:HowwelldoyouknowLondon?

HENRY:Notatall,it'smyfirsttriphere.

RODERICK:Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou'dmindusaskingafew

questions.

HENRY:Notatall.Gorightahead.

RODERICK:Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryand

whatyourplansare?

HENRY:Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I'mhopingto

findwork.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.

OLIVER:Howisthatpossible?

HENRY:Well,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.About

amonthago,Iwassailingoutofthebay...(hiseyesstareatwhatis

leftofthebrother'sdinnerontable)

OLIVER:Well,goon.

HENRY:Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyself

carriedouttoseabyastrongwind.Itwasallmyfault.Ididn'tknow

whetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI'djust

aboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.

OLIVER:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.

HENRY:Yes.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworking

asanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformyappearance.Iwenttothe

Americanembassytoseekhelp,but...(Thebrotherssmileateach

other.)

RODERICK:Well,youmustn'tworryaboutthat.It'sanadvantage.

HENRY:I'mafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.

RODERICK:Tellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoin

America?

HENRY:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouofferme

somekindofworkhere?

RODERICK:Patience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyou

howmuchmoneyyouhave?

HENRY:Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.

OLIVER:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshis

handstogether)

HENRY:Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Onthe

contrary,infact.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon'tthink

it'sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Nowifyou'llexcuseme,I

thinkI'llbeonmyway.

RODERICK:Pleasedon'tgo,MrAdams-Youmustn'tthinkwe

don'tcareaboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.

OLIVER:Yes,theletter,(getsitfromadeskandgivesitto

Henrylikeagift)Theletter.

HENRY:(takingitcarefully)Forme?

RODERICK:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,youmustn't

openit.Notyet.Youcan'topenituntiltwoo'clock.

HENRY:Oh,thisissilly.

RODERICK:Notsilly.There'smoneyinit.(callstotheservant)

James?

HENRY:Oh,no.Idon'twantyourcharity.Ijustwantanhonest

job.

RODERICK:Weknowyou'rehard-working.That'swhywe've

givenyoutheletter.James,showMrAdamsout.

OLIVER:Goodluck,MrAdams.

HENRY:Well,whydon'tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?

RODERICK:You'llsoonknow,(looksattheclock)Inexactlyan

hourandahalf.

SERVANT:Thisway,sir.

RODERICK:MrAdams,notuntil2o'clock.Promise?

HENRY:Promise.Goodbye.

ActI,Scene4

(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewithoutopeningit

anddecidestogoin.Hesitsdownatatablenexttothefront

window.)

OWNER:(seeingHenry'spoorappearance)Thatone'sreserved.

Thisway,please,(tothewaiter)Takethisgentleman'sorder,Horace.

HENRY:(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I'd

likesomehamandeggsandanicebigsteak.Makeitextrathick.I'd

alsolikeacupofcoffeeandapineappledessert.

WAITER:Right,sir.I'mafraidit'llcostalargeamountofmoney.

HENRY:Iunderstand.AndI'llhavealargeglassofbeer.

WAITER:OK.(Thewaiterleavesandsoonreturnswithall

thefood.)

HOSTESS:Mygoodness!Why,lookathim.Heeatslikeawolf.

OWNER:We'llseeifhe'scleverasawolf,eh?

HENRY:(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter,(waiter

returns)Samethingagain,please.Oh,andanotherbeer.

WAITER:Again?Everything?

HENRY:Yes,that'sright,(seesthelookonthewaiter'sface)

Anythingwrong?

WAITER:No,notatall.(totheowner)He'saskedformoreofthe

same.

OWNER:Well,itiswell-knownthatAmericansliketoeatalot.

Well,we'llhavetotakeachance.Goaheadandlethimhaveit.

WAITER:(readingthebillafterthemeal)Allright.That'stwo

ordersofhamandeggs,twoextrathicksteaks,twolargeglassesof

beer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesserts.

HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewall)Wouldyoumind

waitingjustafewminutes?

WAITER:(inarudemanner)What'stheretowaitfor?

OWNER:Allright,Horace.I'lltakecareofthis.

HENRY:(toowner)Thatwasawonderfulmeal.It'samazinghow

muchpleasureyougetoutoftilesimplethingsinlife,especiallyif

youcan'thavethemforawhile.

OWNER:Yes,veryinteresting.Nowperhaps,sir,ifyoupayyour

billIcanhelptheothercustomers.

HENRY:(lookingattheclockonthewallagain)Well,Iseeit's

twoo'clock,(heopenstheenvelopeandholdsamillionpoundbank

noteinhishands.Henryissurprisedbuttheownerandwaiterare

shocked)I'mverysorry.But...I...Idon'thaveanythingsmaller.

OWNER:(stillshockedandnervous)Well..er...justonemoment.

Maggie,look!(thehostessscreams,theothercustomerslookather

andsheputsahandtohermouth)Doyouthinkit'sgenuine?

HOSTESS:Oh,dear,Idon'tknow.Isimplydon'tknow.

OWNER:Well,IdidhearthattheBankofEnglandhadissuedtwo

notesinthisamount...Anyway,Idon'tthinkitcanbeafake.People

wouldpaytoomuchattentiontoabanknoteofthisamount.Nothief

wouldwantthattohappen.

