有意思的英文剧本-To Be Honest or Not to Be

 　　by Jung-Han Chen

　　很有意思的4人剧本，关于强烈推荐。趣味性，并且很有意义，很有水平啊。

　　Cast

　　Honest Woodcutter

　　Greedy Woodcutter

　　Greedy Woodcutter

　　God of the Lake

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　　Scene 1      The Honest Woodcutter

　　(One day, H and G were chopping firewood together in the mountain.)

　　H:      See all this hard work we’ve been doing.  It’s really difficult for us to make a living.

　　G:      Yes, I don’t know how many days we have to keep doing the same thing.

　　Chop, chop, and chop.

　　(At that time, his axe² accidentally dropped into the lake.)

　　H:      Oh, no.  My axe!

　　G:      It’s getting dark.  We’d better find your axe quickly.

　　H:      Well, it’s O.K.  You can go back first.  If I can’t find it today, I will find it tomorrow.

　　G:      Hmm.  O.K., I will see you later (going home alone).

　　H:      Aack, I should have been more careful.  Now how can I find my axe?

　　God:   I am God of the Lake.  You seem to have a problem?  What happened?

　　H:      I dropped my axe into the lake by accident.  Can you help me find it?

　　God:   No problem.  It’s a piece of cake.  I’ll be right back (disappearing).

　　God:   Is this gold axe yours?

　　H:      No, it’s not.

　　God:   O.K., just a second.  How about this silver axe?  Is it yours?

　　H:      No, it’s not mine, either.

　　God:   Then, this one?

　　H:      Yes, it’s mine.  Thank you so much. You really saved my day.

　　God:   Young man, you are such an honest person.  Nowadays it’s hard to find people as honest as you. Therefore, I’d like to give you both of these two axes, the gold one and the silver one, to award you for your honesty.

　　H:       Really?  Aren’t you kidding?

　　God:   Of course not.  We gods never lie.

　　H:       Oh, thank you so much.  Today is really my lucky day.  I promise I’ll work even harder.  I won’t let you down.

　　God:   That’s good, young man.  Good luck!

　　Scene 2      The Greedy Woodcutter

　　(The following day, the greedy woodcutter went to the honest woodcutter’s home.)

　　G:       Hey, you’ve got these gold and sliver³ axes.  Where did you get them?  Did you buy them?  Impossible!  You are even poorer than I.  Or … did you pick them up somewhere?

　　H:       No way!  Something incredible⁴ happened to me just after you went home yesterday afternoon, and I got these two axes.

　　G:      Something incredible?  Could you tell me what exactly happened yesterday?

　　H:      Sure.  Remember we were chopping the wood and I dropped my axe into the lake?  I told you to go home and not to worry about me.  In fact, I was worried to death because I didn’t know how to find it.  I was so worried that I cried by the lake.    At that moment, God of the Lake appeared suddenly, and he helped me find my ax in the lake.  I was so happy when I saw the axe I lost, but something even better happened.  Just before I left, the God gave me the gold and sliver axes as gifts.

　　G:      How nice.  That was truly something incredible.  I’d like to try my luck this afternoon to see if I can also get the gold and sliver axes.

　　(The greedy woodcutter could hardly wait till the afternoon because he wanted very much to get the gold and sliver axes.  The afternoon finally came.)

　　G:       (Dropping his axe into the lake on purpose) Oh, my God!  I lost my axe.  Without my axe, how could I make a living?  What should I do?  What should I do (crying)?

　　God:   Young man, why are you crying here?

　　G:      I accidentally dropped my axe into the lake.

　　God:   Don’t worry.  Let me help you find it.  I’ll be right back.

　　(Then, the God went down to the lake, and a moment later, he showed up with a gold ax.)

　　God:   Is this your axe?

　　G:      A gold axe (very excited and happy)?!  Yes, yes!  This is the axe I lost earlier.

　　God:   Young man (with a long face), a good person has to be honest.  Let me ask you again. Is this really yours?

　　G:      My God, I didn’t lie to you about the axe in your hand.  I’m telling you the truth.  The axe is mine.

　　God:   Young man (disappointed and shaking his head), it is important for you to be honest.  I know you didn’t tell me the truth.  So, I won’t help you.  You just go.

　　G:      Why?!  Why?!  Why didn’t I get the gold axe?  It must be Jack⁵’s fault.  He must be hiding something from me.  I’ll go talk to him tomorrow and see what he’s going to say about this!

　　Scene 3      Having a Fight

　　(The following day…)

　　H:       What happened?  What happened to your axe?  Looks like you didn't get the gold and silver axes.

　　G:       (Holding the bad axe) It’s all your fault.  You cheated me!  Because of you, I lost my axe, and now I have to use this old one.  You have to get me a new one or you'll be in big trouble.

