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| 时间 | 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | The Million Pound Banknote | 百万英镑钞票 |
| 0:03 | Sometimes money can change the way people look at you. | 有时金钱可以改变人们看你的方式. |
| 0:08 | But what if you had a million pound banknote and could not spend even one penny of it? | 但如果你有一百万英镑的钞票 连一分钱都花不掉呢? |
| 0:16 | Henry Adams was a young American who had gone to England to look for work. | 亨利·亚当斯(英語:Henry Adams)是一个年轻的美国人,曾前往英国寻找工作. |
| 0:22 | He had no family there and very little money. | 他在那里没有家人,钱很少。 |
| 0:26 | He had been unlucky for some time, and one day his situation became even worse. | 他有一段时间不走运,有一天他的处境更加糟糕。 |
| 0:34 | Henry had been walking around London for hours. | 亨利在伦敦走了很多小时了 |
| 0:38 | He was tired and hungry. | 他既累又饿. |
| 0:40 | He had almost no money left in his pocket. | 他口袋里几乎没有钱 |
| 0:44 | He did not know where he would sleep that night or where his next meal would come from. | 他不知道当晚会在哪里睡觉,也不知道下顿饭会从哪里来。 |
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| 序号 | 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Million Pound Banknote | 百万英镑钞票 |
| 2 | Sometimes money can change the way people look at you. | 有时金钱可以改变人们看你的方式. |
| 3 | But what if you had a million pound banknote and could not spend even one penny of it? | 但如果你有一百万英镑的钞票 连一分钱都花不掉呢? |
| 4 | Henry Adams was a young American who had gone to England to look for work. | 亨利·亚当斯(英語:Henry Adams)是一个年轻的美国人,曾前往英国寻找工作. |
| 5 | He had no family there and very little money. | 他在那里没有家人,钱很少。 |
| 6 | He had been unlucky for some time, and one day his situation became even worse. | 他有一段时间不走运,有一天他的处境更加糟糕。 |
| 7 | Henry had been walking around London for hours. | 亨利在伦敦走了很多小时了 |
| 8 | He was tired and hungry. | 他既累又饿. |
| 9 | He had almost no money left in his pocket. | 他口袋里几乎没有钱 |
| 10 | He did not know where he would sleep that night or where his next meal would come from. | 他不知道当晚会在哪里睡觉,也不知道下顿饭会从哪里来。 |
| 11 | As he walked through the busy streets, he began thinking about his life. | 在他穿过繁忙的街道时,他开始思考自己的生活. |
| 12 | I should never have come to London, he thought. | 他认为我不该来伦敦 |
| 13 | What am I going to do now? | 我该怎么办? |
| 14 | At that moment, he saw two well-dressed old gentlemen sitting near a large window. | 那一刻,他看到两个穿好衣服的老先生们坐在一个大窗户附近. |
| 15 | They were watching the people outside. | 他们看着外面的人。 |
| 16 | Henry did not know it, but these two men were brothers and they were having a very unusual argument. | 亨利并不知道,但这两个人是兄弟,他们有一个非常不寻常的争论. |
| 17 | One of the brothers believed that a poor man could not survive if he suddenly received a million pound banknote. | 其中一个兄弟认为,一个穷人如果突然收到一百万英镑的钞票,就无法生存. |
| 18 | The other brother believed that a million pound banknote would allow a man to do almost anything. | 另一个哥哥认为一百万英镑的钞票可以让一个人做几乎任何事情. |
| 19 | They had been discussing this question for some time when they noticed Henry. | 当他们注意到亨利的时候,他们已经讨论这个问题有一段时间了. |
| 20 | The young American looked poor. | 年轻的美国人看起来很穷 |
| 21 | His clothes were old and dirty. | 他的衣服又老又脏 |
| 22 | He looked tired and hungry. | 他看起来又累又饿 |
