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英语故事欧亨利一千美元1One ThousandDollars,by
0.Henry11•One thousand dollars/said the lawyer Tolman,in asevereand seriousvoice.21•And hereis the money/3•Young Gilliantouched thethin packageof$50bills andlaughed.4•Its suchan unusualamount,n he explained kindlyto thelawyer.5•If ithad been$10,000,a manmight celebratewith alot of1fireworks.Even$50would havebeen lesstrouble.6•You heardthe readingof your uncles willafter hedied,continued thelawyer Tolman.7•I donot knowif youpaid muchattention toits details.8•I mustremind youof one.•He threwa whiteenvelope on the lawyerstable.93•Without touchingthe envelope,Mr.Tolman wentto adoorand calledhis partner,Sharp.94•Together theysearched forsomething in a largesafe.95•They broughtout abig envelopesealed withwax.96•As theyopened theenvelope,they shooktheir headstogetherover its contents.97•Then Tolmanbecame thespokesman.981•Mr.Gillian/he said,there was an additionto youruncleswill.99•It wasgiven tous privately,with instructionsthat itnot beopeneduntil you had providedus with a fullreport of yourhandling of the$l000received in the will.z100H•As you have satisfiedthe conditions,my partnerand I haveread theaddition.I willexplain to you thespirit of itscontents.n•In theevent that your useof the$1,000shows that youpossess anyof thequalifications thatdeserve reward,you standtogain muchmore.102•If yourdisposal ofthe money in questionhas beensensible,wise,or unselfish,103•it isin ourpower togive youbonds to the valueof$50,
000.104•But if youhaveused thismoneyin a wasteful,foolish wayasyou havein thepast,the$50,000is tobe paidto MiriamHayden,ward ofthe lateMr.Gillian,without delay.105•Now,Mr.Gillian,Mr.Sharp and I willexamine yourreport ofthe$1,
000.106•Mr.Tolman reachedfor theenvelope.107•Gillian wasa littlequicker intaking itup.108•He calmlytore thereport andits coverinto piecesand droppedtheminto hispocket.109•Its allright,he said,smilingly.110•There isnta bitof needto botheryou withthis.in•I dontsuppose you would understand these itemizedbets,anyway.112n•I lostthe$1,000on theraces.Good-day toyou,gentlemen.113•Tolman and Sharp shooktheir headsmournfully ateach otherwhenGillian left.114•They heardhim whistlinghappily inthe hallwayas hewaited fortheelevator.•You arerequired toprovide uswith a report of how youusedthis$1,000as soonas youhave spentit.I trustthatyouwill obey1the wishesofyourlate uncle/10•You maydepend onit,“said theyoung manrespectfully.ii•Gillian wentto hisclub.He searchedfor a man hecalled OldBryson.12•Old Brysonwasacalm,anti-social man,about40years old.13•He was inacorner readinga book.14•When hesaw Gilliancoming nearhe tooka noisy,deep breath,laid downhis book and tookoff hisglasses.15n1•I havea funnystory totell you/said Gillian.16n1•I wishyouwouldtell itto someoneinthebilliard room/saidOld Bryson.17H11•You knowhow Ihate yourstories.18•This isa betterone thanusual,said Gillian,rolling acigarette,and Fmglad totell ittoyou.Its toosad andfunny togo with therattling ofbilliard balls.•Fve just come froma meetingwith mylate uncle*s lawyers.20•He leavesme aneven$1,
000.Now,what cana manpossibly dowith$1,00021•Old Brysonshowed verylittle interest.22n•I thoughtthe lateSeptimus Gillianwas worthsomething likehalfa million.23•He was,agreed Gillian,happily.24•And thafswhere thejoke comesin.He hasleft alot of hismoney to an organism.That is,part ofit goesto theman whoinventsa newbacillus and the restto establisha hospitalfor doingawaywith itagain.There areone ortwo small,unimportant giftson the side.The butlerandthehousekeeper geta sealring and1$10dollars each.His nephewgets$1,000thousanddollars/25H11•Were thereany othersmentioned inyouruncles will askedOld Bryson.26•None.said Gillian.27•There isa Miss Hayden.My unclewas responsiblefor her.28•She livedin hishouse.29•Shes aquiet thing...musical...the daughterof somebodywhowas unluckyenough tobe hisfriend.30•I forgotto saythat shewasinonthe ring and$10joke,too.31•I wishI hadbeen.32•Then I could havehad twobottles ofwine,given thering to thewaiter andhad thewhole businessoff myhands.33H•Now tellme whatamancan do with$l,
