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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
8 y$ ~6 a0 H0 t9 a. A241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
2 L' q9 C' q; l3 t- l1 Q: X 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
$ E/ X* C/ H; W. C7 ]* s( _242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.; W4 o/ S; T& | ]: ^9 C
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。
& f6 W# K. G* ~3 }243. With some children, small sums go a long way.; [3 w( J7 m$ R
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
& o- c( B* k1 ^9 f244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.0 K( C; C! T3 w
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。5 m# v; L( _- q) u/ Y, c( B$ Y
245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box. Q& x/ w4 Y0 R5 n+ j! O4 @
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。
5 r1 o& q- j3 B' V$ {' U$ b246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
- k; v! C6 e7 j 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。
+ d/ T& G" d4 `! x247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
' B) b0 c% x3 I+ m) |- e9 ? 我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。* L5 ~- u3 W% K3 I Z6 O# K
248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
- C c' A$ J3 b; ~! c5 P 我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。* L5 h3 P0 i+ @4 j
249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.: ~1 y" h0 X* X* j: l ^
昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,
- f0 ` i- x- a- R! M250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
& I: J' Y! z# ^% l# q2 B( n% ]2 W 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。5 P- y. h* U" u. K/ j$ e% F+ E
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.- v% ^& y. s. L4 Q: i4 h' s
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。 ?( p1 u* Y _
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
% H7 j6 o1 V d2 v 乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。3 c N' ^7 l. R9 G
253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.6 s! w( Q6 O, {; {3 i) B, |3 `
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。 F0 w8 _/ J" U/ ^+ p C$ T5 u3 K& f
254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.' G- s! Y* {. O9 H. P9 x
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。
# e: R$ {; y1 i" V% y255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
3 k7 C+ X8 ^& d" W 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。$ K3 z5 x& B3 e% s
256. George was not too upset by his experience
+ Z; e* b/ f: U' W 不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,; {" _: i) I% k
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
* }( I7 e- a4 I0 u9 }% ^; I- ` 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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