百万英镑经典片段英文剧本

Answer 1

1. Mark Twain's "The $1,000,000 Bank Note"
2. At twenty-seven, I toiled as a mining broker's clerk in San Francisco, excelling in the minutiae of stock trading.
3. As a solitary figure in the world, I relied solely on my acumen and unblemished character; these attributes charted a path to future prosperity, contentment resonating with the promise they held.
4. Post-afternoon trade on Saturdays, my time belonged to the Bay's small sailing vessel, where I indulged my passion for navigation.
5. One fateful day, my adventurous spirit led me too far from shore, and I found myself adrift at dusk, hope dwindling.
6. Providentially, a diminutive brig, en route to London, retrieved me from the brink of despair.
7. The voyage was arduous and tempestuous, and as repayment for my rescue, I toiled as an ordinary seaman without remuneration.
8. Upon disembarking in London, I was reduced to tattered attire, my sole possession a meager dollar, which lasted but a day.
9. Starvation and exposure became my companions during the following day's ordeal.
10. Withered and famished, I trudged along Portland Place the subsequent morning, my gaze fixed on a discarded, partially bitten pear.
11. Its allure was irresistible; my mouth watered, my abdomen ached, and my entire being yearned for its succor.
12. Each time I inched towards the pear, a passerby's gaze exposed my intentions, compelling me to feign disinterest.
13. This cycle repeated, thwarting my quest for the fruit.
14. With desperation mounting, I was on the cusp of defying shame and claiming my prize when a voice called out from an open window behind me:
15. "Step in here, please."
16. Admitted by a resplendent servant, I was ushered into a opulent chamber where two elderly gentlemen reclined.
17. The servants were dismissed, and I was requested to take a seat.
18. The gentlemen had just concluded their discourse, their conversation momentarily stilled.详情