英语课件：人教版必修三Unit3SectionⅡ.pptVIP

SERVANT：Good morning，sir.Would you please come in？Permit me to lead the way，sir. OLIVER：(Henry enters)Thank you，James.That will be all. RODERICK：How do you do，Mr...er...? HENRY：Adams.Henry Adams. OLIVER：Come and sit down，Mr Adams. HENRY：Thank you. RODERICK：You’re an American? HENRY：That’s right，from San Francisco. RODERICK：How well do you know London? HENRY：Not at all.It’s my first trip here. RODERICK：I wonder，Mr Adams，if you’d mind us asking a few questions. HENRY：Not at all.Go right ahead. RODERICK：May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are? HENRY：Well，I can’t say that I have any plans.I’m hoping to find work.As a matter of fact，I landed in Britain by accident. OLIVER：How is that possible? HENRY：Well，you see，back home I had my own boat.About a month ago，I was sailing out of the bay... (his eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table) OLIVER：Well，go on. HENRY：Oh，yes.Well，towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind.It was all my fault.I didn’t know whether I could survive until morning.The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. OLIVER：And it was the ship that brought you to England. HENRY：Yes.The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand，which accounts for my appearance.I went to the American embassy to seek help，but...(The brothers smile at each other.) RODERICK：Well，you mustn’t worry about that.It’s an advantage. HENRY：I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you，sir. RODERICK：Tell us，Mr Adams，what sort of work did you do in America? HENRY：I worked for a mining company.Could you offer me some kind of work here? RODERICK：Patience，Mr Adams.If you don’t mind，may I ask you how much money you have? HENRY：Well, to be honest.I have none. OLIVER：(happily)What luck！Brother，what luck！(claps his hands together) HENRY：Well，it may seem lucky to you but not to me！On the contrary，in fact.If this is your idea of some kind of joke，I don’t think it’s very fu