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Book3
Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld
B3U1P1-3
FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS
AncientFestivals
Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindsareheldeverywhere.Themostancientfestivalswould
celebratetheendofthecoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Othercelebrations
wereheldwhenhunterscouldcatchanimals.Theywouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,so
theycelebratedwhentheyhadfood.Theylitfiresandmademusicbecausetheythoughtthese
festivalswouldbringayearofplenty.
FestivalsoftheDead
Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedead,orsatisfyandpleasetheancestors,whocouldreturn
eithertohelportodoharm.InJapanthefestivaliscalledObon,whenpeopleshouldgotoclean
thegravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theylightlampsandplaymusic
becausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexicotheyhavetheDayof
theDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peoplemighteatfoodinshapeofskulls,
andcakeswith“bones“onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.Thefestivalof
Halloweenhaditsoriginasaneventinmemoryofthedead.Itisnowachildren'sfestival,when
theycangototheirneighbours9homesandask.forsweets.Theydressupandtrytofrighten
people.Iftheyarenotgivenanything,thechildrenmightplayatrick.
FestivalstoHonourPeople
Festivalscanbeheldasanhonourtofamouspeopleortothegods.OneoftheseistheDragon
BoatFestivalinChina,whichhonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.AnotherisColumbus
DayintheUSA,inmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusinAmerica.InIndiathereisa
nationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMahatmaGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia's
independencefromBritain.
HarvestFestivals
HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheir
foodisgatheredforthewinter,andbecauseaseasonofagriculturalworkisover.InEuropean
countriesitisthecustomtodecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andpeople
gettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheiranimals,flowers,fruitsand
vegetables,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.InChinaandJapanthere
aremid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandgivegiftofmooncakes.
SpringFestivals
Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterand
tothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeat,and
maygivechildrenluckymoneyintheredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,and
familiescelebratethelunarNewYeartogether.InsomeWesterncountriesthereareveryexciting
carnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEasier,usuallyinFebruary.Theymightinclude
parades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofallkinds.Easter
isanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalinChristiancountries.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesus
forChristiansanditalsocelebratesthecomingofspring.InJapan,theCherryBlossomFestival
happensalittlelater.Thecountryiscoveredwithcherrytreeflowerssothatitlooksasthoughit
mightbecoveredwithpinksnow.
Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachothers.Festivalsletusenjoylife,
beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile.
B3U1P4
Wethinkithasalwaysbeenthecustomforpeopletohavefestivals.Theyareatimetoenjoy
eachother'scompanyandhavefunwithourfriends.Wethinkthatlongagopeoplelooked
forwardtothecelebrations.Ourancestorswouldsitroundafireandcookplentyofmeattoeat.
Thentheywouldbesatisfiedwiththeirfestival.
B3U1P7
ASADLOVESTORY
LiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine'sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthe
coffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn'tturnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughing
athim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword.
Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,
likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoingtoholdhisbreathforherapologise.Hewoulddrownhis
sadnessincoffee.
ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave-hewiped
thetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV-justwhatLiFangneeded!AsadChinesestory
aboutlostlove.
TheseventhdaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinu,the
weavinggirl,andshewasthemostlovelyofthedaughters.Whileshewasonearthshemetthe
herdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.("JustlikemeandHuJin,^thoughtLiFang.)Theygot
marriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.("Wecouldbelikethat,thoughtLiFang.)Whenthe
GoddessofHeavenknewthatherdaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryand
madetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.Niulangtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,the
MilkyWay,stoppedhim.FindingthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hermotherfinallydecidedtolet
thecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.ThishappenswhenthestarsVegaandAltair
meetintheHeaven.Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstheriverto
meetontheseventhlunarmonth,peopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,
becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon'tbeabletomeet.
Theannouncersaid,"thisisthestoryofQiqiaojie.Whenforeignershearaboutthestory,they
callitaChineseValentine'sstory.It'safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyou
love.”
AsLiFangsetoffforhome,hethought,C4IguessHuJindoesn'tloveme.Tiljustthrowthese
flowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemtoremindmeofher."Sohedid.
Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.
TherewasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate?I'vebeenwaitingforyoufor
alongtime!AndIhaveagiftforyou!”
Whatwouldhedo?HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!Shewouldneverforgivehim.
ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine'sDay!
B3U1P44&45
WintercarnivalinQuebec
WearesittinginacafeinoldQuebec,drinkinghotcofleetotrytowarmup.Thetemperatureis
32degreesbelowfreezing.Thewindowsarecoveredwithsteamfromtheheatinside.Outside,the
snowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthesidewalksandinparkinglots.Themusicand
lightsofthecarnivalcontinue,butwehavebeenwatchingtheparades,ridinginhorsecarriages
andlisteningtothemusicallday.Ourfeetarefreezingandournosesarered.
Quebeccarnivalisthebiggestwinterfestivalintheworld-everyyear,hundredsof
thousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartinaweekofactivities.Ifyoucome,youmustbe
preparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong.
Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthesnowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlookingthe
river.Thecompetitionsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairthoughtheycouldfly.
Ifyouarebraveenough,youcantrythecanoerace.Fiveorsixmenpaddleineachcanoe
acrossthegreatStLawrenceRiver,whichispartlyfrozen.Ofcourse,theriverisfullofbigpieces
ofice,andifyouweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.
Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofabout6Huskydogspull
longsledsatgreatspeedsalongasnowytrack.Onepersonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothe
dogstoencouragethem.Thesoundofthedogsbarking,thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsof
thecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthernexperience.Thedogsarebeautifulstronganimals,withlong,
thickfur.Manyofthemhaveblueeyes.
Afteradmiringtheicesculptureseverywhereinthecity,muchlikethoseinHarbininChina,
youcanhaveacupoftaeorcoffeeinanigloo.Itisamazinghowwarmtheseicehousescanbe!
Lateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace,whereBonhommethesnowmanisking,
andjointhecrowd.Youcandanceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldressedinheavy
clothes-evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredressedupforwinter.
Finallywesitdowninourcafetowarmupandtoplantomorrow-perhapswe'lljointhe
snowmobileraces-orperhapswe'lljustsleepin.
Book3Unit2Healthyeating
B3U2P10
COMEANDEATHERE(1)
WangPeiweisatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated.Ithadbeenaverystrange
morning.Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofmuttonkebabs,roastporkandfried
rice.Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold.Hisrestaurantoughttobefullofpeople.Butnot
today!Whywasitso?Whatcouldhavehappened?Hethoughtofhismuttonkebabsandfatty
porkcookedinthehottest,finestoil.Hisfriedricewashotbutdidnottasteoffat.Hiscolawas
sugaryandcoldandhisicecreamwasmadeofeggs,milk,creamandfruit."Nothingcouldhave
beenbetter,“hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiMaochanghurryingby."Hello,
Maochang^hecalled,4tYourusual?^^ButMaochangseemednottohear.Whatwasthematter?
SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifMaochangwasnotcomingtoeatwithhimashealways
did.
PengweifollowedLiMaochangintoanewly-openedsmallrestaurantattheendofthestreet.
Therewasasigninthewindow.
Tiredofallthatfat?Wanttohethinner?
ComeinsidetoYongHuisslimmingrestaurant.
Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.
Makeyourselfthinagain.
CuriositydroveWangPengweiinside.Itwasfullofpeople.Averythinladycameforward.
ttWelcome!^^shesaid,“MynameisYongHui.Iwilltakeallthatfatoffyouintwoweeksifyoueat
hereeveryday."ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeiwei.Therewereonlytwokindsoffoodand
onedrinkonit:rawvegetables,fruitandwater.WangPeiweiwasamazedatthisandespeciallyat
theprices.Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisownrestaurant.Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes!He
threwawaythemenuandhumedoutside.Onhiswayhomehethoughtabouthisownmenu.Did
itmakepeoplefat?Hewonderedifheshouldgotothelibrarytofindout.Hecouldn'thaveYbng
Huigettingawaywithtellingpeoplelies!Hehadbetterdosomeresearch!