　　H:       I don't think so.  You are too greedy; that's why you lost your axe.  You deserved it.

　　G:       What!?  I dare you to say that again.

　　H:       You deserved it.

　　G:       One more time!

　　H:       You deserved it.

　　G:       You brought this on yourself.

　　(G pushed H and H tried to push him back.  But H got caught.)

　　H:       Let me go!  Let me go!

　　G:       O.K.  There you go (pushing H into the lake).

　　H:       Help!  Help!  I don’t wanna die.  I will give you my gold and silver axes.

　　G:       Really?  But I’ve got an even better idea.  If you die, both of your axes will be mine. Ha, ha, ha!

　　H:       Don't let me die!  I have to support my family you know.  I have an 80-year-old mother, 7 wives, and 12 children.

　　G:       Don't worry.  I'll take care of all your wives, but…not your mother or your children.

　　H:       You will be caught for this.  God won't let you get away with this.

　　(Thunder in the sky and big waves in the lake…)

　　G:       O.K., O.K., (getting cold feet) I'll help you right away.  Hang in there.

　　(Looking for and finding a stick nearby) Hold on to it.

　　(But the stick hit right on H's head by accident.)

　　H:       Ah (going straight down into the lake)!

　　G:       I didn't mean it.  I swear I didn't mean it.  I was just trying to help him.

　　(In the lake…H sank in coma⁶, but showing a smiling face as if he had seen a lot of gold.)

　　God:   Isn't that the honest young man I gave the gold and silver axes the other day?     Why are you here?

　　H:       I missed you, so I jumped into the lake.

　　God:   Very cold!  It's not funny!  Speak the truth.

　　H:       O.K.!  In fact, I was pushed into the lake by my friend.

　　God:   Do you wish me to punish him?

　　H:       No, thanks.  After I dropped into the lake, he tried to help me, but he was too clumsy and his stick hit me by accident.  I'll forgive him.

　　God:   What a nice man you are.  I almost want to give you a good person certificate.

　　H:       I really appreciate your kind words.

　　God:   He's so lucky to have such a great friend.  O.K., I'll forgive him this time.

　　Scene 4      A Warm Reunion

　　G:       Jack, I didn’t do it on purpose.  Don’t blame me.  It was really not my fault.    God, please bless him (worshiping).

　　(God of the Lake showed up.)

　　God:   Did you really not intend to hurt him?

　　G:       Of course not!  I just envied that he got the gold and the silver axes.  Anyway, I was just very angry, but there was no evil intention, not at all.  I swear (raising his hand).

　　God:   Then, what do you think of him?

　　G:      Although he was a little stubborn⁷, he was honest and kind-hearted.  He was a friend who was worth having.  In fact, I miss him a lot.

　　(H showed up.)

　　H:       I ‘m glad you didn’t let me down.  I know you were not a bad person.          You just lost your head because of your greed¹.

　　G:       Jack, is that really you?  Oh, thank God!  You didn’t die.  That’s great!

　　God:   Ha, ha, ha!  This is really something that makes people happy.  Since you two made up with each other, it‘s time for me (waving his hand)…One, two, three, sleep.

　　(H and G fell asleep by the Lade.  The following morning…)

　　G:       Hey ~ wake up!  Wake up.  It’s morning already!

　　H:       Oh...Good morning.  Look!  There are a pair of gold axes and a pair of silver axes (checking them out).  Here’s also a note.

　　G:      Let me see.  It’s from the God of the Lake.  It says, “In order to celebrate that you two become good friends again, I decided⁸ to give each of you a gold axe and a silver axe so that you won’t have any more fight.  Work hard and have a nice life.”

　　H:       We are so lucky.  So, how about working hard with me?

　　G:       I don’t see why not!

　　H:       It’s a deal.  Let’s work hard side by side.

　　G:       And…let’s be HONEST.

　　Both:  Yeah, indeed.  “Honesty is the best policy.”

　　~ The End ~

1 greed   

n.贪食，贪心，贪婪

参考例句：

• His greed knows no limits.他的贪心永无止境。
• Greed was his only motive for stealing.贪婪是他盗窃的唯一动机。

2 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

3 sliver   

n.裂片，细片，梳毛；v.纵切，切成长片，剖开

参考例句：

• There was only one sliver of light in the darkness.黑暗中只有一点零星的光亮。
• Then,one night,Monica saw a thin sliver of the moon reappear.之后的一天晚上，莫尼卡看到了一个月牙。

4 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

5 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

6 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

7 stubborn   

adj.难以移动，去除的，固执的，顽固的

参考例句：

• I can not cope with that boy;he is stubborn.我对付不了那个孩子，他很固执。
• When he's in his stubborn mood,he isn't easily talked round.他那股牛劲上来了，一时不容易说服。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。