To everyone's surprise, he handed the owner a million-pound bank note to pay for the meal.

令所有人惊讶的是，他递给店主一张百万英镑的钞票来支付餐费。

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I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.

除了一张百万英镑的钞票，这世上我是一无所有。

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As he looked at the million-pound note, his smile froze on his face.

他看到那张百万英镑支票时，笑容在他脸上不自然地僵住了。

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The author Mark Twain wrote a short story, The Million Pound Bank Note (later made into a film starring Gregory Peck), in which a penniless sailor is given the note, little knowing he is the subject of a bet between two brothers.

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