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Lesson13
【課文】
After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that
morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress part with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dinning room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
【課文翻譯】
理查茲夫人等丈夫上班走后，把孩子送去上學，然后來到樓上自己的臥室。那天上午，她興奮得什么家務活都不想做，因為晚上她要同丈夫一起參加一個化裝舞會。她打算裝扮成鬼的模樣。頭天晚上她已把化裝服做好，這時她急于想試試。盡管化裝服僅由一個被單制成，卻十分逼真。理查茲夫人穿上化裝服后下了樓，想看穿起來是否舒服。
理查茲夫人剛剛走進餐廳，前門就傳來敲門聲。她知道來了一定面包師。她曾告訴過面包師，如果她不去開門，他可直接進門，把面包放在廚房的桌上。理查茲夫人不想嚇唬這個可憐人，便趕緊躲到了樓梯下的小儲藏室里。她聽見前門被打開，走廊里響起重重的腳步聲。突然貯藏門開了，一個男人走了進來。理查茲夫人這才想到一定是供電局來人查電表了。她說了聲“是我，別怕!”然后想進行一番解釋，但已來不及了。那人大叫了一聲，驚退了幾步。理查茲夫人朝他走去，只見他 “砰”的一聲關上門逃走了。
【生詞和短語】
costume n. 化裝服
consist v. 由……組成
sheet n. 被單
comfortable adj. 舒適的
storeroom n. 儲藏室
electricity n. 電
metre n. 電表
pace n. 一步
flee v. 逃走
slam v. 砰地關上
【知識點分析】
詞匯
【consist】
英英：be composed of
例句：
1.What will life consist of on other planets?
在其他的星球上，生命將由何組成?
2.Computer systems consist of hardware and software.
計算機系統(tǒng)由硬件和軟件組成。
3.All bodies consist of molecules and these of atoms.
所有物質(zhì)都是由分子和原子組成的。
短語：
consist of 由…構成
consist in 在于;存在于
consist with 符合;與…一致
近義：make up, be composed of
【comfortable】
還原：comfort→comfortable
例句：
1.You are certain to feel comfortable talking to a Libra.
和天秤座的人談話，肯定會讓你覺得很舒服。
2.In a corner, a man in shabby clothes dozed in a comfortable chair.
在一個角落里，一個衣著襤褸的男人正坐在舒適的椅子上打盹。
近義詞：pleasant, easy, cozy
【flee】
英英：run away quickly
例句：
1.Can a flying-fish flee far from a free fish fry?
飛魚能從免費的油炸魚聚餐會會逃跑嗎?
2.The man flee to the mountain to avoid the conscription.
為了逃避徵兵，那個人躲到山里去了。
3.A mob torched a church, and many Christians had to flee.
暴徒用火點燃了一間教堂，基督徒們被迫逃出。
近義：escape, desert
【slam】
英英：close violently
例句：
1.I heard the door slam behind him.
我聽見他隨手砰地把門關上了。
2.The master switch is thrown and all the doors slam shut -- KA-THUMP!
主開關被關上，所有的門都被’咔—砰’地鎖住。
搭配
【dress up as...】
【be impatient to...】
【read the metre】
【let out cry】
【slam the door】
Lesson14
【課文】
There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection.' If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable
discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
Six hundred years ago, Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a pictured painted which was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.'
【課文翻譯】
曾經(jīng)有一個時期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢給歹徒以換取"保護"。如果交款不及時,歹徒們就會很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破產(chǎn).榨取"保護金"并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑.早在14世紀,英國人約翰.霍克伍德就有過非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn):"人們情愿拿出大筆的錢,也不愿畢生的心血毀于歹徒之手.
600年前,約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊士兵來到意大利,在佛羅倫薩附近駐扎下來,很快就出了名.意大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫托.每次意大利各城邦之間打伏,霍克伍德把他的士兵雇傭給愿給他出高價的君主。和平時期,當生意蕭條時,霍克伍德便帶領士兵進入某個城邦,縱火燒毀一兩個農(nóng)場,然后提出,如向他們繳納保護金,他們便主動撤離?；艨宋榈掠眠@種方法掙了大筆錢.盡管如此,意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。他80歲那年死去時,佛羅倫薩人為他舉行了國葬,并為他畫像以紀念這位"驍勇無比的戰(zhàn)士、杰出的領袖喬凡尼.阿庫托先生."
