Fifty Pence Worth of Trouble 五十便士的麻煩
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 heir 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.
4. 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，則可以放在儲蓄罐里叮當(dāng)響上好幾月。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句，說明money的用處。
語言點2:優(yōu)秀寫作短語總結(jié):用某物交換某物
exchange sth.for sth.
trade sth.for sth.
switch sth.for sth.
change sth.for sth.
commute sth. for sth.
例句支持:
Nothing can trade for your health.
任何東西都不能以健康作交換。
5. 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(shù)的幾個特別節(jié)儉的孩子。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:請注意only一詞在此句中的巧妙用法:放在句首，與very thrifty一起修飾children,表示強調(diào)。
語言點2:manage to fill up在此不勝旨在簡單地表達(dá)“設(shè)法去塞滿”，而是更加突出強調(diào)“可以成功地塞滿”。
6. 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，是算不了什么的。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:for most of them是介詞短語，作狀語，強調(diào)句子談?wù)摰膶ο蟆?BR> 語言點2:a bar of chocolate是“一大塊巧克力”。
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 heir 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.
4. 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，則可以放在儲蓄罐里叮當(dāng)響上好幾月。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句，說明money的用處。
語言點2:優(yōu)秀寫作短語總結(jié):用某物交換某物
exchange sth.for sth.
trade sth.for sth.
switch sth.for sth.
change sth.for sth.
commute sth. for sth.
例句支持:
Nothing can trade for your health.
任何東西都不能以健康作交換。
5. 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(shù)的幾個特別節(jié)儉的孩子。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:請注意only一詞在此句中的巧妙用法:放在句首，與very thrifty一起修飾children,表示強調(diào)。
語言點2:manage to fill up在此不勝旨在簡單地表達(dá)“設(shè)法去塞滿”，而是更加突出強調(diào)“可以成功地塞滿”。
6. 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，是算不了什么的。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:for most of them是介詞短語，作狀語，強調(diào)句子談?wù)摰膶ο蟆?BR> 語言點2:a bar of chocolate是“一大塊巧克力”。