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。
242. 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。
% t0 k0 m) J. u& Q% B) f7 G243. 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。
- T2 u, Q! T# S1 u4 L* P244. 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。
245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
9 V2 p, T) Y0 u% W& U* P! H        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。
, T6 H2 n9 \% U3 z0 h9 Q# ^246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
  h2 M8 v2 m1 D9 k% t        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.
/ B9 g* {; W* y5 H: d        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。
6 n' r/ v; R% Q( r/ v6 o& N: k3 l/ G+ Q  e249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
        昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
4 l; s+ ^  h# ^% r9 x250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
3 F! X; }+ d$ \" N. K251. 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。
& _; M8 x6 s' M$ H$ L252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
7 S' }: B0 l0 m) v2 E2 W! v( g        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
+ y% n! q) y& N  ]( g+ J, a8 z3 v253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
6 Q. i; E; K6 T- x        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。
/ E" c9 W) _6 ]  L& a) ?254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
8 h/ ^; c3 E5 i, x( K        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.
7 P4 }9 ]: h1 G1 F6 p: {        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。
256. George was not too upset by his experience
* W7 @4 M( o+ j0 Z& W0 y        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.
        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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