【生詞和短語】
gangster n. 歹徒,強盜
Chicago n. 芝加哥(美國城市)
protection n. 保護
promptly adv. 準時地
destroy v. 毀掉;消滅
remarkable adj. 不尋常的
band n. 幫,團伙
Florence n. 佛羅倫薩(意大利城市)
city-state n. (古代)城邦
hire v. 租出,雇給
prince n. 君主,諸候
funeral n. 葬禮
dedicate v. 奉獻,題獻給
memory n. 紀念
valiant adj. 英勇的
brave adj. 勇敢的
【知識點分析】
詞匯
【promptly】
還原：prompt→promptly
例句：
1.Any orders you place with us will be processed promptly.
貴方與我方的所有訂購都將迅速辦理。
2.Mr Brown promptly backtracked, giving the panel flexibility over how it will operate.
布朗很快作出反應，將計就計，給予了調(diào)查小組更多的自主權。
【destroy】
英英：do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
例句：
1.If we continue to destroy the countryside many more animal will become extinct.
我們?nèi)衾^續(xù)破壞自然環(huán)境，將會有更多的動物絕種。
2.If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life.
如果我浪費了今天的時光，我就撕毀了我生活的后一頁。
3.It can drain your energy, destroy your good mood, and challenge your outlook.
壓力讓精力枯竭，破壞好心情，對前景發(fā)出挑戰(zhàn)。
近義：undermine, founder
【remarkable】
還原：remark→remarkable
例句：
1.He is indeed a remarkable painter.
他確實是個杰出的畫家。
2.Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
但考慮到路上的多次耽擱，這個成績也已很不容易了。
近義：excellent, prominent, extraordinary, significant, wonder
【hire】
英英：hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
例句：
1.They hire out glassware for parties.
他們出租玻璃器皿供宴會用。
2.They also let bicycles out on hire.
他們還出租自行車。
3.Boats for hire.
有小船出租。
短語：
for hire 供出租
hire purchase n. 分期付款購買
on hire 出租的
hire out 出租
近義：rent
【dedicate】
英英：inscribe or address by way of compliment
例句：
1.The monument was dedicated to the memory of the national hero.
這座碑是為紀念那位民族英雄而建造的。
2.She dedicated her first book to her father.
她將她的第一本書獻給了她父親。
3.The ancient Greek dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
古希臘人為愛神阿弗羅狄特造了許多神廟。
【memory】
例句：
1.They will strike a medal in memory of the great victory.
他們將沖制一枚紀念章紀念這場偉大的勝利。
2.They dedicated the library to their grandfather's memory.
他們用這座圖書館來紀念他們的祖父。
【valiant】
還原：valiance(valiancy)→valiant
例句：
1.The valiant hero saved the little girl's life.
那個英勇“的”英雄拯救了小女孩“的”生命。
2.Necessity and opportunity may make a coward valiant.
需要和機會可使懦夫變得勇敢。
近義：bold, game, brave, gallant
【brave】
例句：
1.However, don't you think it's a brave idea?
不管怎樣，你不認為這是一個大膽的想法嗎?
2.Your journey to the Arctic is a brave venture.
你去北極旅行是一個大膽的行動。
搭配
【in return for...】
【put sb. out of business】
【as long ago as...】
【make a discovery】
【make a name for sb.】
【regard sb. as...】
【dedicate to the memory of...】
Lesson15
【課文】
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.
