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
& W& I4 h" z' Z1 l  i$ a/ V241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
: ?1 V/ W3 Y* L% n" ^+ {: _        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。
+ w" ~! H8 N: R+ K7 U5 \* |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。
, t* ^; o% e; S2 \244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
        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。
7 p( Y8 R: a) C1 Z) I6 C9 A' J245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
- f: P8 q  C4 }+ n0 _6 e7 e        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。
9 m: o* k6 G! Q' H. l+ o& ]; \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。
- S" A0 y  d% L9 n- O4 g, X247. 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。
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
/ O  B' d& J5 [2 ]8 J* O        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 h" G  F* ]8 U. G' a( ?" M  z+ _        昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
% {4 C5 i4 @' J  w( @250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
$ J1 @) J; c) S8 b251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
        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。
( w9 @2 R; p7 S252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
( f% r8 Q  K! \7 e" \. _1 o- |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。
254. 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。
5 e4 o# @) i$ N1 k# H# I255. 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。
% b" r7 u5 D5 c; E* G256. George was not too upset by his experience
        不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
: j" j2 U3 T4 f1 y+ p' C0 k257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
8 u! H; g0 T" [: T' B2 O        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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