Afterreading,herealisedwhatwaswrongwithYongHui'srestaurant.Itwasnotgivingits
customersenergy-givingfood!Aftereatinginherrestaurantpeoplewouldbecometiredvery
quickly.Perhapsthiswasawaytowinhiscustomersback!PengWeiwrotehisownsign.Itsaid:
Wanttofeelfit?
Comeandeathere!
Ourfoodgivesyouenergyallday!
Thecompetitionbetweenthetworestaurantswason!
B3U2P12
Daisywishedtobesothatshecouldwearallthelatest,coolclothesdesignedforthe
young.Shedecidedtodosomeintowhatfoodsshouldbeeatentobecomethinner.She
learnedthatoneoftheofnoteatingenoughwastobecomeverytiredquickly.Whenshe
wenttothedoctor,hetoldhershecouldbethinneraswellashealthyifsheatemorevegetables
likebeans,and.Soshedid.Shefeltveryfitwhenshestartedeatingmore
foodsaswellasherusualenergy-givingfoods.Sheevenbegantoenjoyeatingallthevegetables
ratherthancooked.Shesoonlookedlikeamodel!
B3U2P14&P15
COMEANDEATHERE(2)
ThenextdayWangPengwei'srestaurantwasnearlyfullandhefelthappier.Perhapshewouldbe
abletoearnhislivingafterallandnothavetoclosehisrestaurant.Hedidnotlookforwardto
beingindebtbecausehisrestaurantwasnolongerpopular.Hesmiled.Butthesmilelefthisface
whenhesawYongHuiwalkingin.Shedidnotlookhappybutglaredathimasshemovedround
thecustomers.uMayIaskwhatyouweredoinginmyrestaurantyesterday?Ithoughtyouwerea
newcustomerandnowIfindyoucameonlytospyonmeandmymenu,“sheshouted."Please
excuseme,“hecalmlyexplained/41wantedtoknowwhereallmycustomershadgoneyesterday.I
followedoneofthemandfoundtheminyourrestaurant.Idon'twanttoupsetyoubutIfound
yourmenusolimitedthatIstoppedworryingandstartedadvertisingthebenefitsofmyfood.Why
don'tyousitdownandtryameal?w
YongHuiagreedtostayandsoontheywerebothenjoyingthedumplings,fattyporkandcola.
WhentheywereservedtheicecreamYongHuibegantolookill."Ifeelsickwithallthisfatand
heavyfood,“shesaid,“Imissmyvegetablesandfruit.vWangPengweiwasjustenjoyingasecond
plateofdumplingssohesighed,“yes,"headded,“andIwouldmissmydumplingsandfattypork.
Butdon'tyoutiredquickly?”“Well,nowyoumentionit.Idohavetorestalot,“
admittedYongHui."Butdon'tyouthinkitwouldbebetterifyouwereabitthinner?nshe
askedWangPengwei."I'msureyouwouldfeelmuchhealthier.,,
Theybeganchattingaboutmenusandbalanceddiets."Myresearchhasshownmethat
neitheryourrestaurantnormineoffersabalanceddiet,“explainedPengwei,"Idon'tofferenough
fibreandyoudon'tofferenoughbody-buildingorenergy-givingfoods.Perhapsweoughtto
combineourmenusandprovideabalancedmenuwithfoodsfullofenergyandfibre."Sothat
iswhattheydid,Theyservedrawvegetableswiththehamburgersandboiledthepotatoesrather
thanfriedthem.Thentheyservedfreshfruitwithicecream.Inthiswaytheycutdownthefatand
increasedthefibreinthemeal.Theirbalancedmenusbecamesuchasuccessthatbeforelong
WangPengweibecameslimmerandYongHuiheavier.Aftersometimethefoundthattheir
businesscooperationhadturnedintoapersonalone.Finallytheygotmarriedandlivedhappily
everafter!
B3U2P52-53
THETOWNHASTODECIDE
(Atthemeetingthateveningtherearetwospeakers:oneforandoneagainstbuildinga
McDonald'srestaurant.)
FORBUILDINGAMCDONALD'S
IwasexcitedwhenIheardthatourcommunily(社區(qū))wastohaveitsownMcDonald'srestaurant.