【課文翻譯】
孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢。爸爸媽媽當然經(jīng)常給孩子零花錢，但是，叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入來源。對于有些孩子來說，少量的錢可以花很長一段時間。如果50便士不拿來換糖吃，則可以放在儲蓄罐里叮當響上好幾月。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。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。
我的外甥喬治有一個儲蓄罐，但總是空空的。我給了不少50便士的硬幣，但沒有幾個存到儲蓄罐里。昨天，我給了他50便士讓存起來，卻拿這錢給自己買了50 便士的麻煩。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，掉進了陰溝里。喬治脫掉外套，卷起袖子，將右胳膊伸進了陰溝蓋。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。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。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。不過，此事并沒使喬治過于傷心，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。
【生詞和短語】
appreciate v. 欣賞，感激
thrifty adj. 節(jié)約的
nephew n. 侄子，外甥
bounce v. 彈起，跳起
pavement n. 人行道
stick v. 卡住，夾住
brigade n. 旅，(消防)隊
grease n. 潤滑油
【知識點】
詞匯
【appreciate】
英英：recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
例句：
1. I really appreciate your help.
我真的很感謝你的幫助。
2.He knows how to appreciate poetry.
他知道如何來欣賞詩歌。
3.We appreciate your efforts for the development of company.
我們非常感謝你為公司的發(fā)展所做的努力。
【thrifty】
還原：thrift→thrifty
例句：
1.Memories of hard years made the old woman excessively thrifty.
早年艱苦生活的回憶使這個婦人極度儉省。
2.The thrifty man sets aside some money each month for a rainy day.
節(jié)儉的人每個月為了下雨天預留一些錢。
【bounce】
英英：move up and down repeatedly
例句：
1.If you drop it, it will bounce back.
如果你把它扔掉，它將彈回來。
2.Perhaps birth rates will bounce back.
或許出生率會反彈。
3.How much damage can a famous brand take and still bounce back?
一個品牌能夠經(jīng)受多大的危機，之后仍能東山再起呢?
短語：
bounce back 反彈;迅速恢復活力
bounce off 彈開，反彈
bounce up and down 上下彈跳
【stick】
英英：stay put in a certain place
例句：
1.A fish-bone stuck in his throat.
他喉嚨里卡了一根魚刺。
短語：
stick with 堅持;繼續(xù)做;保持聯(lián)系
stick it out 堅持到底
stick in 在家
stick together 在一起;團結一致;互相支持
stick on 保持在…之上;貼上
搭配
【go a long way】
【what is more】
Lesson13
【課文】
After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that
morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress part with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dinning room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
【課文翻譯】
理查茲夫人等丈夫上班走后，把孩子送去上學，然后來到樓上自己的臥室。那天上午，她興奮得什么家務活都不想做，因為晚上她要同丈夫一起參加一個化裝舞會。她打算裝扮成鬼的模樣。頭天晚上她已把化裝服做好，這時她急于想試試。盡管化裝服僅由一個被單制成，卻十分逼真。理查茲夫人穿上化裝服后下了樓，想看穿起來是否舒服。
理查茲夫人剛剛走進餐廳，前門就傳來敲門聲。她知道來了一定面包師。她曾告訴過面包師，如果她不去開門，他可直接進門，把面包放在廚房的桌上。理查茲夫人不想嚇唬這個可憐人，便趕緊躲到了樓梯下的小儲藏室里。她聽見前門被打開，走廊里響起重重的腳步聲。突然貯藏門開了，一個男人走了進來。理查茲夫人這才想到一定是供電局來人查電表了。她說了聲“是我，別怕!”然后想進行一番解釋，但已來不及了。那人大叫了一聲，驚退了幾步。理查茲夫人朝他走去，只見他 “砰”的一聲關上門逃走了。
【生詞和短語】
costume n. 化裝服
consist v. 由……組成
sheet n. 被單
comfortable adj. 舒適的
storeroom n. 儲藏室
electricity n. 電
metre n. 電表
pace n. 一步
flee v. 逃走
slam v. 砰地關上
【知識點分析】
詞匯
【consist】
英英：be composed of
例句：
1.What will life consist of on other planets?
在其他的星球上，生命將由何組成?
2.Computer systems consist of hardware and software.
計算機系統(tǒng)由硬件和軟件組成。
3.All bodies consist of molecules and these of atoms.
所有物質(zhì)都是由分子和原子組成的。
短語：
consist of 由…構成
consist in 在于;存在于
consist with 符合;與…一致
近義：make up, be composed of
【comfortable】
還原：comfort→comfortable
例句：
1.You are certain to feel comfortable talking to a Libra.
和天秤座的人談話，肯定會讓你覺得很舒服。
2.In a corner, a man in shabby clothes dozed in a comfortable chair.
