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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
& w _& }( j; Q' p241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.0 r$ c6 R6 Z2 `, o! K9 p+ P) E+ Q
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。0 }( i2 J8 k7 q2 u5 k" E3 p
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
8 P8 x9 Y z1 A6 D# h 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。) ?# b( p- \9 ~5 Q: a( u( V9 P
243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
0 L, u% y3 e' G2 q+ c/ z. F& a 对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。2 }! q( C v( o7 o5 ?; p
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
! h7 \0 H$ T. W& K2 b7 R 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。, }4 A! `3 G: j- V) `, Y
245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
8 `9 Y' l% I3 E' F+ t; q 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。
* v) ?' o- E+ ~+ q7 J' e246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.! o( ?( G; p6 J( e- u# a
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。# K- b4 R+ d/ ~. ~9 k! W8 V
247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
- ]" Y' p. M8 o5 ~ 我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。% S9 H; F. S( ~# Y! l* r# | m3 }
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there., @" N7 t9 w% [; d Q
我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
# P" b& G: x% `! e) N# Z, i' ~249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it." x$ @8 i, |$ O
昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,
* O d" ~( Y8 a, N- x9 E+ D250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
, G, A0 ^6 Q* F$ i# n% C% c( H- Q 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。4 I0 ~3 T0 w$ P# a+ e
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.
( B) m6 A4 \. J 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。
; |$ r5 K) o% c$ q' U' f M( G252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover." @0 [' d& n$ o q5 ?+ G0 Q: u* B
乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。 q# l5 z" I. H) ]2 N
253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.& V4 |( _8 @' D
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。
/ a% j3 O+ ]( t8 y! S% b254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
; X4 e1 g; ]! t 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 q" s- n% i. P. L2 {$ j255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
L% s8 D1 N# _ 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。
1 m$ [( M; y% U; V256. George was not too upset by his experience4 O2 ?7 C/ M: M7 o
不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,& P) R; r, i' R8 A% V
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
; J# I$ U6 Q1 i% m# [4 `8 f 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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