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课文15 五十便士的麻烦# H3 G+ u. H& X3 [
241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money. y" ~ [2 t& b2 P/ U
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。$ P7 |; J' V$ k, i6 l. Y0 k {
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
( z* f1 p2 W5 W0 b% F0 Y 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。
b0 q7 E+ t8 a- l1 f" _) c243. With some children, small sums go a long way. v2 l' z1 _$ p* T* ~: L4 Z* ^) l
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
7 k: ]; K$ R" N9 E3 V& C244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.2 ~6 f3 \4 w, {1 [& u! o! E
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。3 T; l L9 T7 i" e
245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
& o S/ j/ K2 `! P6 P& k 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。6 |+ L7 r5 a7 B5 E5 E5 z& y* f
246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.; M/ ?( Z% e1 T3 j! `$ ^+ E
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。% P) k) C. M7 J: @- X
247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
% V( b- x$ H! ^5 T. L 我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。/ r$ v: [- ]+ u. {- n' d3 l
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
* @$ w ^% K- \ 我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
' ?( ]/ x* D4 P0 n9 ^% i1 a6 D249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
. n* {0 p8 H8 T0 p 昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,: e6 X* c/ c3 E& q/ L, t' L. ` x
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.3 F/ `3 K6 \, e) V: G7 h
却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
* z, f5 C7 u) e( m" _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.; c' A7 e; D7 K$ w4 R; ~% `
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。
4 [& h P+ s4 Q3 C2 S$ C252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
. o- | G( n8 c. K/ N" X0 J7 o) h 乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
& |6 s! p( v: g) w- T253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.0 B8 t" _" `8 ~5 q
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。
3 Q/ j0 v+ @. g: b0 r- x254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.! X: e0 P0 q: [' B
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 E+ a! P3 E- y: m; ?1 v Y6 x
255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.& f9 |5 a5 t, i% v5 v5 h( Z+ J
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。* h3 @% u! _& [! p
256. George was not too upset by his experience; C3 s0 W9 [5 F' C9 i8 _7 c
不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,4 H) w5 \# U1 V; V: R( y
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.0 X. }. l4 _% ]' e) P) ^
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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