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Unit1Festivalsandcelebrations

Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywhere

sinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebrate

theendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestin

autumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafter

hunters

had

caughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewould

starve

iffoodwas

difficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today's

festivalshavemany

origins,some

religious,someseasonal,and

someforspecialpeopleorevents.FestivalsoftheDead

Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfythe

ancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincense

inmemoryof

theirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.In

Mexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportant

feast

day,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones"onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefs

aboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren'sfestival,whentheycan

dressup

andgototheirneighbours'homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmight

playatrick

on

them.FestivalstoHonourPeople

Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragon

BoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancient

poet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthe

arrival

ofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelped

gain

India's

independencefromBritain.HarvestFestivals

HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheir

foodis

gathered

forthewinterandthe

agricultural

workisover.InEuropeancountries,people

willusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwin

awards

fortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsome

rooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeople

admire

themoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.SpringFestivals

Themost

energetic

andimportantfestivalsaretheonesthat

lookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatand

maygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbefore

Easter,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreets

dayandnight,loudmusicandcolourful

clothing

ofallkinds.Easterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalfor

Christians

aroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan'sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looks

as

though

itiscoveredwithpinksnow.

Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkand

havefunwith

eachother.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofour

customs

andforgetourworkforalittlewhile.ASADLOVESTORY

LiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine'sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthe

coffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn't

turnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhethoughtshewould

keepherword.Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoingto

holdhisbreath

forherto

apologize.Hewould

drown

his

sadness

incoffee.

Itwas

obvious

thatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave-he

wiped

thetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV-justwhatLiFangneeded!AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove.

ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinü,theweavinggirl.WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.("JustlikemeandHuJin,"thoughtLiFang.)Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.("Wecouldbelikethat,"thoughtLiFang.)WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthathergranddaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryandmadetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.Niulangtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.Finding

thatZhiniiwasheart-broken,hergrandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.PeopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinü

is

weeping

andthecouplewon'tbeabletomeet.

Theannouncersaid,"ThisisthestoryofQiqiaoFestival.Whenforeignershearaboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine'sstory.It'safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyoulove."

AsLiFang

setoff

forhome,hethought,"IguessHuJindoesn'tloveme.I'lljustthrowtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemto

remind

me

of

her."Sohedid.

Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.TherewasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate?I'vebeenwaitingforyoufora

longtime!AndIhaveagiftforyou!"

Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!Shewouldneverforgive

him.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine'sDay!WINTERCARNIVALINQUEBEC

Agroupofverycoldtouristsaresittinginacafé

inoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffeetotrytowarmup.Thetemperatureis32degreesbelowfreezing.Thewindowsarecoveredwithsteamfromtheheatinside.Outside,snowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthesidewalks.ThemusicandlightsoftheCarnivalcontinue,butafterawholedayofwatchingparades,ridinginhorsecarriagesandlisteningtothemusic,theirfeetarefreezingandtheirnosesarered.

Everyyear,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartintheweek-longwinterfestival,thebiggestintheworld.Everyonewhocomesmustbepreparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong.

Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthe

snowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlookingtheriver.Competitorsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairasthoughtheycouldfly.

Themorebraveofheartmaytrythecanoeraces.Fiveorsixmenpaddleeachcanoeacrossthepartly-frozenSt

Lawrence

River.Thefiverisfullofbigpiecesofice,andif

youweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.

Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofaboutsixhuskydogspulllongsledsatgreatspeedsalongasnowytrack.Onepersonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothedogstoencouragethem.Thesoundofthedogsbarking,thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsofthecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthernexperience.Thedogsarebeautifulstronganimals,withlong,thickfurandmanywithblueeyes.

Whileadmiringtheicesculptureseverywhereinthecity,muchlikethoseinHarbininChina,youcanstopwithothertouristsinanigloo(圓頂冰屋

)forhotteaorcoffee.Itisamazinghowwarmtheseicehousescanbe!

Lateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace,whereBonhommethesnowmanisking,andjointhecrowd.Youcandanceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldressedinheavyclothes-evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredressedupforwinter.Finally,youwillprobablywanttositdowninacafetowarmupandtoplantomorrow.You

mightjointhesnowmobileraces-ormaybeyoushouldjustsleepin!Unit2Comeandeathere(1)

WangPengsatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated.Ithadbeenaverystrange

morning.Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuof

barbecuedmuttonkebabs,roastpork,stir-fliedvegetablesand

fried

rice.Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold.Bynowhisrestaurant

oughtto

befullofpeople.Butnottoday!Whywasthat?Whatcouldhavehappened?Hethoughtofhismutton,beefand

bacon

cookedinthehottest,finestoil.

Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,creamanddeliciousfruit."Nothingcouldbebetter,"hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiChanghurryingby."Hello,LaoLi,"hecalled."Yourusual?"ButLiChangseemednottohear.Whatwas

thematter?SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatin

hisrestaurantashealwaysdid.

WangPengfollowedLiChangintoanewsmallrestaurant.Hesawasigninthewindow.

Tiredofallthatfat?Wantto

loseweight?

ComeinsideYongHui’s

slimming

restaurant.

Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.

Makeyourselfthinagain!

Curiosity

droveWangPenginside.Itwasfullof

people.The

hostess,averythinlady,cameforward.

"Welcome,"shesaid."MynameisYongHui.I'llhelp

youloseweightandbefitintwoweeksifyoueathere

everyday."ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeng.There

werefewchoicesoffoodanddrinkonit:justrice,

raw

vegetablesservedinvinegar,fruitandwater.WangPengwasamazedatthisandespeciallyat

theprices.Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisrestaurant!Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes.He

threwdownthemenuandhurriedoutside.Onhisway

homehethoughtabouthisownmenu.Diditmake

peoplefat?Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfind

out.HecouldnothaveYongHui

gettingawaywith

telling

people

lies!Hehadbetterdosomeresearch!

AtthelibraryWangPengwassurprisedtofindthat

hisrestaurantservedfartoomuchfatandYongHui’s

fartoolittle.Eventhoughher

customers

mightgetthin

aftereatingYongHui’sfood,theywerenoteating

enoughenergy-givingfoodtokeepthemfit.Theywould

becometiredveryquickly.WangPengfeltmorehopefulashedrovebackhome.Perhapswitha

discount

andanewsignhecould

win

hiscustomers

back.Sohewrote:

Wanttofeelfitandenergetic?

Comeandeathere!Discountstoday!

Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!COMEANDEATHERE(2)

Aweeklater,WangPeng'srestaurantwasnearlyfullandhefelthappier.Perhapshewouldbe

ableto

earnhisliving

afterallandnothavetoclosehisrestaurant.Hedidnotlookforwardto

being

indebt

becausehisrestaurantwasnolongerpopular.Hesmiledashewelcomedsome

customerswarmlyatthedoorbutthesmilelefthisfacewhenhesawYongHuiwalkingin.She

didnotlookhappybut

glared

athim."MayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestauranttheother

day?IthoughtyouwereanewcustomerandnowIknowthatyouonlycameto

spyon

meand

mymenu,"sheshouted."Pleaseexcuseme,"hecalmlyexplained,"Iwantedtoknowwhereall

mycustomershadgonelastweek.Ifollowedoneofthemandfoundtheminyourrestaurant.'I

don'twanttoupsetyou,butIfoundyourmenuso

limited

thatIstoppedworryingandstarted

advertisingthe

benefits

ofmyfood.Whydon'tyousitdownandtryameal?"

YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingdumplingsand

breast

ofchickencookedwith

garlic.Whentheywereservedtheicecream,YongHuibegantolookill."Ifeelsickwithallthisfatandheavyfood,"shesaid,"Imissmyvegetablesandfruit,"WangPengwasenjoyingasecondplateofdumplingssohe

sighed."Yes,"headded,"andIwouldmissmydumplingsandfattypork.Don'tyougettiredquickly?

Well,Idohavetorestalot,"admitted

YongHui."Butdon'tyouthinkitwouldbebetterifyouwereabitthinner?I'msureyou'dfeel

muchhealthier."

Theybegantotalkaboutmenusandbalanceddiets."Accordingtomyresearch,neitheryour

restaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,"explainedWangPeng.

