Reading If a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, for example, one million pound, what will you do
Have you ever heard of the story “The Million Pound Bank-note”
Do you know what happened to the bank-note, and what happened to the person who had the noted
the bet 英格兰银行出于特殊的需要发行了两张面值一百万的钞票,其中一张收回并作废,但还有一张却留在银行,两兄弟打赌,一个身无分文的人带着这张钞票会发生什么,兄弟 A 说会死去,兄弟 B 说他肯定能活一个月
他们物色了一个年轻人做试验,带着这张毫无使用价值的百万英镑钞票
Now let’s see what happened next
Here’s three main characters in the scene
Henry Adams: An American businessman, lost in London without money, friends or a job
Roderick and Oliver:Roderick and Oliver:Two rich brothers, who made a bet
Two rich brothers, who made a bet
Roderick believed that a man couldn’t survive Roderick believed that a man couldn’t survive in the city