No 16 The Million Pound Bank Note 百万英镑
When recommending operas, musicals and films on the basis of novels, this is my first option. Mixing a sequence of elements: narrators' narration, dramatic scenes and logical plot, it indicates people’s plastic judgement hidden beneath behaviors.在推荐基于小说的歌剧，音乐剧和电影时，《百万英镑》是我的首选。
它融合了一系列元素：讲述者的解说，戏剧化的场景，符合逻辑的情节，揭示了人们隐藏在行为之下的易受影响的判断力。
Henry, a clerk of an.American mining company, encountered accidents while sailing. Spotted by another ship, he reached London by accident. With nowhere to take out a loan or seek help, he was about to lose hope when he met two odd brothers who made a bet by giving hima million-pound bank note and promised him a job in return.
亨利是一家美国采矿公司的职员，他在航行时遭遇了事故。被另一艘船发现后，他意外到了伦敦。他无处贷款或求助，在马上要绝望时遇到了古怪的两兄弟。他们给了亨利一张百万英镑的钞票来打赌，并许诺给他一份工作作为回报。
People judged by external appearance to such an extent that they either looked aside to ignore Henry or frowned like seeing a dinosaur. In a tailor’s shop, the manager on duty lost patience when Henry hesitated to pay the bill and drove Henry to go downstairs in a rude manner. Having seen the bank note, he apologized with a broad smile and didn’t dare to charge.
人们的以外表判断达到如此（严重的）程度以至于他们要么看向一边不理睬亨利，要么像是看到了恐龙一样皱着眉。在一家裁缝店，当亨利为付账而犹豫时，值班的经理失去了耐心，以一种粗鲁的方式驱赶亨利下楼梯。看到那张钞票后，他满脸堆笑着道歉，不敢收钱。
Afterwards, Henry went up stairs in the upper class, meeting all sorts of people with different intentions, including the ambassador of American consulate and a girl willing to marry him. To maintain their relationship, Henry postponed telling the truth in case she left him. As a matter of fact, she hugged Henry out of joy after knowing the truth eventually because she indeed didn’t care his money.
之后，亨利在上流阶层拾级而上，结识了心怀不同意图的各种人士，包括美国领事馆的大使和一个愿意嫁给他的女孩。为了维系他们的关系，亨利推迟了说出真相，以防她离开他。事实上，在最终得知真相后，她开心地拥抱了亨利，因为她实际并不在意他的钱。
To be honest, I suppose it’s normal for us to pursue wealth. In that case, however, we ought to obey legal permission and take moral obligation. As a saying goes, money is a good servant and a bad master
.说实话，我认为我们追求财富是很正常的。即便如此，我们应该遵守法律许可并承担道德义务。正如一句名言所说，金钱是善仆，也是恶主。