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
$ n+ a' U) ]; }9 z241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
! ^. O* m* I' L4 o        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
, J5 j. d3 _! o4 f, h242. 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。
243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
' ~& h1 T, ^* I7 W. F' a3 ?        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.
0 O5 f$ u4 v0 [4 @/ M/ y8 r3 `' t        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。
. y% l) p" r" [6 J# x5 D245. 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.
$ K8 E* ^! m/ F        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 T. Z& Z' r5 S2 \' H247. 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。
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
+ h6 t+ J' {8 M. k, ^        我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
  u- r% c* n& U  l) \% A249. 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，
' p; Q4 c4 t  p3 t& z4 F250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
5 Y! z# k- t) M: ]$ g$ R        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
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。
$ O, t( d- n7 Y252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
7 l2 }% d- |& v3 }  e3 `; _253. 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.
$ s, d4 v! M% K7 a1 @, H9 P& n' v        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.
        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
4 T9 e3 X: L) c$ H* l+ y8 H$ a        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.
        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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