5人英语话剧剧本-Yes Means No(似是而非)

Summary:

　　Teddy Lawson is going to marry Edith Merrill and he asks his father, Mr. Lawson, to finance his honeymoon1. However, Teddy's father wants him to learn to say NO first because Teddy always says YES to everyone who makes a request. They make a deal that Mr. Lawson will give Teddy one hundred dollars for every time Teddy says NO in half an hour, but if Teddy says YES just once, Teddy forfeits2 every NO-Mr. Lawson's secretary, Miss Collins, will make the strict account of every NO.

　　In order to have a nice honeymoon, Teddy tries hard to carry out his father's orders and answer NO as many as possible to everything asked, even though he is running the risks of breaking his father's deal with T. J. Morgan and losing his own sweet heart,Edith Merrill...

　　TEDDY: (Coming to his father's desk L.)?

　　Dad, there's something I want to tell you.?

　　LAWSON: Oh, is that so! What is it??

　　TEDDY: Well, Dad, I've just proposed to Edith Merrill and she's accepted me.?

　　LAWSON: Going to get married, eh? When do you intend doing this??

　　TEDDY: Right away. That's why I wanted to see you, and of course I know you'll finance the honeymoon.?

　　LAWSON: Oh... I will, will I? (Pounds desk, rises and comes to Teddy C.) I'll tell you that I'm ashamed of you. You haven't any backbone3... you can't say NO! I left you in charge of my business last week just to see how you'd conduct it. And you did great. Ha!... If I'd stayed away another week, you'd have ruined me (Strolls up C.)?

　　TEDDY: I did the best I could!?

　　LAWSON: Then you'd make a fine business man. (Coming down C.)The most essential thing in a business man's life is to be able to say "NO." At all times NO. Especially in a credit business like mine. But you said YES to everyone who asked for extra time. (Takes a few steps L.)?

[英文剧本]5人英语话剧剧本-Yes Means No（似是而非）