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
  V/ L# c7 ~) {( S241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
9 f* o# d- ?+ N$ a2 O3 z" x  l        孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
6 |3 S- Q5 O3 L5 ]; z" P5 A' \        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。
* j% {5 l& K8 p  L$ A243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
& v% z0 A" `5 x. Q        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.
- Z! O% T  v% ~% r        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.
8 _$ |/ }3 U3 [        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。
, o% f8 q+ U; ]' r" C# n+ i) e246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
        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。
% a& Z" @9 t+ w6 {* P$ K) S247. 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.
9 B% b8 d: v' ~" d- R4 E) T        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，
) V2 H: ?( p0 N7 p! b( u8 ?& G" t250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
& P: ?6 l  |( U251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
3 u+ D) s4 K, Q        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。
# [  M0 G* t+ x7 e: }% s252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
+ p8 O2 w( L  ^$ S+ E3 F        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
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。
) |! q, k2 g. k4 L254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
8 v, ?& U% |1 U, h# Q' o        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。
( @' k7 j4 N- @4 A$ ]255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
' {, o/ l' N9 p+ x0 `. R  t6 q        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
        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.
1 S# U* f+ H9 q+ P        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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