Ithoughtaboutallthoseyoungpeoplewhowouldnothavetogotothenexttowntobuytheir
favouriteburgersandchips.McDonald'scaresabouthealthyeatingtooandworkswithscientists
toprovidefoodthatisofhighquality,safeandhealthy.Itisalsocheap.Theyoftenprovidesalads
aswellasburgersandchips.Youcanalsochoosebetweencolaandmilkshakes(奶昔).Ofcourse
italsomeansmoreworkforourareathatneedsjobsbadly.McDonald'ssaytheyareinterestedin
doingwhatisrightforthecommunityandbeingagoodneighbour.SoIthinktheywillbe
concernedaboutprovidingparkingforthecarsinourmainstreet.Manyofouryoungpeoplewill
beonlytoohappytoworkforit.Theymakeapromisetothepeoplethatworkforthem.Theysay,
“Wevalueyou,yourgrowingskillsandyourhelptothecompany.vIcanseenothingbutgoodif
thiscompanycomestobuilditsrestaurantinourtown.
AGAINSTBUILDINGAMCDONALD'S
IamveryworriedaboutMcDonald'sbuildingarestaurantinourhometown.Weareasmall
communityandweenjoyourlocaldishes.IamnotsureifMcDonald\foodisashealthyasthey
sayintheiradvertisements.Whenscientistslookatitcarefullytheyfindhighlevelsoffat,sugar
andsalt.Thisisveryworrying.Toomanyyoungpeoplearegettingfatthrougheatingtoomuch
fattyfood.McDonald'sisnotgivingyoungpeopleagoodideaofwhatahealthydietshouldbe.
LocalChinesefood,ontheotherhand,isfulloffreshvegetablesandfreshmeatandfish.The
foodataMcDonald'srestaurantisalwaysthesamesoIwonderifitismadeorbroughtinfrom
elsewhere.Althoughitisfreshlycooked,itmustbelesshealthythanourownlocallygrownand
cookedChinesefood.
IalsoworryaboutallthosecarsbringingpeopletobuyfoodinMcDonald5s.First,therewould
bepetrolfumes(氣體),whichwouldmakeourcleanairdirty.Second,there'stheproblemofall
thosecarsthattrytoparkandpreventothercarsfrommovingquicklythroughourtown.Third,
whatwillhappentoallthefoodcontainersifpeopledecidetoeatonthesideoftheroadjustout
oftown?Willtheyjustthrowthemontheground?
I'msuremanyyoungpeoplewouldbehappytoworkforMcDonald'sbutwilltheybetreated
fairly(公平地)?InAmerican,McDonald'sdoesnotallowUnionstooperateinitsrestaurantsand
thesearepeoplewhospeakupfortheworkers.If,astheysay,theworkersarehappywiththem
whyshouldtheyfearsomeworkersjoiningaUnion?
SowhenIconsiderthefood,thecarsandthejobs,IthinkweshouldnotallowMcDonald'sto
buildtheirrestaurantinourtown.
Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-note
B3U3P17-18
ACTONE
Note:Scenes1and2areprovidedintheTeacher'sBook.
Scene3
NARRATORNowladiesandgentlemen,you'reabouttohearthemostincredibletale.Itisthe
summerof1903,andHenryAdams,anAmericanbusiness,hashadsomeverybadluck.Heislost
inLondon.Hehasnomoneyanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.Walkingdownthestreet,he
hearssomeonecallinghim.
RODERICKYoungman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?
HENRYWho?Me,sir?
RODERICKYes,you.
OLIVERThroughthefrontdooronyourleft.
HENRY(aservantopensthedoorforhim)Thanks.
SERVANTGoodmorning,sir,wouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.
OLIVERThankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.
RODERICKHowdoyoudo,Mister—er—?
HENRYAdams,HenryAdams.
OLIVERComeandsitdown,MrAdams.
HENRYThankyou.
RODERICKYou'reanAmerican?
HENRYThat'sright,fromSanFrancisco.
RODERICKHowwelldoyouknowLondon
HENRYNotatall.It'smyfirsttriphere.