| 23 | To the two brothers, he seemed like the perfect person for their strange experiment. | 对两个兄弟来说,他似乎是他们奇异实验的完美人选. |
| 24 | One brother said that they should give Henry a million pound banknote and watch what happened. | 一个兄弟说,他们应该给亨利一百万英镑的钞票,并观看事情的发生. |
| 25 | The other agreed. | 另一个同意。 |
| 26 | They called Henry into the house. | 他们叫亨利进屋 |
| 27 | Henry was surprised. | 亨利很惊讶。 |
| 28 | He had no idea why two rich gentlemen wanted to speak with him. | 他不知道为什么两个有钱的先生想和他说话. |
| 29 | They asked him about his life, his work, and his situation. | 他们问他的生活、工作以及他的处境。 |
| 30 | Henry told them the truth. | 亨利告诉他们真相。 |
| 31 | He had almost no money and was looking for a job. | 他几乎没有钱,正在寻找工作。 |
| 32 | Then one of the brothers handed him an envelope. | 然后一个兄弟递给他一个信封。 |
| 33 | Please open this, he said. | 他说请打开这个 |
| 34 | Henry opened the envelope. | 亨利打开了信封 |
| 35 | Inside was a banknote. | 里面有张钞票 |
| 36 | He looked at it carefully. | 他仔细看了 |
| 37 | Then his eyes became wide. | 后来他的眼睛变得宽广. |
| 38 | It was a million pound banknote. | 那是一百万英镑的钞票 |
| 39 | Henry stared at the note in silence. | 亨利默默地注视着笔记. |
| 40 | He thought there must be some mistake. | 他以为一定搞错了 |
| 41 | This cannot be real, he said. | 他说这不可能是真的 |
| 42 | It is real, one of the brothers replied. | 这是真的,其中一个兄弟回答说。 |
| 43 | Henry could hardly believe what he was hearing. | 亨利几乎无法相信 他听到什么。 |
| 44 | Why are you giving this to me? | 你为什么把这个给我? |
| 45 | The brothers explained that they had made a bet. | 兄弟俩解释说,他们打赌了。 |
| 46 | They wanted to know what would happen to a poor man if he possessed a million pound banknote, | 他们想知道,如果一个穷人 拥有一百万英镑的钞票,他会怎么样, |
| 47 | but could not exchange it for smaller money. | 但不能用它换小钱 |
| 48 | They gave Henry enough information to understand the situation, | 他们给了亨利足够的信息 以了解情况, |
| 49 | but they did not tell him everything. | 但他们并没有告诉他一切。 |
| 50 | They also gave him a letter explaining that he was not to spend the banknote itself. | 他们还给他一封信,解释他不应花纸币本身。 |
| 51 | He could keep it for 30 days. | 他可以留着30天 |
| 52 | Henry did not know what to do. | 亨利不知道该怎么做 |
| 53 | A million pounds sounded wonderful, but there was a serious problem. | 一百万磅听起来很好,但有一个严重的问题。 |
| 54 | He could not use it. | 他无法使用它。 |
| 55 | If he went into a shop and asked for a loaf of bread, | 如果他去一家商店要面包 |
| 56 | he could not simply give the shopkeeper a million pound note and ask for change. | 他不能简单地给店主 一百万英镑纸币 并要求改变。 |
| 57 | No ordinary shopkeeper would have that much money. | 没有普通的店主会有钱的 |
| 58 | Henry left the house with the banknote in his pocket. | 亨利带着口袋里的钞票离开了房子. |
| 59 | As he walked away, he kept touching his pocket to make sure the note was still there. | 当他离开时,他不断摸他的口袋,以确保纸条还在. |
| 60 | He was now the richest-looking poor man in London, but he was still hungry. | 他现在是伦敦最富有的穷人,但他仍然饥饿. |
| 61 | Soon he saw a small restaurant. | 很快他看到了一家小餐馆. |
| 62 | Henry entered. | 亨利进入。 |
| 63 | The owner looked at his dirty clothes and immediately decided that he was probably very poor. | 店主看着他脏衣服,立即决定他可能非常贫穷. |
