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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
" V# n1 A9 f6 x8 \# o0 m241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
" C9 @% k4 A! k' X1 O( [ 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
! R1 }% l& A0 W, b5 ? z9 P! ~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 h& H6 y( w* r3 j9 l, o 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。
; b4 P' ^1 k/ b243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
# r- ^' @0 @) J6 F 对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。/ q8 t1 y, Q) J' l7 R! M- ?* _
244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.3 v: V1 m) Y3 b. V3 M2 o& [
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。
, H* B' A- V; c, N2 X245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
. u6 l" `5 f6 r7 V: N 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。; r9 j; p0 C4 c
246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
I5 R; w4 P g5 K7 @ 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。
% q; C9 `/ C7 c* E. U247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.4 {# [: W# r8 y1 k# s: G
我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。
/ Q) L" Q& C! s8 f0 P( w248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.5 q0 U5 z* M& x4 x$ Z# H
我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。, x: ]5 l$ W5 G" l$ g6 F
249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
: p. N4 F2 O1 p: Q& T 昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,9 d* E, W: N* l* N
250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble." u) h* i( O' p% j8 S5 O
却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。 h- o) c9 U* n3 h( c' v" a
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.
9 ~: z' h8 G. t" c" S8 w$ L 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。
! L$ J0 s+ D, H: v D& N252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
; x6 H" t/ y$ M6 g+ [8 ?$ _; ? 乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
2 V2 |) s5 n3 B* s253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
# T" c: Q$ B8 c! q5 U' 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。
% L! o, y- E- R! o$ O2 A' f r3 F254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.9 G/ Q6 E( P6 B, J" |$ W6 F4 I8 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。2 V3 W6 c1 r9 N5 D* M. l& F) I
255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
2 t/ f) N- R: `: i" 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。0 d3 |+ d2 ]% T) n. d5 j2 L2 ?
256. George was not too upset by his experience
t0 k0 f- P' \. }7 C3 X" J 不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,
, @8 R; }; L& X3 Y5 h7 H257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
, r* N( v5 J/ U$ N 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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