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# 五十便士的麻烦

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 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.

中文理解：孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱（当礼物）。爸爸妈妈当然经常会给孩子零花钱，但是，叔舅婶姨也是孩子们额外收入的来源。对于有些孩子来说，一点点钱可以花很长一段时间。如果50便士不拿来买糖吃，则可以放在存钱罐里叮当响上好几个月。但是能把存钱罐装满的只有屈指可数的几个特别节俭的孩子。对大部分孩子来说，拿50便士买一大块美味的巧克力，是算不了什么的。

* **a long way**：形容词与名词一起理解；先结合这句确定是在评价位置、距离还是经历，不把 good 一律换成中文“好”。

* **manage to**：设法成功做到；不仅是尝试，还包含最终做到了；try to 不保证成功。

* **pay for**：借钱 / 归还 / 支付；借入用 borrow，借给别人用 lend；pay for 后说明购买对象。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

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。

### 第2段

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：我的外甥乔治有一个存钱罐，但总是空空如也。我给过他不少50便士和1英镑的硬币，但存进去的寥寥无几。昨天，我给了他50便士让他存起来。他却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。在他去糖果店的路上，50便士掉在地上，在人行道上弹了几下，掉进了阴沟里。乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。但他摸了半天也没找到那50便士硬币，他的胳膊反倒拔不出来了。这时在他周围聚集了许多人，一位女士在乔治的胳膊上抹了肥皂和黄油，但乔治的胳膊仍然卡得紧紧的。有人打电话给消防队，两位消防队员使用了一种特殊的润滑剂才使乔治得以解脱。不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后，奖励了他一大盒巧克力。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

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)

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