| 64 | Henry sat down and ordered a simple meal. | 亨利坐下来点一顿简单的餐 |
| 65 | He ate quickly because he was extremely hungry. | 他吃得很快,因为他极度饥饿. |
| 66 | When the meal was finished, the owner came to him and asked for the money. | 吃完饭后,店主来到他那里,要钱. |
| 67 | Henry reached into his pocket. | 亨利伸进他的口袋 |
| 68 | Then he remembered the million pound note. | 后来他想起了百万英镑纸币. |
| 69 | He slowly took it out. | 他慢慢把它拿出来。 |
| 70 | The restaurant owner looked at the note. | 餐厅老板看了纸条 |
| 71 | His face changed immediately. | 他的脸立即变了 |
| 72 | He became pale. | 他变得苍白。 |
| 73 | He stared at Henry. | 他盯着亨利看 |
| 74 | Then he looked at the note again. | 然后他又看了那张纸条 |
| 75 | Sir, he said nervously, is this really yours? | 长官,他紧张地说,这是你的吗? |
| 76 | Yes, Henry answered. | 是的,亨利回答了。 |
| 77 | The owner suddenly became extremely polite. | 店主突然变得非常有礼貌. |
| 78 | Of course, sir, there is no charge. | 当然,先生,没有收费。 |
| 79 | Henry was confused. | 亨利当时很困惑. |
| 80 | No charge? | 不收费? |
| 81 | None at all, sir. | 没有,先生。 |
| 82 | The owner was afraid to accept the note because he knew that he could never give Henry the correct change. | 主人害怕接受该纸条,因为他知道自己永远不能给亨利正确的改变. |
| 83 | Henry smiled. | 亨利笑过 |
| 84 | Thank you. | 谢谢 |
| 85 | He stood up and left. | 他站起来走了 |
| 86 | Outside he began to laugh. | 外面他开始笑了 |
| 87 | He had just eaten a meal without paying for it. | 他刚吃过一顿饭却没付钱 |
| 88 | The million pound note was already changing his life. | 这百万英镑已经改变了他的生活 |
| 89 | Henry soon discovered something even more interesting. | 亨利很快发现了更有趣的东西. |
| 90 | People did not need to see him spend the money. | 人们不需要看到他花钱。 |
| 91 | They only needed to see the banknote. | 他们只需要看钞票 |
| 92 | Wherever Henry went, people began treating him like an extremely important man. | 无论亨利走到哪里,人们开始把他当作一个极为重要的人对待. |
| 93 | At first, Henry felt uncomfortable. | 起初,亨利感到不舒服. |
| 94 | He was still wearing the same old clothes. | 他仍然穿着同样的旧衣服。 |
| 95 | He still had almost no cash. | 他几乎没有现金。 |
| 96 | He still did not know where he would sleep. | 他仍然不知道他在哪里睡觉。 |
| 97 | But people saw only the banknote. | 但人们只看到钞票. |
| 98 | They did not see the poor young man. | 他们没有看到那个可怜的年轻人。 |
| 99 | They saw a millionaire. | 他们看到一个百万富翁。 |
| 100 | Henry soon found himself receiving invitations from people he had never met before. | 亨利很快发现自己收到了他从未见过的人的邀请. |
| 101 | Restaurants welcomed him. | 餐馆的人欢迎他 |
| 102 | Hotels offered him rooms. | 酒店给他提供房间。 |
| 103 | Shopkeepers were happy to give him expensive clothes and goods on credit. | 店主乐于给他昂贵的衣物和信用货物. |
| 104 | They believed that a man who owned a million pounds could easily pay later. | 他们认为拥有一百万英镑的人可以轻松地在稍后支付. |
| 105 | Henry discovered that he could eat at the best restaurants in London without paying immediately. | 亨利发现他可以在伦敦最好的餐馆吃饭,而无需立即付款. |
| 106 | He could stay at the best hotels. | 他可以住在最好的旅馆 |
| 107 | He could order beautiful clothes. | 他可以订漂亮的衣服。 |
| 108 | He could even buy expensive things simply by saying that he would pay later. | 他甚至可以买贵的东西,只是说他以后会付钱。 |
| 109 | The strangest part was that nobody seemed to ask him to prove anything. | 最奇怪的是 没人要求他证明任何事 |
| 110 | His banknote was enough. | 他的钞票足够了 |
