新概念英语第三册-Lesson 15(词汇)
Step 1 单词都在文中标出了，大家发挥一下想象和推理能力，猜猜那些生词都是什么意思吧。阅读中非常需要这种猜测推理能力的哦。
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Father, of course, provides 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 sixpences 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, sixpence is a small price to pay for a satisfying bar of chocolate.
My nephew, George, has a money-box but it is always empty. Very few of the sixpences I have given him have found their way there. I gave him sixpence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead, he bought himself sixpence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his sixpence and it rolled 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 sixpence 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 firemen 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.
Step 2词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么.
Step 3 特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词最好记住，有空多练习。：）
1。appreciate v. 欣赏，感激
例句
The poem is too difficult for me to appreciate.
I appreciate your help. = be thankful / grateful to sb.
固定词组（感激的相关表达）
be appreciate of sth. 感激
I’m most appreciative of your generosity.我万分感激你的慷慨大方。
be grateful to sb. for sth
I’m grateful to you for your help.我十分感谢你的帮忙。
owe sth. to sb/owe sb. sth欠某人，感激某人某事
I owe my teachers and parents a great deal.我非常感激我的老师和父母。
be indebted to sb. (for sth.) 感激的，欠情的
I’m deeply indebted to you for your advice and encouragement.我深深的感激你的忠告和鼓励。
2。pocket money 零用钱
beer money: 留给丈夫的零花钱
green money: 美金
soft / folding money: 纸币，钞票
hard money: 硬币
3。thrifty adj. 节俭的
同义词：economical
frugal ( 谐音（有）腐乳（就）够，呵呵，能不节俭么)
联想记忆
miserly 吝啬
4。bounce v. 弹起，跳起
例句
The coin was bounced.
同义词
jump (跳跃)
leap (跃)
hop (单足跳)
spring (弹跳；n. 弹簧)
skip (跳跃；略过)
5。pavement n. 人行道
side walk （美）
6. stick ( stuck, stuck ) v. 卡住，夹住，不能再动
stick:不能跳跃，卡住；坚持，粘贴
例句
You must stick to your idea.
Stick the stamp on the envelop.
固定词组
stick with:忠实于...... （=be faithful to ）
stick in one’s memory/mind 仍然记得，记忆犹新
My mother’s industry and thrift has always stuck in my memory. 母亲的勤俭总是使我记忆犹新。
His arm was stuck. 他的胳膊被卡住了。
7. brigade n. 旅，消防）队
fire brigade: 消防队
= fire department
= fire station
8. grease n. 润滑油
grease skin 油性皮肤
grease hair 油性头发
Step4 讲解看再多还不如自己动手一练。
1 With some children, small sums _____ .
a. last a long time b. are very durable c. have far to go d. gain in value
2 A crowd of people gathered _____ and a lady...
a. on a tour b. in turn c. in a circle d. in a cycle
3 George was _____ stuck. (l.14)
a. strictly b. well and truly c. hardly d. by no means
4 George was not too _____ by his experience. (l.15)
a. moved b. distressed c. excited d. embarrassed
5 When she _____ the ball against the wall, it flew off and hit a window in the house opposite.
a. rattled b. stuck c. bounced
6 Although he is a millionaire ,he is still very _____.
a. wasting b. thrifty c. valiant
7 The _____ was blocked up after the rain.
a. draining b. drain c. drained
8．I can’t _________ his latest paintings.
a. praise b. appreciate c. like
（责编：sophieann）
