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.
3 r, S$ E. r, A  E" \  A# {0 {        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
/ U; O1 c9 a, V9 t4 S242. 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。
% E$ Y" }" g- u8 W1 ^5 V0 D243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
2 `( @7 C( l& X  D& e7 ~+ v. ~        对于有些孩子来说，少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
2 `: a4 h, j4 s* X* P244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
! Q2 l7 n: s0 s9 ]& G. m( v( K+ ~# k        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.
0 ?+ }& Y- u, H$ B        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。
247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
4 j8 ]2 W- X7 s4 b2 Z: D1 b! O. g8 O# T        我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐，但总是空空的。
2 W) x( ]- H: ^$ A8 W248. 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.
        昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
1 V9 f: y" s+ J- W9 N3 P2 W250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
5 ?( I. [% U: D5 e4 L* c! e        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
& W8 A( `* M& F/ L# K) ?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。
) Z( S7 Q- }8 x252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
( _1 l+ O4 ]9 k        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
; n+ G$ z/ F' f# Y* m: h( J* P253. 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.
        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。
( v/ {! O7 @4 f# N8 J6 S! X9 c9 c: k255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
6 r! x" G' R+ C& R( V! X        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
. e. K7 ?2 @8 c3 u: E5 J9 r        不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
/ g, H* u; m/ l4 P257. 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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