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课文15 五十便士的麻烦. n( e5 Q! M a) s# V% d( s
241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.: A! H$ |8 c( z$ O( @- t
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
4 |; _3 I7 Q* n% O5 V; W' a3 L242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
. u$ d0 ^) D7 }+ ^3 Y% o* R+ ? 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。
% b( |5 X; r& I" Y243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
6 R+ ^5 o& n: I# u 对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。; \' N9 K i% Z" F
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.) F, F1 e/ i& w1 l2 a; X
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。
* D" s/ P9 i" ^' e245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
: o2 T( I# `# ^+ n8 H" g 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。
2 D5 N$ \/ W; o+ I# i3 K2 w5 C246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
# l$ L' j) S! V8 O2 y2 N3 C 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。
% ^2 X+ D: \! g247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.6 A6 H1 C4 w3 V, D) J- M9 \
我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。- H9 E- r# Q+ j. [
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
- Z9 m9 D* L3 c, w- ? 我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
, t: ]* g$ Q/ t( v5 X& s! n/ S) q, g249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
* k ? r2 i" ]3 E# \ 昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,% I i5 G) z$ l
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.0 m3 y8 j9 p0 n
却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。5 P8 v! q5 M6 P, ?! \4 L8 a# l! w
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./ R6 z, p" X6 [* r' G S
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。) S5 P9 T1 z4 K; j
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
P; V. ]2 n% @/ a* q 乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
# j, u; C/ q3 r! W/ T) p0 z253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.8 a0 h- y; l1 _* F
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。, h3 O2 ~+ m- o, q
254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
1 S6 q* X! H! V 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。( D, l& Y6 J. A( u& K2 i
255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.' g6 E! t: P+ x: ^ H# n
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。
% x) J7 j& B/ J9 X' ]4 W' F256. George was not too upset by his experience. l0 x2 m1 m9 n# d1 Q
不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,+ l2 V+ y, l5 f- H3 A0 i) [" k
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.! Z- H% G( l+ r& E- I; D
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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