| 111 | Henry went to a fine hotel. | 亨利去了一间好酒店。 |
| 112 | When the hotel manager saw the note, he treated Henry with great respect. | 酒店经理看到纸条时,非常尊敬地对待亨利. |
| 113 | The manager immediately offered him a beautiful room. | 经理马上给了他一个漂亮的房间. |
| 114 | Henry was shocked. | 亨利很震惊。 |
| 115 | Are you sure? | 你确定吗? |
| 116 | Certainly, sir. | 当然可以 |
| 117 | I don't have enough money to pay for it now. | 我现在没有足够的钱支付它。 |
| 118 | The manager smiled. | 经理笑了 |
| 119 | That is not a problem, sir. | 这不是一个问题,先生。 |
| 120 | Henry understood. | 亨利已经明白了 |
| 121 | The million pound note had become his introduction. | 百万英镑纸币已经成为他的介绍。 |
| 122 | It told everyone that he was rich, even though he could not actually spend the money. | 它告诉大家,他很有钱,尽管他实际上不能花钱。 |
| 123 | Soon Henry's life became completely different. | 不久,亨利的生活变得完全不同. |
| 124 | People wanted to know him. | 人们想知道他。 |
| 125 | Rich businessmen invited him to dinner. | 富商请他吃饭. |
| 126 | Important people wanted to speak with him. | 重要人物想和他谈谈 |
| 127 | Women who would never have noticed him before suddenly found him interesting. | 以前从不注意他的女人 突然发现他很有趣 |
| 128 | Everywhere he went, people treated him with respect. | 无论他去了哪里,人们都尊重他。 |
| 129 | Henry was amused by the whole situation. | 亨利对全局充满乐趣 |
| 130 | He knew the truth. | 他知道事实 |
| 131 | He was not rich in the normal sense. | 正常意义上他并不富裕. |
| 132 | He had one enormous banknote and almost no small money. | 他有一张巨大的钞票 几乎没有小钱 |
| 133 | But nobody else knew that. | 但没有人知道这一点。 |
| 134 | One day, Henry met two gentlemen who were talking about his wealth. | 一天,亨利遇到了两位谈论自己财富的绅士. |
| 135 | They believed he was a very rich American. | 他们相信他是一个非常富有的美国人。 |
| 136 | They spoke about him as if he were an important businessman. | 他们把他当成重要的商人 |
| 137 | Henry almost laughed. | 亨利差点笑了 |
| 138 | He wanted to tell them the truth. | 他想告诉他们真相 |
| 139 | But then he realized that if he explained everything, he might lose his room, his meals, and all the help he was receiving. | 但后来他意识到,如果他解释一切,他可能会失去房间,膳食,以及他得到的所有帮助. |
| 140 | So he said nothing. | 所以他什么都没说 |
| 141 | As the days passed, Henry became more comfortable with his strange new life. | 随着日子的流逝,亨利对他的陌生的新生活变得更加舒适. |
| 142 | He began making friends. | 他开始交朋友 |
| 143 | One of the most important people he met was a young woman named Portia. | 他遇到的最重要人物之一是一位名叫波西亚的年轻女性. |
| 144 | She was intelligent, kind, and from a wealthy family. | 她很聪明,善良,来自一个富有的家庭。 |
| 145 | At first, Henry was surprised that she wanted to speak with him. | 起初,亨利惊讶地想和他说话. |
| 146 | But Portia liked him for more than his money. | 但波西亚喜欢他不止是钱 |
| 147 | Henry was honest with her about many things, although he could not tell her the whole truth about the banknote. | 亨利在很多事情上对她很诚实,虽然他无法告诉她关于钞票的全部真相. |
| 148 | The more time they spent together, the more Henry liked her. | 他们在一起的时间越多,亨利就越喜欢她. |
| 149 | For the first time since arriving in England, he felt that he was not alone. | 自抵达英国后,他第一次感到自己并非孤独一人. |
| 150 | Meanwhile, the two brothers who had started the experiment continued watching what happened. | 与此同时,开始实验的两位兄弟继续观看所发生的事情. |
