新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课15

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课文15  五十便士的麻烦
241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
0 d+ Y' A3 q  P" w. D& d) P3 c242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
& s0 `0 U6 H* c! y& o3 s        爸爸妈妈当然经常给孩子零花钱，但是，叔舅婶姨也是孩子们额外收入来源。
243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
        对于有些孩子来说，少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
0 q& J% f' _2 M3 \  x9 |3 B: L244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
) j- r( d  o8 j2 f& _4 E, O        如果50便士不拿来换糖吃，则可以放在储蓄罐里叮当响上好几月。
5 e% h3 ~  N6 n+ R( e/ f245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
        但是能把储蓄罐装满的只有屈指可数的几个特别节俭的孩子。
246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
        对大部分孩子来说，用50便士来买一大块好的巧克力，是算不了什么的。
247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
        我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐，但总是空空的。
& R9 j+ c! j: Z; n5 I248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
8 F6 F4 Q! l  B  I        我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
4 E/ {; u9 U- N        昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
5 J2 p. @& O3 G" }5 ?! y250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
1 N$ c1 h4 s5 U5 Q8 y$ {        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
# |8 ^0 }7 U. G7 h/ |  L! D        在他去糖果店的路上，50便士掉在地上，在人行道上跳了几下，掉进了阴沟里。
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
* [: m  Q7 _- d  s3 l# {$ G! ?3 H        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
6 o" @2 l9 f4 b. u# b* _253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
        但他摸了半天也没找到那50便士硬币，他的胳膊反倒退不出来了。
) d& u; k0 q0 m5 b0 O: e254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
        这时在他周围上了许多人，一位女士在乔治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黄油，但乔治的胳膊仍然卡得紧紧的。
255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
        有人打电话叫来消防队，两位消防队员使用了一种特殊的润滑剂才使乔治得以解脱。
) B7 x% i' \) u5 j8 A' P4 C256. George was not too upset by his experience
( W1 N" P$ \  ?% {) b8 T4 c0 K        不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
" B  v2 d2 J0 J        因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后，赏给他一大盒巧克力。

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