"Idon'tofferenoughfibreandyoudon'tofferenoughbody-buildingandenergy-givingfood.Perhapsweoughtto

combine

ourideasandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodfullofenergyandfibre."Sothatiswhattheydid.Theyservedrawvegetables

withthehamburgersandboiledthepotatoesratherthanfrying

them.Theyservedfreshfruitwiththeicecream.Inthisway

they

cutdown

thefatandincreasedthefibreinthemeal.Their

balanceddietsbecamesuchasuccessthat

beforelong

Wang

PengbecameslimmerandYongHui

puton

more

weight.After

sometimethetwofoundthattheirbusinesscooperationhadturnedintoapersonalone.Finallytheygotmarriedandlived

happilyeverafter.FORBUILDINGAMCDONALD’S

IwasexcitedwhenIheardthatourcommunitywastohaveitsownMcDonald'srestaurant.Ithoughtaboutallthoseyoungpeoplewhowouldnothavetogotothenexttowntobuytheirfavouriteburgersandchips.McDonald'scaresabouthealthyeatingtooandworkswithscientiststoprovidefoodthatisofhighquality,safeandhealthy.Itisalsocheap.Theyoftenprovidesaladsaswellasburgersandchips.Youcanalsochoosebetweencolaandmilkshakes(奶昔).Ofcourseitalsomeansmoreworkforourareathatneedsjobsbadly.McDonald'ssaystheyareinterestedindoingwhatisrightforthecommunityandbeingagoodneighbour.SoIthinktheywillbeconcernedaboutprovidingparkingforthecarsinourmainstreet.Manyofouryoungpeoplewillbeonlytoohappytoworkforthecompany.McDonald'smakesapromisetothepeoplewhoworkforthem.Theysay,"Wevalueyou,yourgrowingskillsandyourhelptothecompany."Icanseenothingbutgoodifthiscompanycomestobuilditsrestaurantinourtown.

AGAINSTBUILDINCIAMCDONALD’S

IamveryworriedaboutMcDonald'sbuildingarestaurantinourhometown.Weareasmallcommunityandweenjoyourlocaldishes.IamnotsureifMcDonald'sfoodisashealthyastheysayintheiradvertisements.Whenscientistslookatitcarefully,theyfindhighlevelsoffat,sugarandsalt.Thisisveryworrying.Toomanyyoungpeoplearegettingfatthrougheatingtoomuchfattyfood.McDonald'sisnotgivingyoungpeopleagoodideaofwhatahealthydietshouldbe.LocalChinesefood,ontheotherhand,isfulloffreshvegetablesandfreshmeatandfish.ThefoodataMcDonald'srestaurantisalwaysthesame,soIwonderifitismadeorbroughtinfromelsewhere.Althoughitisfreshlycooked,itmustbelesshealthythanourownlocallygrownandcookedChinesefood.

IalsoworryaboutallthosecarsbringingpeopletobuyfoodatMcDonald's.First,there

willbepetrolfumes(氣體),whichwillmakeourcleanairdirty.Second,thereistheproblemofallthosecarsthattrytoparkandpreventothercarsfrommovingquicklythroughourtown.

IamsuremanyyoungpeoplewillbehappytoworkforMcDonald'sbutwilltheybe

treatedfairly?InAmerica,McDonald'sdoesnotallowworkers'unionstooperateinitsrestaurantsandthesearepeoplewhospeakupfortheworkers.If,astheysay,theworkersarehappywiththem,whyshouldtheyfearsomeworkersjoiningaunion?

SowhenIconsiderthefood,thecarsandthejobs,IthinkweshouldnotallowMcDonald's

tobuildtheirrestaurantinourtown.Unit3ThemillionpoundbanknoteActI,Scene3NARRATOR:

Itisthesummerof1903.Twooldandwealthybrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet.OliverbelievesthatwithamillionpoundbanknoteamancouldsurviveamonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Atthismoment,theyseeapennilessyoungman

wandering

onthe

pavement

outsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams,anAmerican

businessman,whoislostinLondonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.RODERICK:

Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?HENRY:

Who?Me,sir?RODERICK:

Yes,you.OLIVER:

Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.HENRY:

(Aservantopensadoor)Thanks.SERVANT:

Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyouplease

comein?

Permit

metoleadtheway,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'dmindusaskingafewquestions.HENRY:

Notatall.

Go

right

ahead.RODERICK:

Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?HENRY:

Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I'mhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritain

byaccident.OLIVER:

Howisthatpossible?HENRY:

Well,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwassailingoutofthebay...(hiseyes

stareat

whatisleftofthebrother'sdinnerontable)OLIVER:

Well,goon.HENRY:

Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.Itwasallmy

fault.Ididn'tknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI'djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.OLIVER:

AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.HENRY:

Yes.ThefactisthatIearnedmy

passage

byworkingasanunpaidhand,which

accountsfor

myappearance.IwenttotheAmerican

embassy

to

seek

help,but...(Thebrotherssmileateachother.)RODERICK:

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

I'mafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.RODERICK:

Tellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?HENRY:

Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?RODERICK:

Patience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?HENRY:

Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.OLIVER:

(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishandstogether)HENRY:

Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!

