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课文15 五十便士的麻烦) c7 M$ D7 q; M2 E3 l c. q( u1 @
241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
+ ^7 Q/ {5 V! |$ A 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
- q: R/ a) B9 ?: q6 F: x" n& F* F1 h1 V242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
( {5 M; G% Z+ 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。
/ f; P/ f# U, l( R0 E: ]# L* |243. With some children, small sums go a long way.( W; [5 R, z/ T' f3 M
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
$ C0 Y7 \$ [) |244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.% r, b9 c* }. W( T9 U
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。
' }) ?1 x5 F/ m( Z) D5 j8 m7 [245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.* g) T7 F. x! U* h, [
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。
) H3 D5 q- c2 ~* G" v8 @6 h" C246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
0 R4 i$ b7 j) a( |0 l/ X* ]( 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。9 v1 R0 A* r8 V4 j1 o3 c
247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty. q( B- I$ q6 J. {
我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。
5 A. q% c" {: T9 S \8 g248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.$ e' H$ b. N$ ]9 _2 Z3 l
我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
0 F. Z& |% }+ {! V- P& i249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
. u2 X0 }# V I+ b* L( @ 昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,
( ^* u# `( n5 |# U n& ^' s8 i$ P250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
3 K+ V T: j0 s& ~' e2 { 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。* U) ^3 w( g0 S; | c
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.
# v6 O8 P, i2 A) k% h) Q0 G 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。: r1 m! ^0 u8 p
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover./ h) X- `) B+ W8 b, a) [
乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
9 e% A) I: i. g6 D# Y. l c253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
+ e/ |( V7 A2 z& W" t 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。
8 [9 m5 F4 I% o& h. D3 N& N' r254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
$ Z) W$ g" ~3 c5 {6 P 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。
7 e' M' X$ E& J/ Q' C2 `255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
9 n! @& L% z8 b5 o 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。
; I) Q; G9 q, o+ U! G1 N3 j, Y256. George was not too upset by his experience- D+ }. f5 L0 S/ w6 d# J
不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,+ x: n* h( o( U: B! h
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.$ i( \$ T/ u$ H4 Y4 ?! ~' `* F6 [
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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