Lesson 15

Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
孩子们总是感激金钱的小礼物。
Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
妈妈或爸爸当然会定期提供零花钱，但叔叔和阿姨们总是额外收入的一个来源。
With some children, small sums go a long way.
对于一些孩子来说，小额款项也能起很大作用。
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
如果五十便士硬币不被兑换成糖果，它们就会在储蓄罐里叮当响上好几个月。
Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
只有非常节俭的孩子才能填满储蓄罐。
For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
对于他们中的大多数人来说，花五十便士买一大块好吃的巧克力只是一笔小小的开销。
My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
我的侄子乔治有一个储蓄罐，但它总是空的。
Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
我给他的那些50便士和1英镑硬币中，极少数流向了那里。
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
我昨天给了他五十便士，并建议他存起来。
Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
相反，他给自己买了一个五十便士的麻烦。
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，他掉落了他的五十便士，硬币沿着人行道弹跳，然后掉进排水沟里消失了
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
乔治脱下夹克，卷起袖子，把右臂伸进了排水沟盖。
He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere,and what is more,he could not get his arm out.
他在任何地方都找不到那枚五十便士的硬币，而且更有甚者，他的胳膊拔不出来了。
A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
一群人聚集在他周围，一位女士用肥皂和黄油揉搓他的手臂，但乔治被牢牢卡住了。
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
消防队接到电话赶来，两名消防员用一种特殊的油脂救出了乔治。
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.
乔治并没有因为他的经历而太难过，因为拥有甜品店的那位女士听说了他的遭遇，并奖励了他一大盒巧克力。