Onthecontrary,infact.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon'tthinkit'sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Nowifyou'llexcuseme,IthinkI'llbeonmyway.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,thisissilly.RODERICK:

Notsilly.There'smoneyinit.(callstotheservant)James?HENRY:

Oh,no.Idon'twantyourcharity.Ijustwantanhonestjob.RODERICK:

Weknowyou'rehard-working.That'swhywe'vegivenyoutheletter.James,showMrAdamsout.OLIVER:

Goodluck,MrAdams.HENRY:

Well,whydon'tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?RODERICK:

You'llsoonknow.(looksattheclock)Inexactlyanhourandahalf.SERVANT:

Thisway,sir.RODERICK:

MrAdams,notuntil2o'clock.Promise?HENRY:

Promise.Goodbye.ActI,Scene4(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewithoutopeningitanddecidestogoin.Hesitsdownatatablenexttothefrontwindow.)OWNER:

(seeingHenry'spoorappearance)Thatone'sreserved.Thisway,please.(tothewaiter)Takethisgentleman'sorder,Horace.HENRY:

(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I'dlike

somehamandeggsandanicebig

steak.Makeitextrathick.I'dalsolikeacupofcoffeeandapineapple

dessert.WAITER:

Right,sir.I'mafraidit'llcostalarge

amount

ofmoney.HENRY:

Iunderstand.AndI'llhavealargeglassofbeer.WAITER:

OK.(Thewaiterleavesandsoonreturnswithallthe

food.)HOSTESS:

Mygoodness!Why,lookathim.Heeatslikeawolf.OWNER:

We'llseeifhe'scleverasawolf,eh?HENRY:

(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter.(waiterreturns)Samethingagain,please.Oh,andanotherbeer.WAITER:

Again?Everything?HENRY:

Yes,that'sright.(seesthelookonthewaiter'sface)Anythingwrong?WAITER:

No,notatall.(totheowner)He'saskedformoreofthesame.OWNER:

Well,itiswell-knownthatAmericansliketoeatalot.Well,we'llhaveto

takeachance.Goaheadandlethimhaveit.WAITER:

(readingthebillafterthemeal)Allright.That'stwoordersofhamandeggs,twoextrathicksteaks,twolargeglassesofbeer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesserts.HENRY:

(lookingattheclockonthewall)Wouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?WAITER:

(ina

rudemanner)What'stheretowaitfor?OWNER:

Allright,Horace.I'lltakecareofthis.HENRY:

(toowner)Thatwasawonderfulmeal.It'samazinghowmuchpleasureyougetoutoftilesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucan'thavethemforawhile.OWNER:

Yes,veryinteresting.Nowperhaps,sir,ifyoupayyourbillIcanhelptheothercustomers.HENRY:

(lookingattheclockonthewallagain)Well,Iseeit'stwoo'clock.(heopenstheenvelopeandholdsamillionpoundbanknoteinhishands.Henryissurprisedbuttheownerandwaiterareshocked)I'mverysorry.But...I...Idon'thaveanythingsmaller.OWNER:

(stillshockedandnervous)Well..er...justonemoment.Maggie,look!(thehostess

screams,theothercustomerslookatherandsheputsahandtohermouth)Doyouthinkit's

genuine?HOSTESS:

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

Well,IdidhearthattheBankofEnglandhadissuedtwonotesinthisamount...Anyway,Idon'tthinkitcanbeafake.Peoplewouldpaytoomuchattentiontoabanknoteofthisamount.Nothiefwouldwantthattohappen.HOSTESS:

Buthe's

inrags!OWNER:

Perhapshe'saverystrange,richman.(asifhehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!Thatmustbeit!HOSTESS:

(hitsherhusband'sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant!Goandseehimatonce.OWNER:

(toHenry)I'msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbanknote.HENRY:

Butit'sallIhaveonme.OWNER:

Oh,please,don'tworry,sir.Doesn'tmatteratall.We'resoverygladthatyouevenenteredourlittleeatingplace.

Indeed,sir,Ihopeyou'llcomeherewheneveryoulike.HENRY:

Well,that'sverykindofyou.OWNER:

Kind,sir?No,it'skindofyou.Youmustcomewheneveryouwantandhavewhateveryoulike.Justhavingyousithereisagreathonour!

