英语话剧剧本: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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