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·Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦

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Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What?

    Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and ants are always a source of extra income. With some children, small sums go a long way. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
    My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed is right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could no get his arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighter freed George using a special type of grease. George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with large box of chocolates.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

     appreciate
v.   欣赏,感激

     pocket money
     零用钱

     thrifty
adj. 节约的

     nephew
n.   侄子,外甥

     bounce
v.   弹起,跳起

     pavement
n.   人行道

     stick (stuck, stuck)
v.   卡住,夹住,不能再动

     brigade
n.   旅,(消防)队

     grease
n.   润滑油


参考译文

    孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。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。对于有些孩子来说,少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。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。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。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。
    我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐,但总是空空的。我给了不少50便士的硬币,但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。昨天,我给了他50便士让存起来,却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。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。乔治脱掉外套,卷起袖子,将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。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。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。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。不过,此事并没使乔治过于伤心,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。

New words and expression 生词和短语

Appreciate  v.欣赏,感激

-- The poem is too difficult for me to appreciate.

-- I appreciate your help. = be thankful/grateful to sb.

-- thankful = grateful(adj.感激的, 感谢的)

 

pocket money  零用钱

-- beer money 留给丈夫的零花钱

-- mad money 女子留作应急之用的私房钱

-- green money 美金(美圆是绿色的)

-- soft/folding money 纸币, 钞票(folding adj.可折叠的)

-- hard money 硬币(hard adj.硬的, 坚固的)

 

thrifty  adj.节约的

economical  adj.节约的, 经济的

frugal  adj.节俭的, 朴素的

 

nephew  n.侄子,外甥

 

bounce  v.弹起,跳起

-- The coin was bounced.

同义词:jump(v.跳跃), leap(v.跃), hop(单足跳),

spring(v.弹跳 n.弹簧), skip(v.跳跃, 略过)

 

pavement  n.人行道

 

stick (stuck, stuck)  v.卡住,夹住,不能再动

-- His arm was stuck. 他的胳膊被卡住了。

Stick  v.坚持, 粘贴

-- You must stick to your idea. 你必需要坚持你的看法。

-- Stick the stamp on the envelop.

stick with… 忠实于...(= be faithful to对...忠实)-- faithful  adj.守信的, 忠实的

 

Brigade  n.旅,(消防)队

fire brigade(消防队)= fire department = fire station

 

grease  n.润滑油

 

uncle  n.伯父, 叔父, 姨丈

aunt  n.姑妈, 伯母, 舅妈, 阿姨

extra  adj.额外的

price  n.代价, 价格, 价钱

drain  n.排水沟

roll  vt,vi卷;滚动,转动,打滚

sleeve  n.袖子, 衣袖

rub  v.擦, 摩擦

free  vt. 使自由, 释放

upset  adj.心烦意乱的,不适的,不舒服的 vt,vi打翻,弄翻,推翻;使烦乱

reward  vt.酬谢,酬劳,报答 n.报酬, 奖金

 

Text 课文

Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What?

Children always appreciate small gifts of money. 

= Children always appreciate pocket money as small gifts.孩子们总是喜欢得到些零花钱

-- Husbands always appreciate small gifts of beer money.

 

Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts 

are always a source of extra income.

provide a regular supply of...  定期地提供…

provide sth for sb / provide sb with sth  为某人提供某物

-- The villagers provided a regular supply of food for the soldiers.

= The villagers provided the soldiers with a regular supply of food

small gifts of money, pocket money, extra income 都表示零花钱。

作者在两段话里三处用了零花钱, 是为了让读者能够抓住主题。

写作时要避免使用相同的词汇。

 

With some children, small sums go a long way.

此句暗含:with other children, small sums can’t go a long way.

go a long way 维持很久

-- The money we have will go a long way.

go a long way towards  对...大有帮助

-- This will go a long way towards overcoming the difficulty.(overcome vt.战胜, 克服)

介词with和for的区别:

For(介词):关于, 对于...来说, 考虑到...的事实

-- The weather is quite warm for November.

-- For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.

With(介词):在某一方面 (多用于二者的比较)

-- With some people, pleasure is more important than work.

-- Some people may accept that excuse, but it won't work with me.

 

If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.

Pence 便士(penny, pennies都是pence的复数:)

a fifty pence 一个五十便士的硬币

fifty pennies 五十一便士的硬币

exchange for 换取, 以...来交换

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