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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
, e" [% w7 M9 D8 f5 J3 _241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.1 y( Y1 `! H, A
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。: g9 f$ X9 k8 e2 B) g8 g
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
/ B' I q) W3 i5 m6 T& R7 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。
# w' k5 j" q. e243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
( B6 {7 G u& v/ K 对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。+ n# s; F( [) j* y4 `; |
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
% q' U7 Q3 Q; B; P8 m- U7 G4 q 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。- _. l( e! a8 y- m5 o8 B
245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.. d% {4 D# ~, ~8 ^4 n7 X" f6 i) `
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。
/ G4 v l1 d4 `+ X7 F9 a5 x246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
4 G% q. q5 e$ q; i; {8 _4 X 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。
5 l! O: c' X3 x/ S' I! i247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.- H4 B5 C. }% {4 E
我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。
, ]/ Y# W5 O2 A9 p% d+ ^248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
' Y- n- a. k0 R8 ]: f1 r9 [ 我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
" B/ h9 v0 K5 U; E. Q9 N$ Z8 d4 Y- \249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
3 `5 n1 E" o: V8 q- V/ u# s) p 昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,
( ?* s( h5 l1 ]" ?' s n3 k250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble./ u8 N2 W8 [- e8 g6 d* g
却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。$ z* l1 v9 `: j" ~: N
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.
9 r# Y* @$ o8 j( y4 W3 s+ P 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。
0 t5 k0 R# J) o$ b252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.6 V# t# a0 q. d' _; I# U
乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。" j1 U: o; W, ]% u$ L! Z
253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
' H0 i! w6 Q3 ^+ t 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。
' b! d2 u& v- q# A254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
) {3 b. V+ v! u4 y 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。
" Q/ F! T8 v* c8 p6 W5 F. U' e J0 t7 ~255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
+ B- w; N0 U! w F% b6 R 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。. A# h* c: m( B
256. George was not too upset by his experience
, q: S1 l- R) w5 S5 q 不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,5 L, J" z, M& D3 H% C. B
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
$ g% t! m, ^1 ]+ W5 b 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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