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.
1 f' I% P2 F& J' R8 [4 L" \* W; V        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
1 D6 X% J9 u! j$ u9 s242. 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。
/ J& @2 G; z+ O& |) w/ ]- L, _243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
0 I7 J' ^7 _( d% i        对于有些孩子来说，少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
9 K8 ]2 S+ `# a5 h4 V244. 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.
2 w- _" [" Q/ a- G3 C+ L        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 U9 R$ }# R$ ]% A246. 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。
; y1 t! s4 g# S247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
9 g* H; L) X, Y' @; k  i        我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐，但总是空空的。
; O9 z8 [- w3 Z248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
' i7 }$ L+ t6 y  B9 {0 J        我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
) m3 e: Y" A4 D. E! }0 k249. 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，
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
5 ]4 a8 t) @9 {2 a+ m        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
3 H9 N  Y  w* l4 O251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
! \! c1 Y5 a% Q, U" Z3 w        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。
8 I  `. y8 L8 z252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
- I6 O6 l1 w8 ?$ `: E+ `        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.
        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。
. W: z  \+ Y" @  q( v# Y9 |& t254. 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。
. E! i5 q+ H, a0 q, e5 X9 E& G' Q( f* r255. 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。
256. George was not too upset by his experience
6 G7 j& y2 X: t9 U7 d7 ~        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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