湯姆布拉德Tom Blood改編自“書蟲牛津英漢雙語讀物（美繪光盤版）”入門級威廉退爾CHARACTERS IN THE PLAYTom Blood, the hero, a clever manMrs Blood, Toms wifeTalbot, the guard of Tower of LondonKingAct 1Place: Toms homeTom Blood is a loser in the English Civil War. He misses his home very much. Tom Blood arrives home after fighting in the English Civil War.TOM: Dear, Im home! I miss you! Where are you? My wife is not home. (Looking at her picture) I must find her. But where is she? Perhaps shes in London. Oh, I will go to London to find my wife.TOM: Excuse me, do you know the woman in the picture?WOMAN1: I dont know.TOM: Hello, young lady, have you seen the woman in this picture?WOMAN2: No, I havent seen her.TOM: Do you know whether this woman lives here?MAN: Let me see. Mm, shes living in that house over there.TOM: Oh, thank you!TOM: Oh, dear, youre here!MRS BLOOD: Dear, youre back from the fight!TOM: Why are you here?MRS BLOOD: We have no money, Tom.TOM: What? Where is our money? Where are our things? MRS BLOOD: The King has our house, and all our things. His men take everything from the losers in the Civil War.TOM: Im sorry, dear. I am a loser in the Civil War. But dont worry, I will get our things back. The King steals everything from me. So I must steal something from him. (He puts on a parsons hat and coat.)MRS BLOOD: Why are you wearing a parsons hat and coat?TOM: Were going to the Tower of London to get our things back.Act 2Place: The Tower of LondonThey go to see the Kings jewels. After that, Tom visits the Tower every day for a week. Soon Talbot, the guard, becomes his friend, and Tom can visit the Tower after it closes.TOM: Good evening, Talbot.TALBOT: Good evening, parson.TOM: Can I go into and visit the Tower of London now?TALBOT: But it has closed now.TOM: I have come here so many times, you should trust me.TALBOT: Youre right. Come in, parson.TOM: (Coming in with Talbot and hitting Talbot on the head) Im sorry, Talbot. Now for the jewels. (He puts the jewels in his coat.)The alarm rings.GUARD1: Who is there?GUARD2: The parsons stealing the jewels!GUARD3: Go after him!Act 3Place: Kings PalaceKING: Bring Tom Blood here!GUARD1: Kneel down!TOM: No, I will not kneel down.KING: What do you have to say about this, Tom Blood?TOM: You take all my things. Is that fair?KING: Yes!TOM: Right! You take all my things, so I take your jewels. Is that fair?KING: Youre a clever man, Tom Blood!TOM: I can give your jewels back, all I want is our things.KING: Okay, I like you, you can have your things back. And from this day you can be one of the Kings Men.劇中人物湯姆布拉德，主人公，一個聰明人布拉德夫人，湯姆的妻子塔爾博特，倫敦塔的警衛國王第一幕地點：湯姆的家湯姆布拉德在英國內戰中打了敗仗。他十分想家，在戰爭結束后回到了家里。湯姆：親愛的，我回家了！我好想你！你在哪兒？我妻子不在家。（看著她的照片）我一定要找到她。可是，她在哪呢？她也許在倫敦吧。哦，我要去倫敦找我的妻子。湯姆：請問，你認識照片上的這個女人嗎？女士1：我不認識。湯姆：你好，小姐，你見過照片上的這個女人嗎？女士2：沒有，我沒有見過她。湯姆：你知道這個女人是不是住在這兒嗎？男士：讓我想想，嗯，她住在那邊的那棟房子里。湯姆：哦，謝謝你！湯姆：哦，親愛的，你在這兒！布拉德夫人：親愛的，你打仗回來了！湯姆：你怎么在這兒？布拉德夫人：我們沒錢了，湯姆。湯姆：什么？我們的錢呢？我們的東西呢？布拉德夫人：國王收走了我們的房子和所有的東西，他的手下把內戰中打了敗仗的人的東西都搶了。湯姆：對不起，親愛的，我在內戰中打了敗仗，不過別擔心，我會拿回我們的東西的。國王偷走了我的一切，所以，我得從他那里偷點兒東西回來。（戴上教士的帽子，穿上教士的衣服。）布拉德夫人：你為什么戴教士的帽子，穿教士的衣服？湯姆：我們去倫敦塔拿回我們的東西。第二幕地點：倫敦塔他們去參觀國王的珠寶。此后，湯姆每天都去倫敦塔，一連去了七天。很快，警衛塔爾博特就成了他的朋友，倫敦塔關門后湯姆也能進去。湯姆：晚上好，塔爾博特。塔爾博特：晚上好，教士。湯姆：我現在能進去參觀倫敦塔嗎？塔爾博特：但是現在已經關門了。湯姆：我已經來過那么多次了，你應該相信我。塔爾博特：好吧，請進，教士。湯姆：（和塔爾博特一起進去，猛擊塔爾博特的頭）對不住了，塔爾博特。但我還是要把這些珠寶拿走。（他把珠寶放進外套。）(警報響起。)警衛1：誰在那兒？警衛2：教士在偷珠寶！警衛3：追！第三幕地點：國王的宮殿國王：把湯姆布拉德帶上來！