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money 钱 cash 现金 cheque支票 coin 硬币 note 纸币 copper 铜钱 change 零钱
fund 资金，基金 salary工资(脑力劳动者） wage 工资(体力劳动者） bouns 奖金 income 收入 fee 费用 tip 小费
money ≠everything
Roderick
Oliver
two old and wealthy brothers in Londen
Henry Adams an American businessman,now penniless in Londen
James the servant in the wealthy brothers house
(1835-----1930)
Do you know me ?
What do you know about him ?
• America's short story writer • Humorist public speaker • America's best known literary figure • Literary giant
put the events into right order
1.Henry wandered in London streets. 2.About a month ago ,Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay . 3.The next morning he was found by a ship . 4.Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind . 5.On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. 6.The brothers gave him a letter.
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1.Where does Henry Adams come from ? Does he know much about London?
He comes from San Francisco. He doesn't know London at all.
2.What did he do in America? He worked for a mining company.
2--4--3--5--1--6
3.Why did he land in Britain?
He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was spotted by a ship for London .
4.Why did the two brothers give Henry the million pound bank note?
Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.
1.When and where did the story happen? In London in the summer of 1903
2.How many people were mentioned in the passage?Who were they?
Because they made a bet on what will happen to a person if he was given a million pound bank note.An American young man who was carried to London by accident and now he was tired ,hungry,and penniless.so .......