The Million Pound Bank Note is a classical

The Million Pound Bank Note is a classical short story published in 1876.

The writer of The Million Pound Bank Note It was written by Mark Twain, the founder of critical realism literature in the United States (美国批判现实主义文学之父). He is honored as Lincoln of the history of American Literature (美国文学史上的林肯). Mark Twain(1835~1910)

In 1954, The Million Pound Bank Note was filmed into a movie named The Million Pound Note in Britain. It was released as Man with a Million as well as Big Money in the U. S.

Characters Henry ---the hero of the story

Characters Roderick and Oliver --- two old and rich brothers.

The beginning of the story Henry, an American young man, sailed too far and drifted out to the ocean. Luckily, he was saved and brought to London by British ship.

The beginning of the story Roderick and Oliver made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given an nonconvertible (不可兑换的) million pound note.

From the video clip, we know… He wore in shabby. He was so hungry that he tried to picked up a pear thrown by a baby girl. Henry lived a poor life in London. Two old men asked him to come into their house. What would happen between them?

Assignment (1)Read the text, try to figure out what happen between Henry and the two old wealthy brothers and find out Henry’s characteristics. (2)Watch the film on http: //v. youku. com/v_show/id_XNTM 3 Mz. Yx. MDI 0. html Or read the complete story on http: //yuedu. baidu. com/ebook/77026 ee 628 ea 81 c 758 f 578 bf. html