在一個角落里，一個衣著襤褸的男人正坐在舒適的椅子上打盹。
近義詞：pleasant, easy, cozy
【flee】
英英：run away quickly
例句：
1.Can a flying-fish flee far from a free fish fry?
飛魚能從免費的油炸魚聚餐會會逃跑嗎?
2.The man flee to the mountain to avoid the conscription.
為了逃避徵兵，那個人躲到山里去了。
3.A mob torched a church, and many Christians had to flee.
暴徒用火點燃了一間教堂，基督徒們被迫逃出。
近義：escape, desert
【slam】
英英：close violently
例句：
1.I heard the door slam behind him.
我聽見他隨手砰地把門關上了。
2.The master switch is thrown and all the doors slam shut -- KA-THUMP!
主開關被關上，所有的門都被’咔—砰’地鎖住。
搭配
【dress up as...】
【be impatient to...】
【read the metre】
【let out cry】
【slam the door】
Lesson14
【課文】
There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection.' If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection money' is not a modern crime. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable
discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
Six hundred years ago, Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a pictured painted which was dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.'
【課文翻譯】
曾經(jīng)有一個時期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板們不得不拿出大筆的錢給歹徒以換取"保護"。如果交款不及時,歹徒們就會很快搗毀他的商店,讓他破產(chǎn).榨取"保護金"并不是一種現(xiàn)代的罪惡行徑.早在14世紀,英國人約翰.霍克伍德就有過非凡的發(fā)現(xiàn):"人們情愿拿出大筆的錢,也不愿畢生的心血毀于歹徒之手.
600年前,約翰.霍克伍德爵士帶著一隊士兵來到意大利,在佛羅倫薩附近駐扎下來,很快就出了名.意大利人叫他喬凡尼.阿庫托.每次意大利各城邦之間打伏,霍克伍德把他的士兵雇傭給愿給他出高價的君主。和平時期,當生意蕭條時,霍克伍德便帶領士兵進入某個城邦,縱火燒毀一兩個農(nóng)場,然后提出,如向他們繳納保護金,他們便主動撤離?；艨宋榈掠眠@種方法掙了大筆錢.盡管如此,意大利人還是把他視作某種英雄。他80歲那年死去時,佛羅倫薩人為他舉行了國葬,并為他畫像以紀念這位"驍勇無比的戰(zhàn)士、杰出的領袖喬凡尼.阿庫托先生."
【生詞和短語】
gangster n. 歹徒,強盜
Chicago n. 芝加哥(美國城市)
protection n. 保護
promptly adv. 準時地
destroy v. 毀掉;消滅
remarkable adj. 不尋常的
band n. 幫,團伙
Florence n. 佛羅倫薩(意大利城市)
city-state n. (古代)城邦
hire v. 租出,雇給
prince n. 君主,諸候
funeral n. 葬禮
dedicate v. 奉獻,題獻給
memory n. 紀念
valiant adj. 英勇的
brave adj. 勇敢的
【知識點分析】
詞匯
【promptly】
還原：prompt→promptly
例句：
1.Any orders you place with us will be processed promptly.
貴方與我方的所有訂購都將迅速辦理。
2.Mr Brown promptly backtracked, giving the panel flexibility over how it will operate.
布朗很快作出反應，將計就計，給予了調(diào)查小組更多的自主權。
【destroy】
英英：do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
例句：
1.If we continue to destroy the countryside many more animal will become extinct.
我們?nèi)衾^續(xù)破壞自然環(huán)境，將會有更多的動物絕種。
2.If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life.
如果我浪費了今天的時光，我就撕毀了我生活的后一頁。
3.It can drain your energy, destroy your good mood, and challenge your outlook.
壓力讓精力枯竭，破壞好心情，對前景發(fā)出挑戰(zhàn)。
近義：undermine, founder
【remarkable】
還原：remark→remarkable
例句：
1.He is indeed a remarkable painter.
他確實是個杰出的畫家。
2.Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
但考慮到路上的多次耽擱，這個成績也已很不容易了。
近義：excellent, prominent, extraordinary, significant, wonder
【hire】
英英：hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
例句：
1.They hire out glassware for parties.
