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课文15 五十便士的麻烦" u/ `" k" H' G6 C5 d
241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
: c2 \5 b$ q" Q/ S* _. \) s, _ 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
( d# `' h7 j/ ^: C( W4 h4 j242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
* ?+ w7 J" v' F, i4 H6 m- s! ^ 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。
1 y2 |" _( _. O/ K( o243. With some children, small sums go a long way.8 ]7 Z% Q. k+ k6 g$ ^2 k
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。, A5 U! ~, i% z* Q& p3 @( ?! N9 F
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.5 l' C( b. w$ c2 y7 y
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。
# p( {7 M/ {9 W! T+ C245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box. [- `2 {3 V! f6 T; t; z
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。: b/ I$ ~# C2 L! B) {& O! r
246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
. w0 \4 f' z/ Z6 j ?% k4 r+ S 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。7 R/ |- Y+ D* m/ s& ?7 J0 p
247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.% a% S! o) i5 @# p' X
我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。
! g+ y6 u2 w8 o* `4 p7 v# |: |248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.3 ^* S s6 i! E- Y2 i
我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
9 y, Y$ E0 W" c# o249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.; S) f3 a3 Q5 f5 r- ?% G
昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,: B4 ~6 \( b& W5 F5 z: y1 o3 X; @, _
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
: v% I4 D7 N1 I- \/ n2 @8 `1 v" P/ | 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。+ ^0 |6 G$ \5 Y) H: s
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.9 I2 n1 [+ U0 h, A: t) \
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。! r. b9 c2 _8 L% X" Z
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
c9 |* P8 c! ?2 C d0 a9 a+ U 乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
2 ~! j' j: A1 f t% u5 x3 l- v3 E253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.$ H# V* g- y. F$ N
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。
; b/ ]. D/ k/ m+ X4 [254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
" [7 H1 t$ k4 Z* U 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。
/ f1 H& x. u% O255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
$ _8 u& v1 L& F; E& n8 _! 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。
' |; a( x: c+ r! F4 p* Q9 n256. George was not too upset by his experience
/ E, B1 q. w4 A B 不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,5 r. f+ I. c2 f; {$ N* O. k. j
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.4 G) T" }2 H! D$ s( h; a; v
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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