| 151 | They were very interested in Henry's progress. | 他们对亨利的进步非常感兴趣. |
| 152 | The brother who believed that money could change everything was becoming more confident. | 相信钱能改变一切的哥哥 越发自信了 |
| 153 | The other brother was also surprised. | 另一个哥哥也感到惊讶。 |
| 154 | Henry had survived. | 亨利活下来了 |
| 155 | In fact, he was doing extremely well. | 事实上,他表现的非常好。 |
| 156 | But there was still one big problem. | 但还有一个大问题 |
| 157 | Thirty days were passing quickly. | 30天过去了很快。 |
| 158 | Henry had to keep the million-pound note until the end of the experiment. | 亨利不得不将百万磅纸币保存到实验结束. |
| 159 | He could not spend it. | 他无法花掉 |
| 160 | He could not exchange it. | 他无法交换它。 |
| 161 | He could only show it when necessary. | 他只能在必要时展示出来。 |
| 162 | Yet because everyone believed he was rich, he could live almost like a millionaire. | 然而,因为每个人都相信他很有钱,他几乎可以像百万富翁一样生活. |
| 163 | The more successful Henry appeared, the more people believed he was successful. | 亨利出现得越成功,人们就越相信他是成功的. |
| 164 | It was a strange circle. | 这是一个奇怪的圈子。 |
| 165 | One day, Henry was invited to an expensive dinner. | 一天,亨利应邀参加了一场昂贵的晚餐. |
| 166 | There were many important people there. | 那里有许多重要人物。 |
| 167 | Everyone wanted to sit near him. | 每个人都想坐在他身边。 |
| 168 | They asked about America. | 他们问美国的事 |
| 169 | They asked about his business. | 他们问他的事 |
| 170 | They asked about his investments. | 他们询问他的投资情况。 |
| 171 | Henry tried to answer carefully. | 亨利试图仔细回答。 |
| 172 | He knew almost nothing about business. | 他对生意几乎一无所知 |
| 173 | But nobody seemed to notice. | 但似乎没人注意到 |
| 174 | They assumed that a rich man must understand money. | 他们认为有钱人必须懂钱 |
| 175 | Henry began to understand something about society. | 亨利开始理解一些关于社会的东西. |
| 176 | People did not always respect a person because of who he really was. | 人们不总是尊重一个人 因为他的真面目。 |
| 177 | Sometimes they respected the image of the person. | 有时他们尊重这个人的形象。 |
| 178 | The million-pound banknote had created that image for him. | 百万英镑的钞票为他创造了这个形象. |
| 179 | If Henry had walked into the same room wearing his old clothes without the note, | 如果亨利穿着旧衣服走进同一个房间,没有纸条, |
| 180 | nobody would have cared about him. | 没有人会关心他。 |
| 181 | But with the note in his pocket, he was suddenly important. | 但随着笔记在口袋里,他突然变得重要. |
| 182 | This discovery made him think. | 这个发现让他思考。 |
| 183 | Still, he enjoyed his new life. | 不过,他享受了他的新生活。 |
| 184 | He ate good food. | 他吃好东西 |
| 185 | He wore fine clothes. | 他穿着漂亮的衣服。 |
| 186 | He stayed in expensive places. | 他留在昂贵的地方。 |
| 187 | He met interesting people. | 他遇到了有趣的人。 |
| 188 | And most importantly, he met Portia. | 最重要的是,他遇到了波西亚. |
| 189 | As the 30 days came closer to an end, Henry began to worry. | 随着30天的临近结束,亨利开始担忧. |
| 190 | What would happen when the experiment ended? | 实验结束后会发生什么? |
| 191 | Would he lose everything? | 他会失去一切吗? |
| 192 | Would people laugh at him? | 会有人嘲笑他吗? |
| 193 | Would Portia stop liking him? | 波西亚会不会不再喜欢他? |
| 194 | Henry had become used to being treated as a rich man, | 亨利已经习惯了被当成有钱人对待 |
| 195 | but he knew that his position was built on a single piece of paper. | 但是他知道自己的立场是建立在一张纸上。 |
