作者：（英）蒂姆·维卡里（Vicary, T.）
出版社：外语教学与研究出版社
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夏日里，在一个英国的度假小镇上。一具年轻女子的尸体躺在沙滩上。谁杀了她？是那晚在迪斯科舞厅遇见她并和她跳舞的那两个年轻人西蒙和丹吗？他们有时会偷车，可他们是杀人犯吗？那晚在迪斯科舞厅到底发生了什么？有目击者说当时有人打架。玛丽走的时候是谁跟着她？她是一个人吗？那玛丽的男朋友吉姆呢？他真的爱她吗？或许他有点儿嫉妒和生气……法庭需要找到所有这些问题的答案，因为谋杀是重罪，杀人犯往往要被终身监禁。THE MURDER OF MARY JONES
It is summer time in an English holiday town. A young girl lies dead on the beach. Who killed her? Was it Simon and Dan, the two young men who met her, and danced with her, at the disco that night? They sometimes steal cars, but are they guilty of murder?What really happened that night at the disco? There are witnesses who say that there was a fight. Who followed Mary when she left? Was she alone? And what about Mary's boyfriend, Jim? Did he really love her? Perhaps he was a little jealous, and angry...The court needs to find answers to all these questions, because murder is a very serious crime, and murderers are often sent to prison for life.The Murder of Mary Jones
INTRODUCTIONThis is a court in England. The people in the court are trying to answer a question - did Simon Clark and Dan Smith kill Mary Jones, or not? It is a very important question, because in Britain, murderers usually go to prison for life. You can see a picture of the court here. Simon and Dan are there, with two policemen, the judge, the clerk of the court, two lawyers, and the twelve people in the jury. Witnesses come to the witness box, and the lawyers and the judge ask them questions. The jury do not say anything, but they listen carefully. At the end, they must answer the question - are Simon and Dan guilty of murder, or not guilty?There are two possible endings to the play, Scene 4 (Alternative 1) and Scene 4 (Alternative 2). Read and discuss them, and decide which you like best.PERFORMANCE NOTESScenes 1 to 4: The courtroomAt the back of the room is the judge's table and chair. In front of this there is a chair and table for the clerk of the court. On the left of the judge's table is a chair for the witnesses (the witness box). In front of the clerk's table is a table with two chairs for the lawyers. Behind this table there are four more chairs for Simon, Dan, and two policemen. On the judge's left there are twelve chairs for the jury. There are more chairs in the room for people to sit and watch.CHARACTERS IN THE PLAYThe judgeThe clerk of the courtMs Helen Wills, the police lawyerSimon Clark, a young manDan Smith, a young man, Simon's friendMr David Carter, Simon's and Dan's lawyerJim Wilson, Mary Jones's boyfriendPC Norton, a policemanDr Seldon, a doctorPC Moran, a policemanWPC Gray, a policewomanMrs lucy SymesJanet Nolan, a young womanMrs Jones, Mary's motherThe jury (twelve people)SCENE 1 How did Mary die?The jury, the lawyers, and the clerk of the court come in and sit down. Then Simon Clark and Dan Smith come in with the two policemen. The judge comes in and everyone stands up. The judge walks to his chair, looks at everybody slowly, and then sits down. The people and the lawyers sit down. Simon and Dan, the two policemen, and the clerk are standing up.CLERK
Simon Clark, you are here because of the murder of Mary Jones. Did you kill her, or not?
SIMON
No, sir. I didn't.
CLERK
And you, Dan Smith? Did you kill Mary Jones?
DAN
No, sir. I didn't. I'm not guilty!
SIMON
We didn't kill her!
CLERK
All right. Sit down. (They sit.)
MS WILLS
(Standing up) My lord, I am Helen Wills, the lawyer for the police. David Carter is the lawyer for Simon Clark and Dan Smith.
JUDGE
Very good. Please begin, Ms Wills.
MS WILLS
Thank you, my lord. Members of the jury, look at the photo, please. There is a girl in the photo with a young man. She is Mary Jones, and he is Jim Wilson, Mary's boyfriend. (The jury look at the photo.)The courtroom.
JUDGE
Ms Wills, I haven't got that photo.
CLERK
Oh, I'm sorry, my lord. Here you are.
He gives the judge a photo.
JUDGE
Thank you. Please go on, Ms Wills.
MS WILLS
On 12 August, Mary was in a disco in Trenton with Jim. At midnight, she started to walk home along the road by the sea, and someone killed her. Now, please look at the second photo.
JUDGE
Excuse me, Ms Wills. (He holds up a photo.) This photo? The photo of a dead girl?
