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5人英语话剧剧本-Yes Means No(似是而非) Teddy Lawson is going to marry Edith Merrill and he asks his father, Mr. Lawson, to finance his honeymoon. However, Teddys father wants him to learn to say NO first because Teddy always says YES to everyone who makes a request. They make a deal that Mr. Lawson will give Teddy one hundred dollars for every time Teddy says NO in half an hour, but if Teddy says YES just once, Teddy forfeits every NO-Mr. Lawsons secretary, Miss Collins, will make the strict account of every NO. In order to have a nice honeymoon, Teddy tries hard to carry out his fathers orders and answer NO as many as possible to everything asked, even though he is running the risks of breaking his fathers deal with T. J. Morgan and losing his own sweet heart,Edith Merrill... 　 TEDDY: (Coming to his fathers desk L.) Dad, theres something I want to tell you. LAWSON: Oh, is that so! What is it? TEDDY: Well, Dad, Ive just proposed to Edith Merrill and shes accepted me. LAWSON: Going to get married, eh? When do you intend doing this? TEDDY: Right away. Thats why I wanted to see you, and of course I know youll finance the honeymoon. LAWSON: Oh... I will, will I? (Pounds desk, rises and comes to Teddy C.) Ill tell you that Im ashamed of you. You havent any backbone... you cant say NO! I left you in charge of my business last week just to see how youd conduct it. And you did great. Ha!... If Id stayed away another week, youd have ruined me (Strolls up C.) TEDDY: I did the best I could! LAWSON: Then youd make a fine business man. (Coming down C.)The most essential thing in a business mans life is to be able to say NO. At all times NO. Especially in a credit business like mine. But you said YES to everyone who asked for extra time. (Takes a few steps L.) TEDDY: But they always cried to me and I just couldnt say no. LAWSON: Well, youll learn to say no before I finance any honeymoon. (Lawson is below desk L. Phone rings, Lawson turns to his desk, grabs phone quickly and