| 196 | Then something unexpected happened. | 然后发生了意外 |
| 197 | The million-pound banknote became famous. | 百万磅钞票成名. |
| 198 | People had heard about the strange American who carried an enormous banknote, | 人们听说过一个奇怪的美国人 他拿着一张巨大的钞票, |
| 199 | but never spent it. | 但从来没有花过。 |
| 200 | The story spread through London. | 故事传遍伦敦. |
| 201 | Some people thought Henry was a clever businessman. | 有些人认为亨利是个聪明的商人. |
| 202 | Others thought he was a mysterious millionaire. | 其他人则认为他是一个神秘的百万富翁. |
| 203 | Nobody imagined that he had started with almost nothing. | 没人想到他一开始几乎什么也没有 |
| 204 | Henry's life became even more comfortable. | 亨利的生活变得更加舒适. |
| 205 | People trusted him more than ever. | 人们比以往任何时候都更信任他。 |
| 206 | At last, the 30 days ended. | 30天终于结束了 |
| 207 | Henry returned to the two brothers. | 亨利回到了两个兄弟身边. |
| 208 | He gave them back the million-pound banknote. | 他把一百万英镑的钞票还给他们了 |
| 209 | The brothers were pleased. | 兄弟们都很高兴。 |
| 210 | Their experiment had been a success. | 他们的实验是成功的。 |
| 211 | Henry had proved that a man could live very comfortably | 亨利证明一个人能过上舒适的生活 |
| 212 | if people believed he was rich, | 如果人们相信他很有钱 |
| 213 | even when he could not actually use the money. | 即使他不能实际使用钱。 |
| 214 | The brothers then gave him something far more useful | 那兄弟们给了他更有用的东西 |
| 215 | than the million-pound note. | 比一百万磅纸币。 |
| 216 | They gave him real money. | 他们给了他真正的钱。 |
| 217 | Henry was now truly wealthy. | 亨利现在真的很有钱 |
| 218 | He could finally spend his own money. | 他终于可以自己花钱了 |
| 219 | He could buy food without worrying. | 他可以不担心地买食物 |
| 220 | He could choose where to live. | 他可以选择住在哪里。 |
| 221 | He could make his own plans. | 他可以自己计划 |
| 222 | And, most importantly, he could stay with the people he had come to care about. | 最重要的是 他可以和他关心的人呆在一起 |
| 223 | Henry's life had begun with hunger, loneliness, and almost no hope. | 亨利的生活开始于饥饿,孤独,几乎没有希望. |
| 224 | A single banknote had changed the way everyone looked at him. | 一张纸币改变了大家看他的样子 |
| 225 | But in the end, the most important thing he gained | 但最后,他得到了最重要的东西 |
| 226 | was not the million-pound note. | 不是一百万英镑的纸币 |
| 227 | It was a new life. | 这是一个新的生活。 |
| 228 | He had discovered friends, love, confidence, and a place in the world. | 他发现了朋友、爱、信心和世界的一席之地。 |
| 229 | And whenever he remembered those strange 30 days in London, | 每当他想起那些奇怪的30天在伦敦, |
| 230 | he could not help thinking about how easily people could be fooled by money. | 他忍不住想着 钱能轻易骗人 |
| 231 | A poor man with a million-pound note could be treated like a king. | 有百万斤纸币的穷人可以像对待国王一样对待. |
| 232 | But a man without money could be ignored, even if he had the same heart, | 但是,一个没有钱的人可以被忽略, 即使他有同样的心脏, |
| 233 | the same intelligence, and the same character. | 同样的智慧, 和相同的性格。 |
| 234 | For Henry Adams, the million-pound note was more than a strange gift. | 对亨利·亚当斯来说,百万磅纸币不仅仅是一件奇怪的礼物. |
| 235 | It was the beginning of the most unusual adventure of his life. | 这是他一生中最不寻常的冒险的开始. |
| 236 | Thank you for watching. | 谢谢你的观看。 |
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