他們出租玻璃器皿供宴會用。
2.They also let bicycles out on hire.
他們還出租自行車。
3.Boats for hire.
有小船出租。
短語：
for hire 供出租
hire purchase n. 分期付款購買
on hire 出租的
hire out 出租
近義：rent
【dedicate】
英英：inscribe or address by way of compliment
例句：
1.The monument was dedicated to the memory of the national hero.
這座碑是為紀念那位民族英雄而建造的。
2.She dedicated her first book to her father.
她將她的第一本書獻給了她父親。
3.The ancient Greek dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
古希臘人為愛神阿弗羅狄特造了許多神廟。
【memory】
例句：
1.They will strike a medal in memory of the great victory.
他們將沖制一枚紀念章紀念這場偉大的勝利。
2.They dedicated the library to their grandfather's memory.
他們用這座圖書館來紀念他們的祖父。
【valiant】
還原：valiance(valiancy)→valiant
例句：
1.The valiant hero saved the little girl's life.
那個英勇“的”英雄拯救了小女孩“的”生命。
2.Necessity and opportunity may make a coward valiant.
需要和機會可使懦夫變得勇敢。
近義：bold, game, brave, gallant
【brave】
例句：
1.However, don't you think it's a brave idea?
不管怎樣，你不認為這是一個大膽的想法嗎?
2.Your journey to the Arctic is a brave venture.
你去北極旅行是一個大膽的行動。
搭配
【in return for...】
【put sb. out of business】
【as long ago as...】
【make a discovery】
【make a name for sb.】
【regard sb. as...】
【dedicate to the memory of...】
Lesson15
【課文】
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.
【課文翻譯】
孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢。爸爸媽媽當然經(jīng)常給孩子零花錢，但是，叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入來源。對于有些孩子來說，少量的錢可以花很長一段時間。如果50便士不拿來換糖吃，則可以放在儲蓄罐里叮當響上好幾月。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。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。
我的外甥喬治有一個儲蓄罐，但總是空空的。我給了不少50便士的硬幣，但沒有幾個存到儲蓄罐里。昨天，我給了他50便士讓存起來，卻拿這錢給自己買了50 便士的麻煩。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，掉進了陰溝里。喬治脫掉外套，卷起袖子，將右胳膊伸進了陰溝蓋。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。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。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。不過，此事并沒使喬治過于傷心，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。
【生詞和短語】
appreciate v. 欣賞，感激
thrifty adj. 節(jié)約的
nephew n. 侄子，外甥
bounce v. 彈起，跳起
pavement n. 人行道
stick v. 卡住，夾住
brigade n. 旅，(消防)隊
grease n. 潤滑油
【知識點】
詞匯
【appreciate】
英英：recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
例句：
1. I really appreciate your help.
我真的很感謝你的幫助。
2.He knows how to appreciate poetry.
他知道如何來欣賞詩歌。
3.We appreciate your efforts for the development of company.
我們非常感謝你為公司的發(fā)展所做的努力。
【thrifty】
還原：thrift→thrifty
例句：
1.Memories of hard years made the old woman excessively thrifty.
早年艱苦生活的回憶使這個婦人極度儉省。
2.The thrifty man sets aside some money each month for a rainy day.
節(jié)儉的人每個月為了下雨天預留一些錢。
【bounce】
英英：move up and down repeatedly
例句：
1.If you drop it, it will bounce back.
如果你把它扔掉，它將彈回來。
2.Perhaps birth rates will bounce back.
或許出生率會反彈。
3.How much damage can a famous brand take and still bounce back?
一個品牌能夠經(jīng)受多大的危機，之后仍能東山再起呢?
短語：
bounce back 反彈;迅速恢復活力
bounce off 彈開，反彈
bounce up and down 上下彈跳
【stick】
英英：stay put in a certain place
例句：
1.A fish-bone stuck in his throat.
他喉嚨里卡了一根魚刺。
短語：
stick with 堅持;繼續(xù)做;保持聯(lián)系
stick it out 堅持到底
stick in 在家
stick together 在一起;團結一致;互相支持
stick on 保持在…之上;貼上
搭配
【go a long way】
【what is more】