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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
: P) M1 e; x) ]! Z A241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
3 ^0 D4 {; r* Q9 a( N& g( W5 z6 [ 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。. A) o7 S+ y; t( l
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
. [* |3 g. n$ F$ l. l& p 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。
1 r, r9 h: m' x6 _ r' h7 a243. With some children, small sums go a long way.( d% `& B7 n9 Y$ D& w4 n2 U
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。- Z8 Z% C6 X- Y I
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
- I3 Y. S9 k" i% C/ X4 q" L; B$ J# ? 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。9 F$ q, ?/ W. m
245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
! M( H' W) U4 R( Z- ^ 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。
+ ~1 R. ~4 k/ \- W, c1 C& ~% A246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
) v# N+ w: G7 y" b4 Z' Y3 Y+ Y 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。
- U: E) C5 u0 b* J247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.% u# W* S. F+ {/ Q+ M/ F
我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。
5 b4 N0 q' ^0 h0 a9 q- f248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.8 z4 @4 ?) o! k7 {2 F
我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
2 f$ [ F: k' A: c. z* f4 E6 j$ Y249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.2 X, I/ t3 U. k2 a
昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,; P! `; F: r$ j8 F6 f& O
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.. M9 a! W8 _2 n& A
却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
: J, Z2 e. w( z$ U% c251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.+ h& B. d# B+ ?& Q# L8 A
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。8 k, ` Y3 K2 j7 @ N* [
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.( U6 a, f; W: V* Q, X$ z
乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
4 c# v# p+ J0 u( V' X7 s4 x7 q$ r& K253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.( U" x, k. P9 K% z
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。5 Y' l; o# B9 f6 z6 o5 q" a: K
254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.; I* ^! `5 |' D
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。
6 }8 J2 P( @: S/ T3 N* r2 J255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
' X3 U6 ^$ q( x, J+ A 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。
& f+ A, ]* T+ _9 T) c, g256. George was not too upset by his experience
& E6 d7 y8 Z+ {4 M* b5 ~ 不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,* o9 { O3 g7 P0 Y! G0 F- p) |' {
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
+ D% A/ ~- b7 P' \ ^. 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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