Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
五十便士的麻煩
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What?
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢。
Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
爸爸媽媽當(dāng)然經(jīng)常會給孩子零花錢，但是，叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入的來源。
With some children, small sums go a long way.
對于有些孩子來說，少量的錢可以花很長一段時間。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
我給了他不少50便士的硬幣，但沒有幾個存到儲蓄罐里。
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
昨天，我給了他50便士讓他存起來，
Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
他卻拿這錢給自己買了50便士的麻煩。
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(jìn)了陰溝里。
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
喬治脫掉外套，卷起袖子，將右胳膊伸進(jìn)了陰溝蓋。
He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
但他摸了半天也沒找到那50便士硬幣，他的胳膊反倒退不出來了。
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。
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters 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。
George was not too upset by his experience
不過，此事并沒使喬治過于傷心，
because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
因為糖果店老板娘聽說了他遇到的麻煩后，賞給他一大盒巧克力。
五十便士的麻煩
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What?
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢。
Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
爸爸媽媽當(dāng)然經(jīng)常會給孩子零花錢，但是，叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入的來源。
With some children, small sums go a long way.
對于有些孩子來說，少量的錢可以花很長一段時間。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
我給了他不少50便士的硬幣，但沒有幾個存到儲蓄罐里。
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
昨天，我給了他50便士讓他存起來，
Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
他卻拿這錢給自己買了50便士的麻煩。
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(jìn)了陰溝里。
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
喬治脫掉外套，卷起袖子，將右胳膊伸進(jìn)了陰溝蓋。
He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
但他摸了半天也沒找到那50便士硬幣，他的胳膊反倒退不出來了。
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。
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters 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。
George was not too upset by his experience
不過，此事并沒使喬治過于傷心，
because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
因為糖果店老板娘聽說了他遇到的麻煩后，賞給他一大盒巧克力。