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
& u; [, n5 Q( P: x* m9 ]241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
& c: [2 z  J; ^/ N/ A        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.
- I+ U( t* G% V( n        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。
* k6 s) ~6 ^( h) M# J243. 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。
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
1 k) ]3 D: v# ~: @, _& D% N        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.
        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。
! X8 |% M7 p# b# @5 X246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
1 e3 i* @( @$ B% y        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。
+ u" e0 B" n8 o0 }8 r: K* K: N247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
        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.
4 c3 P- N: `& m/ V, z        我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
$ e% L) D; \: R, G8 Z6 v) O        昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
# B) K3 E, ~, O  ~/ k: w7 \250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
! t  O2 o( z* t6 L/ H, z3 w1 F7 _        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
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.
        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。
' q0 m3 P/ C  M, y; _2 H$ Y- U252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
. ]" q2 _. Z9 t7 L: r5 V        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
+ Y: F' V: v5 K1 o. t1 y253. 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。
254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
! s0 }" [1 T! N, k1 A2 ^        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。
: B- h# V, l! D2 e6 d255. 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。
! M" f" z% v/ k. R/ _2 P7 B256. George was not too upset by his experience
, I' P  P& R% A: J  I        不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
9 w* X0 f% L( F257. 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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