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
241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
* S  W9 X6 h/ j* w' O        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
, e$ m# D; T" B; M& q9 b242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
8 |8 Z3 w- n$ i+ \* D        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。
243. 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.
        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。
) K3 [0 u% z, D- s246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
  E: B: `; k! u0 ^% R1 l        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。
7 z' M. c! F7 v  ^" m9 k247. 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。
/ Y- e( ^  o" _$ N  Q( z248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
        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.
0 y- k- O2 H* }1 ]        昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
5 g/ l8 r5 R% O- d9 h        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
* G9 [) d2 o0 |& \9 e251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
; K$ j- R' N  Y3 x6 l# b        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。
- P; h% M, |$ f! e" }, E252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
# Z+ S. h. B2 h, K4 o6 }+ m        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
2 N. z! v1 Z: F( ~2 w253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
3 T4 Q+ n5 h, l6 f. C' p        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.
        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。
$ Z0 ~! u" B3 g" p/ u- g$ x* \0 R255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
) R) \: H5 y$ a2 f1 ^. 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。
8 O! I; f% Z2 y" w, s256. George was not too upset by his experience
        不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
  G' F1 A5 a$ a. Y        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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