斯登和悉尼.doc

The$99000AnswerLeonardSternandSydneyZelinkaIntroductiontotheauthors:连纳德•斯登和悉尼•兹林卡,美国剧作家。二人均生于纽约,并在纽约完成学业。在做电视节目撰搞人之前,他们已在广播和电影剧本创作方面小有名气,创作了许多脍炙人口的电视喜剧作品。这部两人共同创作的《价值$99000的问答》(The$99000Answer)曾获得1956年美国作家协会奖的“最佳情景喜剧”剧本奖。Introductiontotheplay:“价值$99000的问答”是一个曾经风靡全美的知识竞猜节目,一般都有观众的直接参与。选手们须在规定的时间内回答主持人提出的问题,获胜者会获得一笔可观的奖金。该剧讲述了一个名叫拉尔夫·克拉姆登的汽车司机为获得$99000大奖费心准备,但因过分紧张而最终前功尽弃的经历。当今的中国电视媒体上也充斥着类似的知识竞猜类节目,诸如“财富大考场”、“开心词典”、“幸运52”等。相信中国读者在读这篇戏剧作品时一定会有似曾相识的感受。The$:$:MasterofCeremonies节目主持人。-looking,,'$99000Answer...y-housanddollars!,,essfullygoneoverthe$4750hurdlehurdle:要战胜的障碍或困难;一关。andnowitistimetomakeupyourmindwhetheryouarewillingtogoforthe$'mready,,thisquestionforyour$9500answerwaspreparedbyanexpertinthefieldofbankingandfinance...---,disregardingtheserialnumber,tellmehowmanytimesthefigure"ONE"appearsonadollarbill,',eitherinnumeralformorspelledout!Givemethetotalandthentellmehowmanythereare...youhavefifteensecondstogivethe$9500answer.(Music)Yourtimeisup!Whatisyouranswer?-'scorrect!“ONE”imesforthenumeral“ONE”.'reabsolutelyright!MUSIC---APPLAUSE---,you'vewonyourself$9500ofthoseone-ebacknextweekwhenyouhavethechoiceoftakingthe$oingforthelasthurdleand$99000!Good-.(Applause,musicasParkerexits.)Andnow,whoiso