MS WILLS
Yes, my lord, that's right. I'm sorry, it isn't a very nice photo. But that is Mary Jones, too. There is blood on her head and face.
JUDGE
Yes, I see. Did someone find her there, that night?
MS WILLS
Yes, my lord. Jim Wilson found her body on the beach near the road at about half past twelve. He tried to help her, but he couldn't. Mary Jones was dead.
JUDGE
How did she die, Ms Wills?
MS WILLS
She died because someone hit her four times on the head with a spanner, my lord. Clerk, can I have the spanner, please?
CLERK
Yes, here you are. (He gives her a spanner.)
MS WILLS
Thank you. It was this spanner, members of the jury. Look at it carefully. This spanner has Mary's blood and hair on it. Can you see that?
She shows the spanner to the jury.
JUDGE
Can I see that, please, Ms Wills?
MS WILLS
Yes, of course, my lord. (She gives it to him.)
JUDGE
Thank you. But who hit her with the spanner, Ms Wills? That's the important question, you know. Who killed her?
MS WILLS
Who killed her? It was Simon Clark and Dan Smith, I think.
JUDGE
Why do you think that? Tell the jury, please.
MS WILLS
Yes, my lord. They were in the disco that evening. They went there in a car, a white Ford Fiesta. It wasn't their car - they stole it. They often steal cars.
JUDGE
I see. And how long were they there?
MS WILLS
They were in the disco for two hours. At about ten o'clock, Dan danced with Mary Jones. After that, Simon Clark danced with her.
JUDGE
Excuse me, Ms Wills. Did Jim see this?'This spanner has Mary's blood and hair on it.'
MS WILLS
Yes, my lord, he did. He was very angry, and he hit Simon. Then he talked to Mary for half an hour, and after that Mary started to walk home alone.
JUDGE
And Jim stayed in the disco?
MS WILLS
Yes, my lord, he did. But Dan and Simon didn't. They went out, ten minutes after Mary. They drove away in the Fiesta.
JUDGE
Yes. But did anyone see them kill her? That's important.
MS WILLS
No, no one saw them kill her. But the police found the tyre marks of a Ford Fiesta near Mary's body. And later, they found Dan and Simon in a white Ford Fiesta in Bilsford.
JUDGE
Where is Bilsford, Ms Wills?
MS WILLS
Ten kilometres from Trenton, my lord. And in the car there was a spanner. This spanner, members of the jury! With Mary's blood and hair on it! (She shows the spanner to the jury.)
JUDGE
I see. That's very important. (He writes.)
MS WILLS
Yes, my lord. These two boys followed Mary from the disco in the white Fiesta. They stopped the car, hit her on the head with this spanner, and drove away.
DAN
(Standing up) It's not true! We didn't follow her! We didn't go down that road! It's not true!
JUDGE
Be quiet, young man! Sit down! You can talk later!
MS WILLS
I call my first witness, PC Norton.
PC Norton goes to the witness box.
CLERK
(Giving him a book) Take this book in your right hand and read what it says.
NORTON
I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
MS WILLS
PC Norton, what happened on 12 August?
NORTON
Well, at 12.47 a.m. someone telephoned the police and I went to the road by the beach in Trenton. I found a young woman's body there, and a young man. His name was Jim Wilson.
MS WILLS
I see. Did Jim call the police?
NORTON
Yes, he did. He was Mary's boyfriend, I think. He tried to help her, but she was dead.
MS WILLS
Where was the body?
NORTON
It was on the beach near the road. There were some tyre marks in the sand near the body. A car stopped there, and then went back towards Trenton, I think.
MS WILLS
Thank you. Wait there, please, and answer Mr Carter's questions. (She sits.)
GARTER
(Standing up) PC Norton, tell me some more about this boyfriend, Jim Wilson. He tried to help the dead girl, you say. Did he have blood on his shirt and trousers?
NORTON
Yes, sir, he did. There was blood on his face and hands and on his shirt and trousers too.
GARTER
Did you ask him about this?
NORTON
Yes, sir. The blood was there because he tried to help her, he said. He sat in my car and started to cry. He loved her, he said.'He sat in my car and started to cry.'
GARTER
I see. But why was Jim on the beach?
NORTON
He went for a walk after the disco, he said.
GARTER
I see. Thank you very much.
(He sits down.)
JUDGE
PC Norton, one more question. Were there any cuts on Jim's face or hands?
NORTON
I don't know, sir. There was blood on his face and hands, but it was Mary Jones's blood, I think.
JUDGE
Thank you. That's all. The next witness is Dr Seldon, I think. (Dr Seldon comes in, and the clerk gives him the book.)
