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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
& D8 o; E9 b9 h/ s$ c8 B8 b241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.: I' Q$ F+ r! p* A: F" e) D( A2 v
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
( w1 Q: ^5 {/ a242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
# o( S* L$ T! A: J( G 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。
3 S" v5 c6 R( f/ l# ^/ j243. With some children, small sums go a long way.2 y. h( i* F5 S& P
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。* u) k# D9 y2 {) m+ n( b) p5 a
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.. R5 W$ |& O; ], Q: \; a. l4 `
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。. @& v1 B6 u3 ]
245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.; Q9 ]7 \3 I1 b5 j
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。9 T9 G9 r3 E- z R7 G; k
246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.1 S# p: \6 l7 M6 B# I
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。
* H i3 q4 }/ X& C! b: Q0 W6 c247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
1 i4 F. x$ x& r3 Q. [1 I8 N( O+ _" L 我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。! E- {' `" ]' ?7 h! l! [- Z
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
* v, a' M& |7 C, r, V) j$ ^$ F 我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
1 R4 o3 l U5 B G4 I249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
8 d9 W& T& P5 _1 M- h- Z/ { 昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,
# @$ w; {2 S* v7 L5 ?: R( A( J; A2 L250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
; a8 }0 {. ~0 b2 Q 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
( I, A3 b9 V8 ? ~/ \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.$ V Q' x# R& X
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。
' Q' }' Z4 Q$ y( J) w4 W! e252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover., q# V' w; M) s# W! l: L
乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。. z) ~) ?0 ]) _6 r" G' m
253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
: B: U- D, h4 d6 O% g/ B 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& z$ g( V9 J# i* Z254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.: Y% w \3 {. l, j! G5 s$ Q* g
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。
* U; e1 o! {; H1 P2 s; n255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.- b, |6 z1 k0 @
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。; B% U% U. E+ Z, Z8 N( }9 Y- c, ?, G3 W
256. George was not too upset by his experience
4 F! O9 y9 @* p/ m \) Q 不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,) \2 w) G. v N2 `& Z8 f( N
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.! `/ I! M+ s% |0 K) n7 l
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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