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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
0 R/ E& |: ]$ l: p0 ^/ J241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
0 t+ f/ ^, Y" e$ C 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。: p7 l8 R, F7 T6 }; i/ A8 n
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
9 u# B; n0 J' \& Z# d( ]1 Q, S 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。
; |( f9 p, s7 B+ m243. With some children, small sums go a long way.5 Q1 h" W* @% r
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。1 a% Z9 `9 k. l9 m( t
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.: Y) Q/ [+ O% H" V& c5 b2 W! j- x3 A
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。
4 w c2 Z; g" `7 F: ]* n5 F! A245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.3 l! Q) z$ D% N$ G( A% H ^% d
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。
; `! X3 L9 l7 t6 n' B2 I O+ o246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
/ h) {& ]1 N u; \# s) }, U3 U 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。
& N+ j# H. F6 z247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
4 O: Q7 G6 R; y$ J 我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。8 V* ^5 x& V; e
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.! E4 ~" p7 s! I
我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
' [3 h9 z- m+ B/ n249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.: w5 R5 `2 U& S
昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,$ i+ E' x3 `$ @5 `( \: a
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
/ |" a# t* p6 m$ f# ]# s' s 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
' W, J) ?1 I+ X& ~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.+ y, d. s- z% f! T
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。% _: s6 N7 j$ a9 d: ?
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.4 |6 H/ e3 s, k. X1 [# }6 s
乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。+ k* _0 Z: o- J
253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
0 i; B' C+ U4 u) B# d 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。
# [: ]6 r1 i8 ~3 M/ B254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
: s& X7 r5 Q3 C3 n j 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。& ^9 v" @+ U- H& u4 y. _# W
255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
* o2 m8 Y4 _# @! Y3 B/ C: T 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。
( D/ \" S5 v$ n* S3 z256. George was not too upset by his experience- \, B$ o x% [& ?
不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,
7 ^' r( Q1 |# y. G* @257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
1 v5 [5 \7 h7 t 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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