SELDON
I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
MS WILLS
Dr Seldon, you looked at Mary Jones's body. What did you find?
SELDON
Mary Jones was a young woman of about 18. She died because somebody hit her four times on the head.
MS WILLS
Thank you. You looked at this spanner very carefully, too. Can you tell us about that, please?
SELDON
Yes. I looked at the spanner and I found blood and hair on it. The blood and hair were Mary Jones's.
MS WILLS
Are you sure about that?
SELDON
Yes. They were the same.
MS WILLS
So did somebody kill her with this spanner?
SELDON
Oh yes. I am sure about that.
MS WILLS
Thank you. Wait there, please.
Ms Wills sits down, and Carter gets up.
GARTER
Dr Seldon, I want to ask you about Mary Jones's hands. Was there any blood on them?
SELDON
Yes, sir, a lot of blood. I looked at it very carefully and it was her blood. Perhaps she put her hands on her head when the spanner hit her.
GARTER
But was there blood under her fingernails, too?A little blood under her fingernails.
SELDON
Yes, a little.
GARTER
Did you look carefully at that blood, too?
SELDON
No, I didn't. There was a lot of blood on her hands and it was all her blood. I am sure about that.
GARTER
Yes, but think carefully, doctor. What did Mary do when the man hit her? Did she try to hit him, too? Perhaps she cut his face with her fingernails. Do girls sometimes do that?
SELDON
Well, yes, sometimes.
GARTER
So perhaps the man's blood was under her fingernails. Did you look for that?
SELDON
There wasn't much blood under her fingernails.
GARTER
But did you look at it, doctor? Did you look carefully at the blood under her fingernails?
SELDON
No. I'm sorry, I didn't.
GARTER
I see. But there was some blood under her fingernails. You're sure about that?
SELDON
Yes, there was a little blood there. Not much.
Carter sits down. Seldon goes out. PC Moran comes in, and takes the book from the clerk.
MORAN
I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
MS WILLS
PC Moran, you looked at the white Ford Fiesta, I think. What did you find?
MORAN
Well, first I put some paper under each tyre, and drove the car over it. The tyres made marks on the paper. Then I took the paper to the beach, and looked at the tyre marks in the sand.'I put some paper under each tyre, and drove the car over it.'
MS WILLS
Were they different?
MORAN
No, they weren't. The marks on the beach were from Pirelli ZX37 tyres, and the marks on the paper were from Pirelli ZX37 tyres, too.
MS WILLS
Did you find any more things in the car?
MORAN
Yes. There was a lot of sand from the beach.
MS WILLS
I see. That's very interesting. Thank you very much. Wait there, please. (She sits down.)
GARTER
(Standing up) PC Moran, do all Ford Fiestas have Pirelli ZX37 tyres?
MORAN
No. Ford Fiestas can have lots of different tyres.
GARTER
And what about Volkswagen Polos? Do they sometimes have Pirelli ZX37 tyres, too?
MORAN
Sometimes, yes, sir.
GARTER
I see. So there are lots of cars with these tyres. Some are Ford Fiestas, but some are Volkswagen Polos. Is that true?
MORAN
That's true, yes.
GARTER
So perhaps a Polo made these marks in the sand?
MORAN
Perhaps, yes.
GARTER
Thank you. Now, there was a lot of sand in the car. Was there any blood in the car too, or hair?
MORAN
No, there wasn't.
GARTER
What? No hair or blood? Did you look?
MORAN
Yes, sir, we did. But we didn't find anything.
GARTER
But Ms Wills said, 'These young men killed Mary Jones.' There was blood on Mary's head and face, blood on her dress, blood on her hands. But there was no blood in the car, you say?
MORAN
No, sir, no blood or hair in the car.
GARTER
I see. Thank you, PC Moran. That's very interesting.
(He sits down.)
Moran goes out, and WPC Gray comes in.
GRAY
(Taking the book) I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
MS WILLS
WPC Gray, you found Simon Clark and Dan Smith in the white Ford Fiesta. What happened?
GRAY
Well, at ten o'clock that night, a woman called Mrs Symes telephoned the police. 'I can't find my car,' she said. It was a white Ford Fiesta, number M346 WXT.
MS WILLS
Did you look for the car?
GRAY
Yes. At two o'clock in the morning, we found it in Bilsford. Simon Clark and Dan Smith were in the car, so we asked them a lot of questions.'We asked them a lot of questions.'
MS WILLS
What did they say?
GRAY
They stole the car at eight o'clock, they said. Then they went to a disco in Trenton, and stayed there until about midnight.
MS WILLS
And what did you find in the car?