RODERICKIwonder,MrAdams,ifyou'dmindusaskingafewquestions.
HENRYGorightahead.
RODERICKMayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?
HENRYWell,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Tmhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact,
IlandedinBritianbyaccident.
OLIVERHowisthatpossible?
HENRYWell,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.AboutamonthagoIwassailingout
ofthebay—(hiseyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrother'sdinneronthetable)
RODERICKWell,goon.
HENRYOh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.
IdidnotknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI'djustaboutgiven
myselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.
OLIVERAnditwastheshipthatboughtyoutoEngland.
HENRYIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformy
appearance,(thebrotherssmileateachother)
RODERICKWell,youmustn'tworryaboutthat.It'sanadvantage.
HENRYI'mafraidIdon'tquitefollowyou,sir.
RODERICKTellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkdidyoudoinAmerica?
HENRYIworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?
RODERICKPatience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyou
have?
HENRYWell,tobehonest,Ihavenone.
OLIVER(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishandstogether)
HENRYWell,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindof
joke,Idon'tthinkifsveryfUnny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Now,ifyou'llexcuseme,IthinkI'll
beonmyway.
RODERICKPleasedon'tgo,MrAdams.Youmustn'tthinkwedon'tcareaboutyou.Oliver,
givehimtheletter.
OLIVERYes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenrylikeagift)Theletter.
HENRY(takingitcarefully)Forme?
RODERICKForyou.(Henrystartstoopentoit)Oh,no,youmustn'topenit.Notyet.Youcan't
openituntiltwotwoo'clock.
HENRYOh,thisissilly.
RODERICKNotsilly.There'smoneyinit.(callstotheservant)James.
HENRYOh,no,Idon'twantyourcharity.Ijustwantanhonestjob.
RODERICKWeknowyou'rehard-working.That'swhywe'vegivenyoutheletter.James,
showMrAdamsout.
OLIVERGoodluck,MrAdams.
HENRYWell,whydon'tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?
RODERICKYou'llsoonknow.Inexactlyanhourandahalf.
SERVANTThisway,sir.
RODERICKMrAdams,notuntil2o7clock.Promise?
HENRYPromise.Good-bye.
B3U3p20
Onedaymyuncletoldmeaaboutamanwhomadeathathewouldbeableto
walktothefootofamountainby.Themountainwasover100kilometresawayfromhis
homesopeoplewerehappytotakethebetbecausetheythoughtitwasthatanybody
couldwalksofarinoneday.Buttheydidnotrealisethatthemanhadaplanready.Hegothis__
todrivealargetruckwhichwouldmeethimontheroadasif.Thetruckwouldgivethe
manarideandhewouldcontinuetopretendtowalkasthetruckmovedalong.Inthiswaythe
manmadehisatthefootofthemountainbeforenightfallandhewonhisbet.Hesaidhe
hadwalkedallthewaythoughnotalwaysontheroad!
B3U3P21&22
Readingandacting
Actone,Scene4
(OutsidearestaurantHenrylooksattheenvelopewiththeletteranddecidestogoin.Hesits
downatatablenexttothefrontwindows.)
OWNER(seeingHenry'spoorappearance)
That'sone'sreserved.Thisway,please.
(tothewaiter)takethisgentleman'sorder,Horace.
HENRY(aftersittingdownandputtingtheletteronthetable)I'dlikesomehamandeggs
andanicebigsteak.Andmakeitextrathick.
WAITERifllcostatinybit.
HENRYIunderstand.AndI'llhaveaniceglassofbeer.(thewaiterleavesfoethekitchen)
HOSTESSmygoodness!Heeatslikeawolf.
OWNERwe'llseeifhe'scleverasawolf,eh?
HENRY(havingjustfinishedeverybitoffood)Ah,waiter,(waiterreturns)samethings
again,please.Oh,andanotherbeer.
WAITERAgain,everything?
HENRYYes,that'sright,(seesthelookonthewaiter'sface)Anythingwrong?
WAITER(totherestaurantowner)He'saskedformoreofthesame.
