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英语话剧剧本:The Gifts礼物

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   The Gifts礼物

  Mon.:Tomorrow will be Christmas. But Della feels very sad. Because she has no money to buy a present for her husband , Jim . She has only one dollar and eighty-seven cents . They have only 20 dollars a week, it doesn’t leave much for saving1.
  In fact, Della and Jim have two possessions3 in which they both take very great pride. One is Jim’s gold watch, which has been his father’s and his grandfather’s. The other is Della’s long beautiful hair.
  D: Life is so hard for me. Though I saved the money for many months , I still have only one dollar and eighty seven cents.
  D: I---- I---- I have to have my hair cut and sold it . In that way I can get some money and I can buy a beautiful present for Jim.
  (At the shop—“Madame Sofronie. We Buy Hair Goods4 of All Kinds”)
  D: Will you buy my hair?
  M: Yes, I buy all kinds of hair. Sit down, please. Take your hat off and let me have a look. Oh, very beautiful. Very good! Twenty dollars , OK?
  D: All right. But please give it to me quickly.
  M: Here you are. Twenty dollars.
  D: Thank you. Bye.
  M: Bye.
  Mon.:Della spent two hours in the streets. Then she stopped at a Gold Shop and bought a gold watch chain5. Now ,Della is at home.
  D: Oh, what a beautiful gold watch chain. I think it must match Jim's watch. When he sees it he must be very happy .
  (Suddenly the door opened and in came Jim . )
  J: You-----?
  D: Jim. Don’t look at me that way. I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. Jim, it will grow quickly. You don’t mind, do you ? I just had to do it. My hair grows very fast, you know. Say “Merry Christmas!” Jim, and let’s be happy.
  J: You’ve cut off your hair?
  D: I’ve cut it off and sold it. It’s sold. I tell you -sold and gone, too. It’s Christmas Eve , Jim. Be good to me, for it went for you.
  J: Well , Della. Don’t make any mistake about me. I don’t think there’s anything about a hair cut that could make me love you any less. I know, it went for me. Look at this package .
  D: What ?
  J: Look at it yourself. You 'll see.
  D:Ah! The combs6. They were in the shop windows for many months!
  J:Yes, the beautiful combs, pure7 tortoiseshell, with jewelry8 rims--just the color to wear in your beautiful, hair.
  D: But , Jim. They are expensive combs. I know, my heart had longed for them without the least hope of possession2. Now they are mine. Thank you Jim.
  J; Now, you will see why I was upset at first.
  D: Jim, you don’t know what a nice –what a beautiful , nice gift I’ve got for you. Can you guess?
  J: I'm sorry. I won't guess.
  D: Look. A gold watch chain. Isn’t it lovely ,Jim? I hunted9 all over the town to find it. You’ll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it .
  J: Della, Let’s put our Christmas gifts away and keep them a while. They’re too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money. And I bought the combs. Now, Let’s have our supper.

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1 saving XjYzGK     
n.节省,节约;[pl.]储蓄金,存款
参考例句:
  • Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
  • Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。
2 possession 3u5yQ     
n.拥有,具有,占有,控制;所有物,所有权,财产;着魔,着迷
参考例句:
  • According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty.根据我所掌握的事实,他是不可能有罪的。
  • The land is in the possession of the merchant.这块地为该商人所有。
3 possessions ylozMR     
n.[法]财产;占有( possession的名词复数 );领地;个人财产;持有违禁物
参考例句:
  • The group forswears all worldly possessions. 这个团体放弃一切尘世财物。
  • I lost some of my most prized possessions in the fire. 大火吞噬了我的一些最珍贵的物品。
4 goods 6rezzC     
n.商品,货物
参考例句:
  • He is loading the goods into the back of the car.他正把货物装入车的后部。
  • The boy delivered the goods to the right house.那个男孩送货给要货的人家。
5 chain 5UOy4     
n.链,连锁,束缚;vt.用铁练锁住,束缚,囚禁
参考例句:
  • He now owns a chain of 970 food stores.他现在拥有970家连锁食品店。
  • He joined the ends of the chain.他把链子的两端接起来了。
6 combs 161a285043e6536ffc7020458873133d     
n.连身式内衣;梳子( comb的名词复数 );压发梳;(作为装饰物的)发插;梳理(头发)v.梳理( comb的第三人称单数 );在…搜寻,彻底搜查
参考例句:
  • Her hair keeps sticking up no matter how often she combs it. 不管她怎么勤梳头,她的头发总是竖着。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • On the dressing table there are three combs. 梳妆台上有三把梳子。 来自辞典例句
7 pure uSsxf     
adj.纯的,纯粹的,纯净的,无垢的,纯洁的,完美的,抽象的
参考例句:
  • The evening dress is made out of pure silk.这件睡衣是用真丝做的。
  • Gold must be pure and man must be perfect.金要足赤,人要完人。
8 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
9 hunted 3ca614bb288c85090aebab2c0d977cd5     
v.打猎( hunt的过去式和过去分词 );猎取;搜寻;寻找
参考例句:
  • His eyes had a hunted look. 他双眼透露出一种恐慌的神态。
  • We hunted the neighbour's chickens out of our yard. 我们把邻居家的小鸡从我们院子里轰走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》