Asfor

thebill,sir,pleaseforgetit.HENRY:

Forgetit?Well...thankyouverymuch.That'sveryniceofyou.OWNER:

Oh,it'sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,fromthebottomofmyheart.(Theowner,hostessandwaiterall

bow

asHenryleaves.)THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTEActII,Scene4NARRATOR:Attheendofthemonth,Henrywasvery

richanddidn'tfearjail.Dressedinthe

finestclothes,hedrovebythebrothers'

houseinPortlandPlaceand,seeingthey

wereback,wenttogetPortiaatherfriend's

home.HENRY:

Mydear,thewayyoulooktoday,itwould

beacrimenottoaskforagoodsalaryfor

thejobthey'llgivetome.

PORTIA:

Oh,pleaserememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwemaygetnosalaryatall;andthenwhat'llhappentous,withnowayintheworldtoearnaliving?(Atthebrothers'home,theservantletsthemin.Thetwobrothersareseated,waiting.)HENRY:

Goodmorning,gentlemen.(RoderickseemsverysurprisedtoseePortia)Portia,thesearethemenwhohelpedme.PORTIA:

Soverynicetomeetyou,kindsirs.(ShegivesOliverawinkwithoneeye.)HENRY:

Gentlemen,I'mreadytoreport.RODERICK:

Er...Portia,I...OLIVER:

We'rebothgladtohearit,fornowwecandecidethebetwhichRoderickandImade.Ifyou'vewonforme,youshallhaveanyjobasmygift.Haveyougotthe

millionpoundbanknote?HENRY:

Hereitis,sir.OLIVER:

I'vewon!Nowwhatdoyousay,Roderick?RODERICK:

IsaythatI'velosttwentythousandpounds.Ineverwouldhavebelievedit.Why,

thatisamazing,man!HENRY:

Come,let'sbegoingnow,Portia.OLIVER:

Butwait,wait!Thejob,youknow.Imustgiveyouajob,asIpromised.HENRY:

Well,thankyouverymuch,butIreallydon'twantonenow.PORTIA:

Henry,I'mdisappointed(失望的)inyou.Youdidn'tthankthegentlemenproperly.

MayIdoitforyou?HENRY:

Letmeseeyoutry.(PortiawalksovertoRoderickandgiveshimahug.ThenshesitsinOliver'slap,putsherarms

aroundhisneckandkisseshimonthecheek.Oliverbeginslaughing.)PORTIA:

Papa,hesayshedoesn'twantanythingelsefromyou.HENRY:

(shocked)Mydear,isthatyourpapa?!PORTIA:

He'smystepfather,andthedearestonethat

everwas.HENRY:

Oh,mydearestdearsir,IregretwhatIsaid.

YouhavegotajobopenthatIwant.OLIVER:

Nameit.HENRY:

Son-in-law.OLIVER:

Well,well,well!Butyou'veneverhadsuch

ajobbefore.HowcanIbesureyoucandoit

successfully?HENRY:

Tryme...oh,do,Ibegofyou!Giveme30or40years,and...OLIVER:

Oh,well,allright.NARRATOR:

ArePortiaandHenryhappy?Therearenotenoughwordsinthebiggestdictionarytodescribeit.DidthepeopleofLondonhaveagoodtimewiththisbitofnews?Yes.Portia'sstepfathertookthatbanknote.backtotheBankofEnglandandcashedit.Thebanknotewasthenuselessformoneybutwashisweddinggifttotheyoungcouple.Yes,thebanknotewasworthmillionsofdollars,butnotworthonetenthasmuchashowHenryfeltaboutPortia.Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestarsHOWLIFEBEGANONTHEEARTH

Nooneknowsexactlyhowtheearthbegan,asithappenedsolongago.However,accordingtoa

widelyaccepted

theory,theuniversebeganwitha"BigBang"thatthrewmatterinalldirections.Afterthat,

atoms

begantoformandcombinetocreatestars

andotherbodies.

Forseveral

billion

yearsafterthe"BigBang",theearth

wasstilljustacloudofdust.Whatitwastobecomewas

uncertainuntilbetween4.5and3.8billionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolid

globe.Theearthbecameso

violent

thatitwasnotclearwhethertheshapewouldlast

ornot.Itexplodedloudlywithfireandrock.Theywere

intime

toproduce

carbon,nitrogen,watervapourandother

gases,whichweretomaketheearth's

atmosphe