OWNERitiswell-knownthatmanyAmericansliketoeatalot.Well,wehavetotakea
chance.Goaheadandlethimhaveit.
WAITER(readingthebillafterthemeal)allright.That'stwoordersofhamandeggs,two
extrathicksteaks,twotallglassesofbeer,twocupsofcoffeeandtwodesserts.
HENRYwouldyoumindwaitingjustafewminutes?
WAITER(inarudemanner)what'stheretowaitfor?
OWNERallright,Horace,Tiltakecareofthis.
HENRY(toowner)Thatwasawonderfulmeal.It'samazinghowmuchpleasureyougetout
ofthesimplethingsinlife,especiallyifyoucan'thavethemforawhile.
OWNERYes,veryinteresting.NowperhapsifyoupaythebillIcanhelptheother
customers.
HENRY(lookingattheclockonthewall)Well,Iseeit'stwoo'clock,(heopenstheletter
andholdsamillionpoundbank-noteinhishands.Henryissurprisedbuttheowner
andthewaiterareshocked,andnervous)I'mverysorry.But...I...I...Idon't
haveanythingsmaller.
OWNER(stillshockedandnervous)Well,er-er-justonemoment.Maggie,look!(the
hostessscreams,theothercustomslookatherandsheputahandtohermouth).
HOSTESSoh,dear,Idon'lknow.Isimplydon'tknow.AskMr.Clemens,(theownergoestoa
gentlemansittingnearthewindow)
OWNERMr.Clemens,Mr.Clemens!Couldyou-er-lookatthis?(handshimthebank-note)
doyouthinkit'sgenuine?
CLEMENS(lookingatitverycarefully)Twonotesinthisamounthavebeenissuedbythe
BankofEnglandthisyear.Anyway,itcan'tbefake.
OWNERWhynot?
CLEMENSPeoplewillgivetoomuchattentiontoabank-noteofthisamount.Nothiefwould
wantthattohappen.
HOSTESS(joiningthem)Butlookattheowner,Mr.Clemens.He'sinrags.
CLEMENSHmm,yes.Isee.Well,Icanonlysaythathemustbeaverystrangebutveryrich
man.
OWNER(asifhehasdiscoveredsomethingforthefirsttime)Why,yes!Thatmustbeit!
HOSTESS(hitherhusband'sarm)Andyouputhiminthebackoftherestaurant!Goandsee
himatonce!
OWNERI'msosorry,sir,sosorry,butIcannotchangethisbank-note.
HENRYButit'sallIhaveonme.
OWNEROh,please,don'tworry,sir.Doesn'tmatteratall.Wearesoverygladthatyoueven
enteredourlittleeatingplace.Indeed,sir,Itrustthatyou'llcomeherewhenever
youlike.
HENRYWell,由at'sverykindofyou.
OWNERKind,sir?No,it'skindofyou,sir.Youmustcomewheneveryouwantandhave
whateveryoulike.Justhavingyousithereisagreathonour!
HENRYImaynotreturnforsometime.
OWNERItwouldbewrongofmenottrustagentlemansuchasyourself,sir,(nowtheother
customsarewatchingthem)evenifyoudodressinaratherunusualway.Asforthe
bill,sir,pleaseforgetit.
HENRYForgetit?Well...thankyouverymuch.That'sveryniceofyou.
OWNEROh,it'sforustothankyou,sirandIdo,sir,frommyheart,(theowner,hostessand
waiterallbowtogetherasHenryleaves)
B3U3P23
ABOUTMARKTWAIN
MarkTwainwasborninFloridaandspenthisboyhoodinHannibal,Missouri,alongthe
MississippiRiver.Threeofhismostfamousbooksdescribepeopleonthisgreatriver.Theyare
TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeontheMississippi.
Indeed,thisauthorlovedtheriversomuchthatevenhispennameisabouttheriver."Twain”isan
oldwordfor"two."So,to“marktwain,vistosaythatthewateristwofathomsdeep.Afathomis
equaltosixfeetor1.83metres.Twainleftschoolatschoolattheageoftwelvetolookforwork.
Overthenexttwodecadeshewasaprinter,ariverboatpilo
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