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# 15 · 五十便士的麻烦

### 第1段

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.

中文理解：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。

* **a regular supply of**：定期供应的……；a supply of + 物资；regular 强调持续或定期。

* **pocket money**：零花钱；英式常用，通常作不可数名词。

* **go a long way**：能起很大作用；能用很久；不一定说距离，本课指小钱也能用上一阵。

* **fill up**：装满；也可 fill a container with something，强调装满的结果。

* **a small price to pay**：值得付出的小代价；a small price to pay for + 好处，可说金钱，也可说时间与不便。

* **found their way**：最终进了……；找到去路；物作主语时可拟人地说最终到了哪里，不是钱有意识导航。

* **advised him to**：劝他……；advise + 人 + to do，advice 是不可数名词。

* **On his way to**：在他去……的路上；home / here / there 前一般不用 to。

* **took off**：起飞；本课指飞机起飞；脱衣等义项须看语境。

* **rolled up his sleeves**：卷起袖子；可指实际卷袖，也可比喻准备认真动手。

* **what is more**：而且；更有甚者；补出第二层理由或问题，语气比简单 and 更突出。

* **gathered round**：围拢过来；gather round + 中心对象，适合描写人群反应。

* **rewarded him with**：以……作为对他的奖励；reward + 人 + with + 奖励；for 引出获奖原因。

#### 原文注释 · Children always appreciate small gifts of money.

注释：①appreciate = are pleased with。②gifts = presents。 ③extra income = additional money。④go a long way，维持良久。⑤rattle = make a noise。⑥thrifty = economical。⑦price = sum, amount。

#### 原文注释 · My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.

注释：①bounce = jump, leap, heap, spring, skip。②roll up 这类以up 结尾的词组总结： 1)在下列搭配中可表示消耗、毁坏或完成，但 up 的意义须结合整个搭配理解：drink up, eat up, burn up, finish it up, use up；2)与存积、收集相关的搭配如 lay up, store up, gather up；hold up 常表示举起、支撑或耽搁，不宜在此直接归为“存积”：3)表包起来，封住，盖住，button up, wrap up, lock up, fasten up。③what is worse 更糟的是，what is rare 更罕见的是。 ④gathered = collected。⑤was firmly stuck = could not be moved。

#### Summary 摘要

George was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty pence down a drain. After removing his jacket, he put his arm through the drain cover. He couldn't find his money and couldn't get his arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed(摩擦) his arm with soap and butter. She failed to free him, but two firemen succeeded with a special type of grease. The sweet shop owner presented George with a large box of chocolates. (80 words)

#### Composition 作文

I was walking along the street when I saw a crowd ahead of me. I could hear people shouting and making a noise. On arriving at the scene, I saw a small boy on the pavement with his arm in a drain cover. A lady carrying a large bar of soap and a saucepan of water knelt down(下跪) beside the boy. She asked the boy if he was in pain and he said he wasn't. Then she rubbed his arm with butter, but he couldn't get it free. Meanwhile, someone had telephoned the fire brigade. The boy had begun to cry, but when he saw the firemen, he cheered up. At first, the firemen decided to cut through the drain cover, but they changed their minds(改变主意) and rubbed the boy's arm with a special type of grease. The boy was soon free and though his arm hurt, he was smiling. (150 words)

## 学完这一课

用 if + 现在时描述自己的零花钱或时间通常怎样分配。

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