新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
1 . On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.在他去糖果店的路上，50便士掉在地上，在人行道上跳了幾下，掉進了陰溝裡。
2 . My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.我的外甥喬治有一個儲蓄罐，但總是空空的。
3 . Children always appreciate small gifts of money.孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢。
4 . A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.這時在他周圍上了許多人，一位女士在喬治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黃油，但喬治的胳膊仍然卡得緊緊的。
5 . He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more,但他摸了半天也沒找到那50便士硬幣，
6 . With some children, small sums go a long way.對於有些孩子來說，少量的錢可以花很長一段時間。
7 . I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.昨天，我給了他50便士讓存起來，
8 . Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.我給了不少50便士的硬幣，但沒有幾個存到儲蓄罐裡。
9 . Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and ants are always a source of extra income.爸爸媽媽當然經常給孩子零花錢，但是，叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入來源。
10 . For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.對大部分孩子來說，用50便士來買一大塊好的巧克力，是算不了什麼的。
11 . If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.如果50便士不拿來換糖吃，則可以放在儲蓄罐裡叮噹響上好幾月。
12 . Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.卻拿這錢給自己買了50便士的麻煩。
13 . 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.不過，此事並沒使喬治過於傷心，因為糖果店老闆娘聽說了他遇到的麻煩後，賞給他一大盒巧克力。
14 . The fire brigade was called and two fire fighter freed George using a special type of grease.有人打電話叫來消防隊，兩位消防隊員使用了一種特殊的潤滑劑才使喬治得以解脫。
15 . Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.但是能把儲蓄罐裝滿的只有屈指可數的幾個特別節儉的孩子。
16 . he could no get his arm out.他的胳膊反倒退不出來了。
17 . George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed is right arm through the drain cover.喬治脫掉外套，捲起袖子，將右胳膊伸進了陰溝蓋。