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课文15 五十便士的麻烦
/ A4 S* ?* k/ @" W241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
& } i3 {1 M& s+ m0 |+ ~3 F9 X 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。* ]& D# |' g0 p" p1 h) g
242. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.; l. E. c P6 J9 C5 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。7 z$ k) ?- |! O& a
243. With some children, small sums go a long way.8 K# d" f- B$ q- J+ L% j' |
对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
( f6 H ?1 V1 N, X, Y244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
I* \( @; R7 S4 b: C9 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。
! G5 S% E b) N7 p& f8 G& I245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.2 Z9 Q# |9 Q1 ^, W2 ]- Z- c) V
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. b* E$ b4 L3 h: D( ]% E246. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
% X$ I* [& g0 _7 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。, q; I' o8 \9 |" i1 U$ S
247. My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
2 L' V, E1 \7 \1 F: \! F 我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。
4 }# ?4 y0 k& @ y. i+ w/ p248. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
$ ?/ _0 X: N2 s# y! z5 B3 e 我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
( S# |. V7 D: b+ Z9 p; n4 U: a249. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.5 t+ J& n! _3 ?6 j. n' E V/ v
昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,
! p5 T% u- \: l250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
, ?. H% g, P* l$ A) z 却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。 ~/ [) j8 Q- u: h. b% M1 D2 i) 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.* M5 V& ^/ }4 ?2 E* N* I' k
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。; @+ w3 j% v" h0 u- E
252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
$ U' P1 |1 X& f 乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
0 E- B. T7 _+ N8 F# k7 Z+ L+ g) j- T253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
" q' m) |! {4 Y l: R! R- O 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 L4 |: Q- v4 o- O3 h254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
+ @1 V2 [7 o* F 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。
/ U* w, Y% u. G5 N9 j* b255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
! i; `5 |6 k- |. c. P3 E0 \' ? 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。
% B0 d4 N% Q$ E- ]! S' Y5 r256. George was not too upset by his experience9 y5 p% @5 c' }( V$ _2 O6 c
不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,1 o) ]+ V6 K+ |) J% S5 Y! V; H
257. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
5 B% Z7 a+ y! 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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