Act One

Scene 4

steak pineapple dessert amount rude manner scream

n. 肉块；牛排；鱼排n. 菠萝n. 餐后甜点n. 数量adj. 粗鲁的；无理的n. 礼貌；举止；方式vi. 尖声叫n. 尖叫声；喊叫声

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genuine

rag

indeed

bow

barber

adj. 真的；真诚的n. 破布；碎布adv. 真正地；确实；实

在vi&n. 鞠躬；弯腰n. 理发师

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take a chance

in rags

as for

冒险 衣衫褴褛 关于；至于

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The first place I’d

like to go?

restaurant

Read the text fast and complete the True or False questions.

1.The owner looked down upon Henry when he noticed Henry’s appearance.

2.Henry asked for more of the same food because he is an American who like to eat a lot.3.When Henry saw the million pound bank-note, he was happy and proud of it.

T

F

F

4.The owner didn’t believe that the bank-note was real and he asked Henry to get out of the restaurant.

F

The great change of their attitude

Careful-reading

how

The great change of their attitude

why

Listen to the tape and underline the sentences

that showed the attitude of the owner, waiter

and hostess. And then we will role play the

text. Remember that Henry has an American

accent while the owner, the hostess and the

waiters all have British accents. Pay attention

to correct pronunciation and intonation.

Finding clues:

Owner Waiter HostessThat one’s reserved.

It’ll cost a tiny bit.

My goodness! Why, look at him.He eats like a wolf.

What’s there to wait for?

Now perhaps if you pay the bill I can help the other customers.

He’s in rags.Again? Everything?

I’m sorry, sir, so sorry…

Doesn't matter at all. We are so very glad that you even entered our little eating place.

Owner Hostess

And you put him in the back of the restaurant! Go and see him at once!

Just having you sit here is a great honor!

It’s for us to thank you, from my heart!

1 Whose behaviour changes the most during t

his scene? Give examples.

2 What kind of person is the owner of the rest

aurant?

3 Why do you think the owner of the restaura

nt gave Henry a free meal?

1 Whose behaviour changes the most duri

ng this scene? Give Examples.

The owner’s behaviour changes the most be

cause he stops being rude and worrying if H

enry can pay for the meal and becomes ove

r-polite offering Henry a free meal.

2 What kind of person is the owner of

the restaurant?

He is somebody who is only impressed

by how much money somebody has.

3 Why do you think the owner of the

restaurant gave Henry a free meal?

He may be frightened Henry will not come

back. He may also worry that Henry will

tell his friends about the bad treatment he

got at the restaurant and they will not

return either.

Do you think money is everything?

Post-reading

Appreciation Money is not everything

It can buy you a house but not a home,

It can buy you a bed but not sleep,

It can buy you a clock but not time,

It can buy you books but not knowledge,

It can buy you blood but not life,

It can buy you a position but not respect,

It can buy you medicine but not health,

Money may not be the root of all evil( 罪恶 ),

But it often brings us anguish ( 苦恼 )and regrets( 懊悔 ).

• Be reserved 被预定• Take one’s order 给 / 让某人点菜• Extra thick 特厚的；加厚的• A large amount of （修饰不可数名词）大量的• Ask for more of the same 再要一份同样的食物• Take a chance/ chances 冒险• In a rude manner 以粗鲁的方式；不耐烦地• Take care of 负责，处理，照应• Just one/a moment/minute 等一会儿• Pay (much) attention to (sth./doing) 对…关注（很多）• In rags 衣衫褴褛• As for 至于• From the bottom of one’s heart 从心底 ; 深情地；

诚恳地；忠实地

It’s amazing how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life, especially if you can’t have them for a while.

从生活中如此简单的东西之中竟能达到这么大的乐趣，真是令人吃惊，特别是当你暂时吃不到这些东西的时候。

Listening

Before listening, predict what do you

think Henry will do or where he will go

next. Give your reasons. Then listen to

the whole tape and check your idea.

Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.

1 Why does Henry worry when he leaves the restaurant?

2 Why can’t he see the two brothers again?

3 What do the two brothers ask him to do?

1 Henry begins to worry that he got

the bank note by mistake.

2 Unfortunately he cannot see the two

brothers again as they have gone

travelling.

3 They ask him to go back to their

house in thirty days’ time.

Listening text

N: Henry feels happy only for a moment.

As he walks away from the restaurant,

he begins to worry that he has got the

bank note by mistake. He runs back to

N=Narrator S=Servant H=Henry

Act 1: Scene 5

the brothers’ home and knocks at the

door. No one comes. He walks around

to the side of the house and knocks at

another door. The servant opens it.

S: May I help you, sir?

H: Yes. I need to see the two brothers

about…

S: They’ve gone, sir. Gone travelling.

H: But they were here just two hours

ago!

S: I’m sorry, sir. They’ll be back in a

month — a month from today.

H: A month? But I cannot believe…

S: Good day, sir.

N: Henry sits down on the stairs, and ope

ns the envelope. He finds a letter in it

and takes it out. The letter says: “You

are an intelligent and honest man, as

one may see by your face. We also bel

ieve you are poor and a stranger to th

is city.

Inside you will find a sum of money. The

Money is lent to you for a short time.

Come back to our home with it in exactly

30 days. I have a bet on you. If I win ,

you shall have any job that you can do

as my thanks.”

H: Well, how about that!