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
241. Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
        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.
        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。
4 g5 J2 g+ O' o, K) a8 W9 S8 e243. With some children, small sums go a long way.
        对于有些孩子来说，少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
% d+ I. P4 q" U  D244. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
        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。
$ v* s: z/ X+ H, ^5 }! h245. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
2 ~9 h7 I' J9 W; `, @- z        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。
246. 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。
247. 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.
" U9 q1 z" V' V- O        我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
; ?4 p% e" Q2 o! }! C. h: W$ U249. 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，
0 H7 H& ~' N* p* _- u3 j250. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
        却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
5 y# V! Z$ z1 U+ T- X251. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
1 i5 ]2 l* C3 Z! 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。
. ]: L- H- \& q/ f  Q0 d- V% B% c252. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
' h& U* }$ T  ^5 V0 N        乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
$ F6 k4 e! q5 R/ s/ |253. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
: k# t' e1 o2 L$ [) S0 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。
- V" Q2 L9 ~( e2 X% N6 ]254. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
* L* P% S5 V7 C        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 M& A0 t% ?9 }. w& z9 ^255. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
        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。
! E! u, o1 R' q! ?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.
6 l) x/ @9 m7 t4 Y% H7 h# v        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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