GRAY
A spanner, and a lot of sand. There was sand in the young men's shoes, too.
MS WILLS
What did they say about the spanner?
GRAY
Nothing. They said, 'Spanner? What spanner?'
MS WILLS
Why was there sand in their shoes? Did you ask them?
GRAY
Yes. They went for a walk on the beach, they said.
MS WILLS
Did you see any blood on these young men?
GRAY
Yes, I did. There was blood on Simon Clark's face. He had two small cuts under his left eye.
MS WILLS
Did you ask him about this?
GRAY
Yes. He said, 'A man in a disco hit me. His hand cut me.'
MS WILLS
I see. Thank you very much. Wait there, please.
(She sits down, and Carter stands up.)
GARTER
I have only two questions, WPC Gray. Did you find any blood on the young men's shoes?
GRAY
No, sir. There was a lot of sand, but no blood.
GARTER
Was there any blood on their shirts or trousers? Blood from these cuts on Simon's face, perhaps?
GRAY
No sir, there wasn't. They were very small cuts.
GARTER
Thank you. (He sits down.)scene n. a part of a play during which there is no change in time or place （戏剧中的）一场jury n. twelve people in court who decide if someone is guilty or not 陪审团lawyer n. a person who knows a lot about the law 律师clerk n. an official in charge of the records of a court, town council etc（法庭、地方政府等负责管理文书的）书记员court n. a building or room where all the information concerning a crime is given so that it can be judged 法院；法庭murder n. the crime of deliberately killing someone 谋杀guilty adj. having done something that is a crime 犯了罪的，有罪的boyfriend n. a special friend for a girl or boy 男朋友disco n. a place to listen to music, meet people and dance 迪斯科舞厅midnight n. 12 o'clock at night 子夜；午夜spanner n. a metal tool that fits over a nut, used for turning the nut to make it tight or to undo it 扳手，扳子show v. to help someone to see something 拿……给（某人）看；出示steal v. to take things that belong to other people without their agreement 偷；窃取dance v. to move your arms and legs when you listen to music 跳舞alone adv. not with any other people 单独地，独自地tyre n. a thick rubber ring that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle etc 轮胎mark n. a visible line or spot, left on a surface 痕迹follow v. to go behind someone 跟着，跟随PC n. a PC is a male police officer of the lowest rank. PC is an abbreviation for "police constable". 英国最低级别的男性警察witness n. someone who sees something happen 目击者；证人telephone v. to speak to someone by telephone （给……）打电话beach n. a sandy place near the sea 海滩I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth what every witness must say in court, so that we know they are going to tell the truth （证人在法庭上的誓词）我保证如实供述，毫无隐瞒。cut n. a break in the skin, where blood comes out 伤口sure adj. feeling that you know something very well 肯定的，确定的fingernail n. the hard flat part that covers the top end of your finger 手指甲cut v. to break the skin with something sharp 划破，划伤SCENE 2 Jim's storyJim Wilson goes to the witness box.
CLERK
(Giving Jim the book) Take this book in your right hand and read from it.
JIM
I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
MS WILLS
(Standing up) Jim, tell me about Mary. Did you know her well?
JIM
Very well. She was my girlfriend. Our families come to Trenton for a holiday at the same time every year.
MS WILLS
I see. Can you tell us about the night of Saturday 12 August, please?
JIM
Well, I went to the disco with Mary at half past eight. We sat at a table and talked to our friends. Then we danced - talked - danced - and then Mary went home.
MS WILLS
What time did she go home?
JIM
At about - midnight, I think. I don't remember.
MS WILLS
Did you see any new people at the disco?
JIM
Yes. Two young men. They danced with Mary.
MS WILLS
Can you see those two young men here now?
JIM
Yes. Those two there. They killed her! (He looks angrily at Simon Clark and Dan Smith.)
DAN
(Standing) We didn't kill her! That's not true!
JUDGE
Please, Mr Smith. Sit down!
Dan sits down slowly.
MS WILLS
I'm sorry about that. Now Jim, tell me, what did you do when Mary went out of the disco?
JIM
Well, I stayed for fifteen minutes, to talk to some friends. Then I went for a walk, and - I saw her. There was blood on her face. I tried to help her, but I couldn't.
MS WILLS
So what did you do then?
JIM
I ran to phone the police. But it was no good. She was dead - and they killed her!
He looks at Dan and Simon. Ms Wills sits down.'They killed her!'
GARTER
(Standing up) Jim, did you love Mary?
JIM
Yes, I think so - she was my girlfriend.
GARTER
Yes, she was your girlfriend. And you loved her - you think. Mary left the disco at midnight, you say. She walked along that dark road by
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