ActⅠ,Scene①3NARRATOR:Itisthesummerof1903.Twooldandwealthybrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.OliverbelievesthatwithamillionpoundbanknoteamancouldsurviveamonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Atthismoment,theyseeapennilessyoungmanwandering②onthepavementoutsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,whoislostinLondonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo③.Unit3THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTERODERICK:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?HENRY:Who?Me,sir?RODERICK:Yes,you.OLIVER:Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.HENRY:(Aservantopensadoor)Thanks.SERVANT:Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.OLIVER:(Henryenters)Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall④.④Thatwillbeall.意为“没你的事了。”此处all为代词,意为“一切,全部”。直译这句话为“那就是全部的事情.”RODERICK:Howdoyoudo,Mr...er...?HENRY:Adams.HenryAdams.OLIVER:Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.HENRY:Thankyou.RODERICK:You'reanAmerican?⑤⑤本句为陈述句形式的疑问句,读时仍用升调。HENRY:That'sright,fromSanFrancisco.RODERICK:HowwelldoyouknowLondon?⑥⑥Howwelldoyouknow...?意为“你熟悉……吗?”Howwell在此表示了解或熟悉的程度。HENRY:Notatall.It'smyfirsttriphere.RODERICK:Iwonder,MrAdams,if⑦you'dmindusasking⑧afewquestions.⑦Iwonderif/whether...意为“我想知道是否……”。这是委婉提出请求的常用句型。if/whether引导宾语从句。HENRY:Notatall.Gorightahead.RODERICK:Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?HENRY:Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I'mhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.OLIVER:Howisthatpossible?HENRY:Well,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwassailingoutofthebay...(hiseyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrothers'dinneronthetable)⑨⑨宾语从句whatisleftof...table作介词at的宾语,what在从句中作主语。OLIVER:Well,goon.HENRY:Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyselfcarriedout⑩toseabyastrongwind.Itwasallmyfault.Ididn'tknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI'djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.⑪OLIVER:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland⑫.⑫本句为强调句型,强调主语theship。其中that不作句子成分,但不能省略。HENRY:Yes.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformyappearance.⑬IwenttotheAmericanembassytoseekhelp,but...(Thebrotherssmileateachother.)⑬本句为主从复合句。其中that引导表语从句,that不可省略;which引导非限制性定语从句,which指代workingasanunpaidhand这件事,which在定语从句中作主语。RODERICK:Well,youmustn'tworryaboutthat.It'sanadvantage.HENRY:I'mafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.RODERICK:Tellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?HENRY:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?RODERICK:PatienceMrAdams.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?HENRY:Well,tobehonest⑭,Ihavenone.OLIVER:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishandstogether)HENRY:Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Onthecontrary,infact.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon'tthinkit'sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Nowifyou'llexcuseme,IthinkI'llbeonmyway.⑮⑮该句为正式的表达。I'llbeonmyway在此意为“我要走了”。RODERICK:Pleasedon'tgo,MrAdams.Youmustn'tthinkwedon'tcareaboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.OLIVER:Yes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenrylikeagift)Theletter.HENRY:(takingitcarefully)Forme?RODERICK:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,youmustn'topenit.Notyet.Youcan'topenituntiltwoo'clock.HENRY:Oh,thi...