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
* f' Q) f/ `3 i. m2 M" Z241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
8 S9 J! q, {; Z: B" C' K( ?! O  |% M242. 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。
6 h; X# r1 y% q- P) l$ E/ G+ x243. 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。
0 W' u3 T: i6 ?* X; U* [244. 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.
        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。
246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
- x& `! Y- f! C! C) p        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。
4 x2 r7 H) ?* [- [6 Y! ^7 C) I. c247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
+ K' r- O* t% Q. _3 N        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.
2 F$ k7 f& w) N2 y        我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
0 d' I4 i: |- u) E+ `+ v' d- A1 R249. 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，
2 |( n* m4 s! Y6 u250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
  J& r8 [; K; }/ K( w8 R. [        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
6 f" r" I9 s4 k+ z' o) \% u& U& V2 n5 q251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
3 s+ P9 E& ]+ U        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。
7 a. c) h& R1 X. A+ x252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
' B) l( a* d- w! J        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
( }' ^, q* R5 G8 X& R7 J( Y$ E253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
7 M8 i; w5 g: \3 L8 [        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.
* T- Q* \9 a* y- N, s( p  v8 I        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。
255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
$ |1 Z2 S, N% P        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
2 g' a+ [; j# _5 G$ E        不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
% Z' |% o5 Y% z4 U4 H257. 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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