第一組〈英語短劇劇本第2页

Raf:Ah,anartist.（Heturnedthepages.）Agoodartist…
（Heturnedafewpagesandstoodup,turningtoStephen.）So,myboy…whatareyoudoingnow?IhaveanillustratiorojectIwanttostart,butnoonecanhelpme…
Stephen:（jumpedwithexcitement）Whatastrokeofluck!!!
Scene2〈AnArgument〉
（StephenandPegwerewalking.）
Peg:How’syourworkdoing?
Stephen:（smiling）Great!Thesuliesthatyougavemelastweekarewonderful.Theyreallyhelpmealot.
Peg:It’onicetohearthat.Youdohelpusalot…（Shestoedtalking.Iteadof
hersmile,shemadearmscroed,lookingdirectlytothatwhereRafwastalkingwithtwowell-dreedmen.Theyalllookedtee.）
Stephen:（withlowervoice）Oh-oh…
Peg:(ShewalkedtoRaf,standingonhisrightandtakingaprotectivestance.)
Anythingwrong?
Man:（talkingtoPegwithanoilyvoice）YoumustbeProfeorLeon’tudent.I’m
BrianFirthandthisiaulTaylor.（introducinghiartner）WearetheownersofTibiaMaxima…
Peg:(interruptedhimandsmiledcoldly)Ahyes,thebonesmugglers.Ireadaboutthepoliceraid,wheretheyfoundthestolendinosaurfoils…
BrianFirth:(AnembarraedsmileslowlyfilledhisfacewhilePaulTaylorturnedredwithanger)Eh,actually,weareruingacompletelydifferentoperation,strictlylegal.
Peg:(smiledmorecoldly)Legal?Whatafa-a-ascinatingidea!Buthow?
BrianFirth:I’msohayyouasked.(reachedintothebreastpocketofhisexpeivelineuit)Here’smycard.WewerejusttryingtopersuadeProfeorDeLeontosulyuswithafewpieces…
PaulTaylor:(slowlyrelaxinghisangryface)We’rewillingtopaytopdollars,ofcourse.
Raf:(sighedandshookhishead)Youwantmetosellmycountry’ationaltreasure
toprivatecollectors,sotheycandecoratetheirfancylivingroom.Gentlemen,
asIhavetoldyoubefore,youandIarenotonthesamesideofthefence.I
onlyworkwithmuseumsandpeoplewhoseektoeducatethepublic.
PaulTaylor:Afineeech,Profeor,butIknowyouareruingoutofmoney…
Raf:Moneyisofnoconcerntome.Onlyscienceismygoal.
BrianFirth:We’llpayyouenoughtocoversixmonth’sdigging.You’llbeabletoliveityleandbuildarealresearchstation…
Peg:Comeon,Raf.(Shecrumpledthebusinecardandtoeditonthefloor.)Wedon’thavetolistentothis.
BrianFirth:(smiledweirdly)Then,goodbye,dearProfeor.You’llknowthatmoneyiseverythingsoon—Ipromise,soon.(Theyleft.)
Scene3〈TheMiingFoils〉
(RefandStephenwereworking.Pegranintotheofficebreathlely.)
Peg:（yelling）Ref,I’vegotthenewshipmentofbones.Butbox17islost!!!
Ref:（Hestooduuddenly.Hisfacewaswhite.）What?Lost?
(Pegnoddedpainfully,evencouldn’tsayaword.)
Ref:Oh,no!!!(Hefelldownonthefloorhorriblyuet,almostintears.)Thatbox
wasmybabydinosaur:thecompleteimmaturePatagonytuuerti!!!Ohno…
Stephen:(slowlysaid)Maybe…itwatolen!!!
Peg:(shocked)Youmean,thoseguysafewdaysago…
Narrator:RefandPegstartedtocalltheirfriendsforhelp.Stephenfoundthathecouldn’tdrawanymore.Soheleftthemuseum.Buthedidn’treallyknowwherehewasgoinguntilhefoundhimselfstandinginfrontof…
Stephen:TibiaMaxima!Thisistheexpeivestorethatthetwohatefulmenown…
Butwait!(lookediired)Evenanexpeivestorehasadeliverybaywheregoodsload…
Narrator:Withheartpounding,StepheliedintothedarkentranceandtriedtofindtheboxfromArgentina,buthecouldn’t.Suddenly,heheardavoicefromtheopendoorleadingtothemaitore…(Stephencreptuptothedoorandlistened.)
WomanA:Oh,thisoneislovely.Whereonearthdidyougetit?
BrianFirth:FromArgentina.(Stephenlistenedmorecarefully.)
ManA:(talkingtothewomaweetly)Ifyoulikeit,I’llbuyitforyou.
WomanA:(haily)Oh,it’osweetofyou,darling!Lookwhatitiamed:“Pa-ta-go-ny-tuuerti”!(Stephenfroze.)IgueI’llhavetherestofmylifelearninghowtosayit!
Narrator:Afterawhile,themanandthewomandecidedtotakethefoilshomeafewdayslater.SoFirthandTaylorheldtheboxtothedeliverybay,laughing.(Stephenhidhimselfbehindsomeboxes.)
PaulTaylor:My,my,my.We’regoingtobequiterich!
BrianFirth:Wecertainlyare!Thisisafineidea,myfriend,afineidea!
(Theyputtheboxdownandwentoutofthedeliverybay.)
Stephen:(Hemadesurethatnooneelsewasinthebayandcrawledoutofthoseboxes,totheboxfromArgentina.Helookedatthelidonthebox.)
“ProfeorRafaeldeLeon.NationalMuseumofNaturalScience.”Thisisthelostbox17!
(Heheldtheboxandranoutofthebaycarefully.)
Narrator:Whetephencamebacktothemuseum,RafandPegweresittingsadontheflooranddidn’tsayanything.StephenopenedtheboxandhandedittoRaf.
Stephen:LookwhatIfound.(Hesaidslightly.)
Raf:(Heunwraedthepaperontheskulldiiritedly,butsoonanamazingsmile
stretchedthroughhisface.Pegalsolookedattheboneurprisingly.)
(Hewhiered.)“Patagonytuuerti.”
Scene4〈AnotherMiracle〉
Narrator:Timeflies.IthaeenonemonthsinceStephenhelpedRafandPeginthemuseum.TodayisthelastdaythatRafandPegstayinTaiwan.Theyeatlunchinafast-foodrestaurant.
Raf:IokewithourfriendsinArgentinathismorning.Theyareveryexcited.
Peg:(withhaine)Why…(SheturnedtoStephen,whowaseatingahamburger.)
Hey,Stephen,you’reawfullyquiet.What’swrong?
Stephen:(lookedsad)Well,I’mjustthinkingaboutwhatI’mgoingtodoafteryouleaveforArgentina.
Peg:Oh,what?(slammeddownherdrink)Raf,didn’tyouaskhim?
Raf:(embarraed)Eh…Iforgot…(Peglookedangry.)
Stephen:Ah,excuseme.Whatareyoutalkingabout?
Raf:Sorry,Stephen.Iforgottoaskyou:HowwouldyouliketocometoArgentina
foramonthtocontinuedrawingforus?
Stephen:(jumpedtohisfeet)Let’sdoit!!!
TheEnd
★Thilayisanadaptationofastorybook,whichwasoriginallywritteyHelenChangandpublishedbyHE.