HOSTESS:Buthe'sinrags!

OWNER:Perhapshe'saverystrange,richman.(asifhehas

discoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!Thatmustbeit!

HOSTESS:(hitsherhusband'sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackof

therestaurant!Goandseehimatonce.

OWNER:(toHenry)I'msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchange

thisbanknote.

HENRY:Butit'sallIhaveonme.

OWNER:Oh,please,don'tworry,sir.Doesn'tmatteratall.We're

soverygladthatyouevenenteredourlittleeatingplace.Indeed,sir,I

hopeyou'llcomeherewheneveryoulike.

HENRY:Well,that'sverykindofyou.

OWNER:Kind,sir?No,it'skindofyou.Youmustcomewhenever

youwantandhavewhateveryoulike.Justhavingyousithereisa

greathonour!Asforthebill,sir,pleaseforgetit.

HENRY:Forgetit?Well...thankyouverymuch.That'sverynice

ofyou.

OWNER:Oh,it'sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,fromthe

bottomofmyheart.(Theowner,hostessandwaiterallbowasHenry

leaves.)

THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTE

ActII,Scene4

NARRATOR:Attheendofthemonth,Henrywasveryrichand

didn'tfearjail.Dressedinthefinestclothes,hedrovebythe

brothers'houseinPortlandPlaceand,seeingtheywereback,wentto

getPortiaatherfriend'shome.

HENRY:Mydear,thewayyoulooktoday,itwouldbeacrime

nottoaskforagoodsalaryforthejobthey'llgivetome.

PORTIA:Oh,pleaserememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwe

maygetnosalaryatall;andthenwhat'llhappentous,withnowayin

theworldtoearnaliving?

(Atthebrothers'home,theservantletsthemin.Thetwobrothersare

seated,waiting.)

HENRY:Goodmorning,gentlemen.(Roderickseemsvery

surprisedtoseePortia)Portia,thesearethemenwhohelpedme.

PORTIA:Soverynicetomeetyou,kindsirs.(ShegivesOliver

awinkwithoneeye.)

HENRY:Gentlemen,I'mreadytoreport.

RODERICK:Er...Portia,I...

OLIVER:We'rebothgladtohearit,fornowwecandecidethe

betwhichRoderickandImade.Ifyou'vewonforme,youshallhave

anyjobasmygift.Haveyougotthemillionpoundbanknote?

HENRY:Hereitis,sir.

OLIVER:I'vewon!Nowwhatdoyousay,Roderick?

RODERICK:IsaythatI'velosttwentythousandpounds.Inever

wouldhavebelievedit.Why,thatisamazing,man!

HENRY:Come,let'sbegoingnow,Portia.

OLIVER:Butwait,wait!Thejob,youknow.Imustgiveyoua

job,asIpromised.

HENRY:Well,thankyouverymuch,butIreallydon'twantone

now.

PORTIA:Henry,I'mdisappointed（失望的）inyou.Youdidn't

thankthegentlemenproperly.MayIdoitforyou?

HENRY:Letmeseeyoutry.

(PortiawalksovertoRoderickandgiveshimahug.Thenshesitsin

Oliver'slap,putsherarmsaroundhisneckandkisseshimonthe

cheek.Oliverbeginslaughing.)

PORTIA:Papa,hesayshedoesn'twantanythingelsefromyou.

HENRY:(shocked)Mydear,isthatyourpapa?!

PORTIA:He'smystepfather,andthedearestonethateverwas.

HENRY:Oh,mydearestdearsir,IregretwhatIsaid.Youhave

gotajobopenthatIwant.

OLIVER:Nameit.

HENRY:Son-in-law.

OLIVER:Well,well,well!Butyou'veneverhadsuchajob

before.HowcanIbesureyoucandoitsuccessfully?

HENRY:Tryme...oh,do,Ibegofyou!Giveme30or40years,

and...

OLIVER:Oh,well,allright.

NARRATOR:ArePortiaandHenryhappy?Therearenotenough

wordsinthebiggestdictionarytodescribeit.Didthepeopleof

Londonhaveagoodtimewiththisbitofnews?Yes.Portia's

stepfathertookthatbanknote,backtotheBankofEnglandand

cashedit.Thebanknotewasthenuselessformoneybutwashis

weddinggifttotheyoungcouple.Yes,thebanknotewasworth

millionsofdollars,butnotworthonetenthasmuchashowHenryfelt

aboutPortia.

Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestars

HOWLIFEBEGANONTHEEARTH

Nooneknowsexactlyhowtheearthbegan,asithappenedsolongago.However,

accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniversebeganwitha"BigBang"thatthrew

matterinalldirections.Afterthat,atomsbegantoformandcombinetocreatestarsand

otherbodies.

Forseveralbillionyearsafterthe"BigBang",theearthwasstilljustacloudof

dust.Whatitwastobecomewasuncertainuntilbetween4.5and3.8billionyearsago

whenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe.Theearthbecamesoviolentthatitwasnotclear

whethertheshapewouldlastornot.Itexplodedloudlywithfireandrock.Theywerein

timetoproducecarbon,nitrogen,watervapourandothergases,whichweretomakethe

earth'satmosphere.Whatisevenmorei