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
( q* u" C7 ^  q241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
; L) B0 c+ |' J: R- p. v! f' N242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
        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。
' v6 M/ Z' L( F4 ?6 y# q244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
2 k& h. F4 j" b! J! C! K; ]        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。
6 Y0 g. K, d& y+ c+ z6 k245. 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。
7 B( e: W* g( N7 y$ \2 v: T246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
' K0 T1 A6 L! M6 `  Y! Q* `        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.
8 M9 n7 K5 ~% T2 u, O        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.
        我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
. t$ r* n% G% V7 s) j3 T- Q249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
1 H0 O" f2 Z6 O, k( t# G7 t2 A        昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
5 h' e' k( v) z* `  F  Q250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
0 a0 m% b3 W) O+ K8 ~) L# N( w        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
1 d9 O9 X: H9 f( _" ?. N251. 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。
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
2 `& O/ J: f) `2 C5 a7 t0 U. Y7 b        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
8 M: e8 i6 s/ s! y! J5 ?0 u0 w5 w1 k( 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。
254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
. Z2 F: I" P$ V; L7 }! W* Y" [+ W        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。
' H/ l, ~) \8 w- ~9 r255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
8 }$ k0 S+ j6 N) f* E        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。
! g" v' T7 I; t% Y; b256. George was not too upset by his experience
  m, y7 {( |% E1 e2 x4 V' O        不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
' ]' E( }) D; N! L257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
        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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