000.34•Old Brysonrubbed hisglasses andsmiled.35•And whenOld Brysonsmiled,Gillian knewthat heintended tobemore offensivethan ever.36•There aremany goodthings aman coulddowith$1,000,saidBryson.37•You”he saidwith agentle laugh.38•Why,Bobby Gillian,theres onlyone reasonablething youcoulddo.You cango andbuy Miss Lotta Laurierea diamondnecklacewiththe money and then takeyourself offto Idahoandinflict yourpresence upona ranch.I advisea sheepranch,as I havea particulardislike forsheep.391•Thanks/said Gillianas herose fromhis chair.40n•I knewI coulddepend onyou,OldBryson.Youve hiton theveryidea.41•I wantedto spendthe moneyon onething,because Ihave toturnina report forit,andIhate itemizing.42•Gillian phonedfor acab andsaid tothe driver:43•The stageentrance ofthe ColumbineTheatre.44•The theaterwas crowded.MissLottaLauriere waspreparing forher performance whenher assistantspoke thename ofMr.Gillian.45•Let itin,”said Miss Lauriere.46H•Now,what isit,Bobby Fmgoing onstage intwo minutes.47H•It wonttake twominutes forme.What doyou saytoalittlething inthe jewelryline Ican spend$1,
000.”1n•Say,Bobby/said MissLauriere,Did yousee thatnecklaceDella Staceyhad onthe othernight Itcost$2,200at Tiffanys.49•MissLaurierewas calledtothestage forherperformance.50•Gillian slowlywalked outto wherehis cabwas waiting.51•What wouldyou dowith$1,000if youhad ithe askedthedriver.521•Open adrinking place/said the driver,quickly.53n•I knowa placeIcouldtake moneyin withboth hands.54•Fve gotit workedout--ifyouwere thinkingof puttingup themoney.5511•Oh,no/said Gillian.I wasjust wondering/56•Eight blocksdown Broadway,Gillian gotout ofthe cab.57•A blind man satonthesidewalk sellingpencils.58•Gillian wentout andstood infront ofhim.59•Excuse me,but wouldyou mindtelling mewhat youwould doifyouhad$1,000asked Gillian.•The blindman tooka smallbook fromhis coatpocket andheldit out.61•Gillian openedit andsaw thatit wasa bankdeposit book.62•It showedthat theblindmanhad abalance of$1,785in hisbankaccount.63•Gillian returnedthe bankbookandgot backinto thecab.64n1H•I forgotsomething/he said.You maydrive tothelawofficesof Tolman andSharp.65•Lawyer Tolmanlooked atGillian ina hostileand questioningway.66n•I begyour pardon,said Gillian,cheerfully.67H•But wasMiss Haydenleft anythingby myuncleswillinaddition totheringandthe$10dollars68•Nothing,said Mr.Tolman.69•I thankyou verymuch,sir,said Gillian,and wentto hiscab.He gavethedriverthe addressofhislate uncleshome.70•Miss Haydenwas writingletters inthe library.71The small,thin womanwore blackclothes.72•But youwould havenoticed hereyes.73•Gillian enteredthe roomas ifthe worldwere unimportant.74n,•Ihavejustcomefrom oldTolmanheexplained.75•They havebeen goingover thepapers downthere.They founda…”76•Gillian searchedhis memoryfor alegal term.77•They foundan amendmentor apost-script orsomething tothewill.It seemedthat myuncle hadsecond thoughtsand willedyou$1,
000.Tolman askedme tobring youthemoney.Here itis.78•Gillian laidthemoneybeside herhand onthe desk.MissHayden turnedwhite.79•Oh!she said.And again,Oh!80•Gillian halfturned andlooked outthe window.H•In alow voicehe said,I suppose,of course,thatyouknow Iloveyou.82n•I amsorry,said MissHayden,as shepicked upher money.8311•There isno useasked Gillian,almost light-heartedly.84H•I amsorry,”she saidagain.85•May Iwrite anote askedGillian,withasmile.86•MissHaydensupplied himwith paperand pen,andthenwentback toher writingtable.87•Gillian wroteareportofhowhe spent the$1,000:Paid byRobertGillian,$1,000on accountoftheeternal happiness,owed1by Heaventothebest anddearest womanon Earth/88•Gillian putthe noteinto anenvelope.He bowedto MissHaydenand left.89•His cabstopped againat theoffices ofTolmanandSharp.90•Ihavespentthe$1,000,he saidcheerfully,to Tolman.91“And Ihave cometo presentareportofit,as Iagreed.。