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人教版必修三 Unit 5课文翻译+单元知识点汇总
U5课文翻译+单元知识点汇总
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THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE
百万英镑
ACT 1 SCENE 3 第一幕 第3场
Narrator: Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a bet. Oliver believes that with a million-pound bank note a man could live a month in London. His brother Roderick doubts it.They see a poor young man walking outside their house. It is Henry Adams.
旁白:1903年的夏天。一对富有的兄弟,罗德里克和奥利弗,打了一个赌。奥利弗认为,一个人靠一张百万英镑的钞票在伦敦能活一个月。他的兄弟罗德里克对此表示怀疑。他们看见一个贫穷的年轻人在房子的外面游荡。他叫亨利·亚当斯。
Roderick: Young man, would you step inside a moment, please?
罗德里克:年轻人,请你进来一会儿,好吗?
Henry: Who? Me, sir? 亨利:先生,你叫谁呀?是叫我吗?
Roderick: Yes, you. 罗德里克:是的,就是你。
Servant: (opening a door) Good morning, sir. Would you please come in?
仆人:(打开门)早上好,先生,请进。
(Henry enters thehouse) (亨利走进房子)
Roderick: How do you do,Mr ... er ...?罗德里克:你好,先生,你贵姓?
Henry: Adams. Henry Adams. 亨利:亚当斯,亨利·亚当斯。
Oliver: Come and sit down, Mr Adams. 奥利弗:来,请坐,亚当斯先生。
Henry: Thank you. 亨利:谢谢。
Roderick: You’re an American? 罗德里克:你是美国人?
Henry: That’s right, from San Francisco. 亨利:是的,从旧金山来。
Roderick: May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?
罗德里克:可不可以问问,你在这个国家要干点儿什么?你的计划又是什么呢?
Henry: Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britainby accident.
亨利:嗯,谈不上有什么计划。事实上,我在英国上岸是偶然的。
Oliver: How is that possible? 奥利弗:这怎么可能呢?
Henry: Well, I had my own boat. About a month ago, I was sailing, and towards night I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. The next morning I was spotted by a ship.
亨利:嗯,我有自己的船。大约一个月前,我开着船,晚上的时候我发现我被一阵大风刮到海上去了。第二天早上,一艘船发现了我。
Oliver: And it was the ship that brought you to England.
罗德里克:正是那艘船把你带到了英国。
Henry: Yes. I went to the American consulate to seek help, but ... Anyway, I didn’t dare to try again. (The brothers smile at each other.)
亨利:是的。我上美国大使馆求助,但是……不管怎样,我不敢再去尝试了。(兄弟俩相顾而笑)
Roderick: Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.
罗德里克:嗯,这一点你倒不必担心,这还是优点呢。
Henry: I’m afraid I do