15 · 五十便士的麻烦
Fifty Pence Worth of Trouble
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Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts 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 his right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not 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 fighters 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 a large box of chocolates.
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Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts 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 his right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not 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 fighters 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 a large box of chocolates.
孩子们总喜欢别人给一点零花钱。爸爸妈妈当然会定期给，但叔伯姑姨们总能带来额外的收入。有些孩子很会花钱，一点钱也能用上好一阵。五十便士的硬币如果没被拿去买糖，就会在存钱罐里叮叮当当地待上好几个月。只有特别节俭的孩子，才能把存钱罐装满。对大多数孩子来说，花五十便士买上一大块好吃的巧克力，实在算不了什么。
我的侄子乔治也有个存钱罐，却总是空的。我给他的五十便士和一英镑硬币，很少有机会住进去。昨天，我又给了他五十便士，还劝他存起来，没想到他却用这五十便士买来了一场麻烦。去糖果店的路上，硬币从他手中滑落，沿着人行道弹了几下，掉进了下水道。乔治脱下外套、卷起袖子，把右胳膊伸进下水道盖的缝隙。钱没有摸到，胳膊却也拔不出来了。周围很快聚起一群人，一位女士往他胳膊上抹了肥皂和黄油，可他还是卡得死死的。大家只好叫来消防队，两名消防员用一种特制的润滑油，才把他解救出来。乔治倒没为这番遭遇太难过，因为糖果店的女店主听说后，送给了他一大盒巧克力。
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